Features · College search & list building

Build the right list — with the data to back it up.

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3,800+ colleges. 300+ data columns per school. Side-by-side comparisons, custom tags, and the largest selection of international schools anywhere. Your recommendations finally have the receipts.

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My Database / Ava’s Counselor List 12 schools
Counselor Student App Tracker
School Acceptance SAT mid Tags Fit
N Northwestern University 7% 1490–1560 Reach 8.4 / 10
M U. Michigan 17% 1410–1530 9.1 / 10
B Boston University 14% 1380–1500 7.8 / 10
P Penn State — UP 54% 1230–1380 Accessible 8.0 / 10
A Arizona State — Barrett 88% 1180–1390 Accessible 7.6 / 10
T Trinity College Dublin 33% Int’l 8.2 / 10
The college admissions database

A three-phase list building solution.

One platform takes you from the first school you search to the last application you submit. Schools move forward as the conversation does — never back to a spreadsheet.

1

Search for schools

3,800+ domestic and international institutions, with 300+ data columns each. Filter by major, geography, club sports, Greek life, religious affiliation — surface schools your families have never heard of.

Counselor List · private working space
2

Collaborate with families

Promote shortlisted schools to a student’s own list with one click. Students see only what matters; parents see progress. Generate PDF college reports to share with families during meetings or by email — side-by-side comparisons everyone can take home.

Student List · the shared conversation
3

Track applications

When the list becomes a plan, schools graduate to the App Tracker — every requirement, every prompt, every deadline already populated, hand-harvested and verified.

App Tracker · every cell turns green
The college list builder

Built for the way college planners actually search.

Counselor-controlled data. Crowdsourced insights. And the unique attributes only an advisor would think to track.

Seamless Google Drive export

Push PDF college reports — or a full essay-prompts packet — directly into the student’s Drive folder. Share with families in one click. No copy-paste, no formatting purgatory.

Expansive school database

3,800+ institutions, domestic and international — the largest globally-represented selection anywhere, because counselors have been adding to it since 2016.

Detailed side-by-side insights

Compare 300+ campus attributes across thousands of schools. Acceptance rates, mid-range scores, merit aid, retention — the receipts your recommendations deserve.

Customizable data tracking

Add and monitor the data points that you care about — even if no clearinghouse tracks them. Custom columns are first-class citizens, not workarounds.

Essay prompts & supplements

Per-school essay and supplemental prompts attached to every application — exported as a working draft document to the student’s Drive, the moment they need it.

Curated starter lists

Pre-built lists organized by topic, major, region, and outcome — to seed your database from day one. Plus summer programs and gap-year opportunities.

Curated information

The most up-to-date admissions resource in the world.

Hand-harvested, twice-verified, time-stamped. The detail that makes a list trustworthy.

  • Common Data Set from Peterson’s federal clearinghouse.
  • Supplemental data hand-harvested and verified from Common App and college websites.
  • Application requirements collected, parsed, and trackable per student.
  • All essay prompts and Common App data for the top 600 schools — 25+ data points, twice-verified by August 6th each year.
  • A curated college information resource — including unique attributes only college advisors think to track.
  • Crowdsourced counselor opinions on programs and campuses, alongside the verified data set.
  • Continue the curation by adding and saving your own unique data collection — just for you.
  • Open a new program offering with Personalized College List Curation.
3,800+
Domestic & international schools
The largest globally-represented selection in the industry. Crowdsourced by counselors since 2016 — and re-verified annually.
300+
Data columns per school
600
Top schools, twice-verified
Aug 6
Annual verification deadline
Every essay prompt, every supplemental, every requirement re-verified through Common App before the season begins.
Hand-harvested · Twice-verified · Time-stamped
Build a college list now
How it works

Two parts to college counseling. One platform supports both.

Some advisors focus on college readiness — the preparedness work before applications. Others focus on List Generation and Application Tracking. CounselMore is built for both. What follows is how we support the list & tracking side.

Track 1

College Readiness

Preparedness steps that happen before the application process — not tied to a specific school. Curriculum, course planning, testing strategy, career exploration.

See College Readiness Curriculum →
Track 2 · the focus below

College List & Application Tracking

Time management and deadline adherence: building the list, comparing options, promoting to the App Tracker, generating tasks, and getting students to submit on schedule.

Step 01 The counselor creates a suggested list

Start with the search tools — or your saved topical lists.

Filter the database by major, area of study, club sports, geography, Greek life, religious affiliation — anything that helps surface lesser-known schools your families would never find on their own.

Results land on the Counselor List, with pre-selected information columns chosen during your account setup. Private, working, yours.

  • Filter by 300+ attributes, then save the filter for next year
  • Add results directly to a counselor list — no exports, no spreadsheets
  • Search opens to the student if you want it to
CounselMore · Search
Step 02 Most counselors start with topical lists

Curated lists in My Database — your real starting point.

Behavioral data shows most counselors don’t start with the search tools. They start with Topical Lists saved in My Database — often forked from one of 30 starter lists in your opening package.

Apply tags like “High Merit,” “Ivy League,” or “GPA-per-Program.” Save College Notes per school. Save Profile-Specific Filters to retrieve fitting schools on demand, year over year.

  • 30 starter lists ship with your account
  • Tag, sort, and re-mix lists across every student
  • Saved filters retrieve a fitting list in one click
CounselMore · My Database
My Database · 42 saved lists · 8 saved filters
+ New list
High-Merit Mid-Atlantic 28
High merit Mid-Atlantic
Last used · Ava M. · 2d ago
CS / Engineering Reach 19
Reach CS Engineering
Last used · Diego R. · 5d ago
D-III Athletics & Strong Bio 34
D-III Biology Accessible
Last used · Marcus T. · 1w ago
International — UK & Ireland 22
Int’l UK Ireland
Last used · Priya S. · 2w ago
GPA-per-Program — 3.4–3.7 41
GPA-per-Program 3.4–3.7
Saved filter · auto-refreshes
Ivy League & Equivalents 15
Ivy League Reach
Starter list · ships with account
Step 03 Add your custom data — track what you care about

Your favorite campus attributes. Your way.

Toggle the College Data Menu to enable any of 300+ verified columns — or build your own. Status columns, process columns, school-specific notes, student-specific deadlines.

If a school does not yet exist in the database, add it. CounselMore has the largest globally-represented collection because counselors have been contributing since 2016. Crowdsourced by people who actually know.

  • Toggle from 300+ verified columns, or invent your own
  • Status, strategy, and process columns — fully counselor-controlled
  • Add new schools the database doesn’t have. The community grows.
CounselMore · College Data Menu
Acceptance SAT mid Net price Avg. merit + Honors GPA cutoff + Faith community + My fit score
School Acceptance SAT mid + custom
Honors GPA
+ custom
My fit
U. Rochester 39% 1370–1500 3.85 8.4
Stevens Institute 41% 1360–1490 3.75 7.9
Lehigh University 36% 1340–1480 3.80 8.2
Rensselaer Poly. 65% 1320–1480 3.60 7.4
Step 04 Eliminate unfit schools with side-by-side comparisons

Compare schools through your lens.

Pull any number of schools into a side-by-side view. Refine the comparison by turning columns on or off. Show the family exactly the trade-off you’re weighing — instead of describing it.

Custom Information Columns track school-specific or student-specific details: status columns for each application, process columns for your signature workflow. All fully counselor-controlled.

CounselMore · Compare
4 schools · 6 columns
U. Rochester
Lehigh
RPI
Stevens
Acceptance
39%
36%
65%
41%
SAT mid 50%
1370–1500
1340–1480
1320–1480
1360–1490
Avg. merit
$22k
$18k
$24k
$15k
Net price
$31,540
$33,440
$36,290
$38,820
CS retention
94%
91%
88%
96%
+ My fit score
8.4
8.2
7.4
7.9
Step 05 Promote schools to the student’s dedicated list

Show your student only what they need to see.

You choose the schools — and the information columns — that show up on the student’s view. Promoted with one click. Or open search to the student entirely, with a curated set of attributes that focus their attention on campus fit, not noise.

Students aren’t overwhelmed with everything. Just what helps them decide.

Ava’s Student Portal · College List
From your counselor
Promoted schools — review & rank
5 new this week
School Why your counselor picked it Vibe I love it
U. Rochester Strong CS + open curriculum ★★★★
Lehigh University High merit; engineering ★★★ ★★
U. Michigan Reach · OOS ★★★★★
Penn State — UP Affordable · likely accessible ★★★ ★★
Tip: rank these, then your counselor will promote your top picks to applications. + Suggest one I found
Step 06 Application schools graduate to the App Tracker

Every school. Every requirement. Every status.

When a school becomes an application, it moves to the App Tracker — and the Application Guidelines Data populates automatically. Requirements, prompts, homeschool policies, portfolio asks, average merit aid, per-program deadlines.

Hand-harvested. Verified. Time-stamped with an “as of last update” marker. Sourced from Peterson’s and re-verified through Common App each August. Then customize the tracker further — add counselor-specific requirements, process columns, or any data point unique to your student.

Ava’s App Tracker · Class of 2026
12 schools · last verified Aug 6, 2025
8 of 14 cells green
School
Round
App
Essay
Supps
Scores
Recs
Northwestern
ED
Done
Done
Done
Sent
2/2
U. Michigan
EA
Done
Done
3 supps
Sent
1/2
U. Rochester
RD
In progress
Done
2 supps
Sent
2/2
Lehigh University
RD
Not started
Drafting
1 supp
Sent
1/2
Penn State — UP
EA
Done
N/A
N/A
Sent
2/2
Complete
In progress
Turn every cell green.
Step 07 Stack application tasks into one email

The interactive App Tracker generates tasks. You decide when they go live.

Each programmable cell in the tracker generates school-specific tasks, organized into an Assignments List. The counselor controls when tasks become visible — and whether automated assignment summaries go to students, parents, or other stakeholders, weekly or monthly.

When an assignment goes live, the student receives an email — and a text alert telling them to check it. No deadline anxiety. No surprise inbox.

Next steps

Together we know more, together we counsel more.

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