We're putting the finishing touches on the next edition of College Kickstart for Students and Parents and thought we'd give you a sneak peek.  In addition to expanded school coverage, more tags and MixFixer™ enhancements, we're introducing enhancements to help you navigate an increasingly test-optional world.

We're putting the finishing touches on the next edition of College Kickstart for Independent Educational Consultants and thought we'd give you a sneak peek.  In addition to expanded school coverage, more tags and MixFixer™ enhancements, we're introducing enhancements to help you navigate an increasingly test-optional world.

We're putting the finishing touches on the next edition of College Kickstart for High School Counselors and thought we'd give you a sneak peek.  In addition to expanded school coverage, more tags and MixFixer™ enhancements, we're introducing several capabilities for 2023 to help you navigate an increasingly test-optional world.

Tired of Googling constantly for the latest application requirements? Look no further — let College Kickstart help you stay on top of your game. 

Hot off the press!  We've had a chance to review the preliminary Fall 2022 admissions data released recently by the University of California and we thought it would be helpful to summarize it and share our key findings.  

Overall freshman admission rates fell systemwide from 65 perent to 60 percent based on a 3.5 percent increase in applications and 5.1 percent decrease in acceptances. If you're an out of state or international student, pay close attention...there continues to be a window of opportunity to take advantage of favorable rates at a couple of UC campuses.

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College Kickstart for High School Counselors introduces several  capabilities for 2022 to help you better navigate a changing admissions landscape and capitalize on data-driven college planning in new and exciting ways.

We're putting the finishing touches on College Kickstart for Independent Consultants and thought we'd give you a sneak peek of what's in store for 2022, including new tags and filters in MixFixer™, more subscription tiers and an exciting customer roundtable program.

With 2022 right around the corner, we thought it was time to give you a sneak peek of some of the cool new capabilities we've got in store for rising seniors and parents this January.   

Tired of Googling constantly for the latest application requirements? Look no further — let College Kickstart help you stay on top of your game. 

Hot off the press!  We've had a chance to review the Fall 2021 admissions data released recently by the University of California and thought it would be helpful to summarize it and share our key findings.  

Overall freshman admission rates are down for residents, out of state and international students across the board thanks to test-blind admissions and an 18 percent year-over-year rise in total admits. If you're an out of state or international student, pay close attention...there continues to be a window of opportunity to take advantage of favorable odds at several UC campuses.

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College Kickstart for High School Counselors features several new and exciting capabilities for 2021 to help you better navigate the uncertainty brought on by COVID and guide the planning process whether you're in-person or working remotely over a Zoom session.

We're putting the finishing touches on College Kickstart for Independent Consultants and thought we'd give you a sneak peek of what's in store for 2021, including a host of features to navigate the uncertainty brought on by COVID-19, new tags, majors in MixFixer™, printable dashboard views and a new list progress report.

With 2021 right around the corner, we thought it was time to give you a sneak peek of some of the cool new capabilities we've got in store for rising seniors and parents this January.   

Attention College Kickstart subscribers! We’ve enhanced our test-optional recommendation engine to help you better handle the growing list of schools going test-blind for the 2020-21 admission cycle.

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Seniors—in search of a better way to navigate college admissions madness?

Take charge with College Kickstart!

Given a list of schools you have in mind and your academic credentials, we'll help you craft a personalized plan in no time flat. That includes:

• Ensuring your list is balanced and set up for success
• Capitalizing on odds-boosting early decision/early action opportunities
• Creating an action plan to minimize wasted effort
• Finding schools with great need and merit-based aid
• Tracking key application requirements

Better yet, we've enhanced our capabilities to help you better navigate the uncertainty brought on by COVID-19. That includes active tracking of test-optional schools, recommending situations where test-optional makes sense for you and where in-person or virtual interviews are still required or recommended. And if you haven't been able to take an SAT or ACT, you'll also be able to run College Kickstart with just your GPA or class rank.

With early admission deadlines looming, now's the time to let College Kickstart make a difference for you. It's easy to use, a great reality check and available for less than the cost of an application.