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My College Gate
Free AI college counseling for every student, forever.
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Free AI college counseling for every student, forever.
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1.7 million students have no access to a college counselor. Private counselors charge $300/hr. MyCollegeGate is the free alternative, an AI college counselor named Maya, available 24/7. Build your college list, write and review essays, compare your stats to real verified applicants, find scholarships, and get a personalized roadmap to your dream school. Built for first-gen and low-income students. No subscriptions, no paywalls, no data selling. Free for every student, forever. mycollegegate.com
How does Maya actually pull the verified applicant data you mention? Is that from real submissions, third-party sources like the Common Data Set, or something else entirely?
How does Maya actually compare my stats to real verified applicants without that data getting sold or shared with colleges down the line?
Curious how Maya handles essay feedback compared to a real human counselor, is it more surface-level grammar stuff or does it actually push back on the story and structure?
How does Maya actually get to know a student's strengths and goals well enough to give solid advice, especially compared to a human counselor who can read body language and ask follow-ups in real time?
A feature that shows nearby students who matched your profile and got accepted to the same schools would be huge. Real examples from people in your city or zip code make the data feel way more useful than national averages, and it helps first-gen students realize they are not alone in this process.
Maya sounds like a genuinely helpful tool for students who can't afford private counseling. One idea: add a way for students to share their draft essays directly with current college students or alumni from their target schools for quick feedback, since even AI sometimes misses the human perspective on culture-specific prompts.