College Data Engine
Most college tools are built for a generic national applicant. College Data Engine is built for NYC, where school context, feeder patterns, commute options, CUNY/SUNY value, and local admissions realities matter much more than most counseling platforms acknowledge.
Admissions probabilities and recommendations are heuristic estimates only and are never guarantees.
NYC-first planning
Data-driven college strategy for New York City Students
Built around feeder context, CUNY/SUNY value, borough commute realities, and the way NYC applicants are actually evaluated.
NYC applicants are not generic applicants. CDE helps families plan around specialized-school rigor, selective public and private feeder dynamics, and the real financial value of staying in New York when it makes sense.
Why College Data Engine
CDE is for NYC students and families that want college counseling tailored to how NYC schools work, but not at NYC college counseling prices.
The gap in the market
NYC students apply in a different ecosystem.
Students from NYC schools are often evaluated through national averages that miss local realities: feeder-school branding, specialized-school rigor, borough commute tradeoffs, and the real value of top CUNY and SUNY options.
College Data Engine brings that context into one simple workflow so families can make sharper decisions about list building, majors, extracurricular planning, essays, and affordability.
Built for NYC specialized, selective, private, charter, and public-school students instead of treating everyone like a generic national applicant.
Understands feeder context for schools like Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, Townsend Harris, Trinity, Dalton, Horace Mann, Collegiate, and more.
Includes CUNY and SUNY as real strategic options, especially for ROI, affordability, commute, and merit/value planning.
Combines admissions strategy with family decision-making, so the list can reflect both selectivity and cost reality.
Core planning tools
The main features families use most
These are the core CDE workflows students use to build a list, improve their profile, plan testing, and draft essays.
Essay/Supplement Outlines
Draft full personal statements, text supplements, and video scripts that use the student’s profile, major interests, and college context.
Essay Evaluation
Review completed essay drafts and get structured feedback through the paid monthly review workflow.
SAT / ACT Analysis
Track test history, calculate superscores, compare SAT versus ACT, and search school-specific score ranges.
Manage My College List CRM
Maintain a live college pipeline with application plans, supplementals, AO contact history, and Gmail-linked communication tools.
College Recommendations
Build a probability-aware college list designed around NYC school context, fit, prestige, and affordability.
Academic + EC Recommendations
Surface the next academic and extracurricular moves that can strengthen the student’s profile for their intended direction.
How it works
A simpler NYC-first workflow
Start with one saved profile, then move through list building, profile growth, and deeper planning tools as your strategy takes shape.
College Recommendations
Generate a balanced list of reaches, hard targets, soft targets, and safeties using admissions probability, fit, quality, and cost context.
Manage My College List CRM
Search colleges, save them to a working list, track deadlines, pull supplementals, manage application plans, and organize admissions communication.
Academic + EC Recommendations
Get tailored AP, DE, certification, extracurricular, competition, volunteer, and leadership recommendations based on student context.