College planning and application support
Explore colleges, build your shortlist, and organize applications in one connected PolarisAI workspace. Start with your interests, then work through essays, activities, deadlines, and financial support.
Build your college plan
- Explore careers that connect to your interests and goals.
- Organize college applications and decide what to work on next.
- Develop essay ideas using your own experiences.
- Explore internships, scholarships, and academic support in the opportunity catalog.
AI guidance can be incomplete or inaccurate. Confirm admissions requirements, deadlines, costs, and eligibility with the school or program. PolarisAI does not guarantee admission or scholarships.
Common questions
Who is PolarisAI college planning for?
PolarisAI helps high school students connect career interests to majors and colleges, build a shortlist and organize application work. Parents and counselors can use its public guides to support students.
How do I start planning for college?
Explore career interests, browse colleges and build a shortlist. Then organize essays, activities and deadlines. Sign in to save your plan, and use PolarisAI's free high school and application timeline guides for a starting point.
Is every college planning feature free?
PolarisAI is free to start, but some AI admissions tools and career roadmaps require a paid plan. Compare the current free and paid features on the pricing page before upgrading.
Read our four-year high school plan, guide to extracurricular activities, and college application timeline.
Build my application
Tell Astra your school. Get help with essays and your next steps.
Find a college
Explore schools and find ones you like.
My saved colleges
0 saved. Pick up where you left off.
My profile & career plan
Where you are right now
Every field is optional. The more you add, the more specific your college guidance gets.
- Next step: Sign in so your college plan saves
- Next step: Save at least one career
- Next step: Add your school profile for more relevant guidance (optional)
- Next step: Save your first college
From your career to college
Save a career first and PolarisAI will connect it to majors, coursework and the kinds of colleges that support it.
Find your careerNeed something else?
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Discover
College Match
See which colleges line up with your careers and goals.
OpenCollege Explorer
Search real colleges by size, cost, setting and programs.
OpenMy Chances
An honest read on where you stand, and what would strengthen it.
OpenCareer → Major → College
Turn a saved career into majors and the schools that support it.
OpenBuild
Review
College facts and figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Admissions outcomes cannot be predicted with certainty. This analysis is an estimate based on available information and should be used for planning, not as a guarantee. Always confirm deadlines, testing rules and costs on the college's own website.