A personalized college-list and application planning guide. You answer a short questionnaire about the student's record, interests, priorities, and the family budget, and we generate a plan: school types ranked honestly, position gauges, net-price reality, early/regular/testing strategy, an essay and recommendation plan, and a dated path through application season.

It ranks school types — in-state public flagship, regional public, small private with merit aid, highly selective private, community college with a transfer path — and tells you how many of each belong on a balanced list and how to evaluate specific schools of each type. Your counselor, the College Scorecard, and each school's net-price calculator fill in the names.

College Gaido owns fit, list-building, and the application itself. College Financing Gaido goes deep on how to pay — aid programs, scholarships, savings vehicles, and loans. Many families use both: build the list here, then finance it there.

No. The plan explains how admissions rounds, testing policies, and net price typically work so the family walks into counselor meetings prepared. Decisions about a specific student and school belong with your school counselor, an independent educational consultant, or the college's admissions and financial-aid offices.

The plan will say so. If the record, the budget, or the timeline point toward a different mix of schools, the ranking reflects it and the plan says what would change the picture. A list built on honest position produces acceptances a family can actually afford.

During our introductory period every level is free.

2-6 minutes to answer, and the plan is emailed within a few minutes after that.

We only use your answers to generate your plan, and we deliver it by email. We don't sell your information.