Built for students, by people who have been there

Your college journey,
made clear and personal.

Universities, scholarships, free courses and deadlines — organised around your goals, with a guidance counsellor on hand whenever you need one.

My Matches

Universities and scholarships picked for your profile.

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Free Courses

Hand-picked free courses to build your profile.

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Plans

Stay free, or upgrade for deeper support.

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Counsellor

Ask a question and get a clear, personal answer.

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One profile, everything tailored

A short quiz captures your interests, level and goals — then matches, courses and advice all line up with you.

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Everything in one place

No more juggling twenty tabs. Schools, scholarships, courses and deadlines live together in one tidy dashboard.

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Guidance, on your schedule

A counsellor that remembers your goals and answers clearly — without the long wait for an appointment.

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Your matches

Build your profile to unlock universities, scholarships, courses and deadlines chosen for you.

See schools matched to you

Take the two-minute profile quiz and your dashboard fills with reach, target and safety schools, scholarships you qualify for, and a deadline tracker.

Free courses

Hand-picked, genuinely free courses from trusted providers. Build skills, explore a field, and strengthen your applications — at no cost.

Not sure where to start?

Let the counsellor pick for you

It will suggest courses based on your interests, goals and where you are academically.

Pricing

Start free. Add a license when you want more.

Every student gets the essentials free. Paid licenses unlock a more personalised experience and premium features — choose the one that fits where you are.

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Free

Everything you need to get organised and explore.

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No card required
  • Profile quiz & personalised matches
  • University & scholarship recommendations
  • Free course recommendations
  • Public deadline calendar
  • Counsellor chat (up to 15 messages/day)
  • Essay reviews
  • 1:1 specialist sessions
  • Deadline reminders & alerts
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License · High school

Student License

A fully personalised experience for high-school students applying to university.

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  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited counsellor conversations
  • Personalised essay & statement reviews
  • One 1:1 specialist session every month
  • Smart deadline reminders & alerts
  • Full scholarship database & auto-matching
  • Application progress tracker
  • Curriculum-aware advice (IB, A-Levels, AP)
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License · Undergraduate

University Student License

For students already at university who want premium, ongoing support.

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  • Everything in Student License
  • Module & major/minor selection guidance
  • Internship & placement matching
  • Resume / CV & LinkedIn reviews
  • Exchange & study-abroad planning
  • Research & graduate-funding finder
  • Two 1:1 specialist sessions every month
  • Career planning & networking tools
Graduates

Alumni

Finished college? Keep the momentum into your career.

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  • Career & job-search guidance from the counsellor
  • Resume / CV & cover-letter reviews
  • Internship & entry-level job matching
  • Graduate school (Master’s / PhD) application support
  • Interview prep & mock interviews
  • Salary & offer negotiation coaching
  • LinkedIn profile optimisation
  • Alumni networking & mentor connections

How licenses work: pay a one-time fee to unlock your license, then a monthly subscription keeps it active and unlocks the premium features. Cancel the subscription anytime — your one-time fee is what activated the license.

Prices shown in your local currency · Student discounts available on request

About us

Guidance every student deserves

We are students and educators who lived the chaos of college applications — and built the tool we wish we’d had.

1,200+Universities tracked
8,000+Scholarships indexed
20Free courses curated
24/7Guidance on hand
Why we built this

High school students often face difficulties during the college counselling and application process due to the overwhelming amount of information available online, differing admission requirements across universities, and limited access to personalised guidance. Many students spend hours researching universities, scholarships, deadlines, and application requirements across multiple websites, which can be confusing and time-consuming. School counsellors are often responsible for supporting a large number of students, making it difficult to provide individualised advice to everyone. As a result, students may miss important deadlines, overlook suitable opportunities, or make decisions without fully understanding their options.

What we believe

Every student deserves guidance that fits who they are — their interests, their academic level, and their goals — not a one-size-fits-all experience. We believe the right information, surfaced at the right moment, turns a stressful, isolating process into a clear and confident one. Good guidance should give every student the kind of attention a great counsellor would, without the limits of time or caseload.

What we stand for

Personal by default

Advice is shaped by each student’s profile — never a generic checklist.

Everything in one place

Schools, scholarships, courses and deadlines together, so nothing slips.

Free where it matters

The essentials stay free; we only charge for deeper, human support.

Our mission

To build a college guidance platform that centralises application information, provides personalised university and scholarship recommendations, tracks deadlines, and offers step-by-step guidance throughout the application journey — helping students make more informed decisions while reducing stress and improving access to college counselling resources.

The team

The people behind GradGuide

A small team building the college guidance tool we wish we'd had.

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Smera
Team Leader & Founder

Founded GradGuide and leads the vision — defining what the platform stands for and the goals it works toward.

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Rina
Research & Credibility

Leads research and safeguards credibility, making sure every university, course and recommendation is accurate and trustworthy.

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Kai
Web Developer

Engineers the website — building the interface and the technology that brings GradGuide to life.

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Ahaan
Feature Developer

Turns ideas into working features, making sure the product does what students actually need it to do.

Contacts

Talk to a human specialist

Prefer a real conversation? Book time with one of our advisers. Not sure who you need? The counsellor can point you to the right person.

Not sure who to contact?

Let the counsellor guide you

Describe what you’re stuck on and we’ll suggest the right specialist — or answer your question on the spot.

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