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Your counselor profile
Your identity — auto-fills every tool
Your writing voice — saves across sessions
Upload once, used in every rec letter you generate. CounselorAI mirrors your style automatically.
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Your signature
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Financial Aid Appeal

Appeal letters that get results, in 60 seconds.

Enter the student's situation. CounselorAI drafts a professional appeal letter in the language financial aid offices actually respond to.

Built by a former financial aid counselor
4 appeal types
Draft in under 90 seconds
You review and send
Student Appeal DetailsFinancial Aid Appeal
Student system-impacted status(optional) ▼

Each selection adds specific language financial aid offices recognize and respond to.

Formal Natural
Balanced
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✏️ Click anywhere in the letter to edit directly
Before you send
  • Review every sentence for accuracy
  • Attach supporting documentation (W-2, termination letter, competing award)
  • Send before the school's appeal deadline
  • Follow up with a phone call 5–7 days later
Recommendation Letter

Rec letters that sound like you, in 60 seconds.

Upload a writing sample so CounselorAI learns your voice, then fill in the student's details — and get a letter that reads like you wrote every word.

Matches your writing voice
Synthesized from 3 drafts — quality verified
Draft in under 90 seconds
Download PDF or Word
Student & Letter DetailsRec Letter Generator
Optional uploads — each one improves the letter
Your writing voice Recommended
Upload or paste a letter you've written before. CounselorAI will match your sentence style, vocabulary, and tone — so the output sounds like you, not like AI.
Click to upload a previous letter · PDF, Word, or text
— or paste text directly —
Student's resume
Uploading the student's resume gives CounselorAI specific achievements, activities, and dates to reference — making the letter more detailed and credible.
Click to upload student's resume · PDF or Word
Your signature
Upload a signature image and it will appear at the bottom of the generated letter above your printed name — ready to send as a PDF.
Click to upload your signature · PNG or JPG
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Fill in student details and click generate.
Best practices
  • Upload the student's resume for the most specific, detail-rich letter
  • The "memorable story" and "potential contribution" fields have the biggest impact on quality
  • Name the specific program, department, or opportunity in the recipient field
  • Download as PDF for a polished final document, or Word to edit further
  • Your signature appears above your printed name and credentials
Waitlist Letter

Letters of continued interest that stand out.

A strong waitlist letter demonstrates specific, updated enthusiasm — not just "I still want to go." CounselorAI drafts one that makes the case compellingly.

Built by a former admissions counselor
3 tone options
Draft in under 90 seconds
Opens directly in your email
Student & School DetailsWaitlist Letter
Formal Natural
Balanced
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✏️ Click anywhere in the letter to edit directly
What makes a waitlist letter work
  • Reference specific programs, professors, or opportunities — not general praise
  • Include genuine new information the school hasn't seen
  • Keep it under 400 words — admissions offices read hundreds of these
  • Send within 2 weeks of receiving the waitlist notification
LetterLens

See exactly what your letter is missing.

Upload or paste a rec letter you've already written. LetterLens reviews it against what strong letters include — and tells you specifically what to add to make it stronger.

Built by a former admissions counselor
9-point rubric review
Results in under 60 seconds
2 free · Pro unlimited
Upload or Paste Your LetterLetterLens
Your recommendation letter
Upload a file or paste the text directly — either way works. LetterLens reads whatever is in the box below.
Click to upload · PDF, Word (.docx), or text file
— or paste directly —

2 free reviews · Unlimited with Pro

Paste your letter to begin
Your LetterLens results will appear here
Paste your letter and click review. Results in under 60 seconds.
What LetterLens checks
  • Opening hook — does it start with a specific moment or observation?
  • Trait illustration — are traits shown with evidence, not just stated?
  • Memorable story — is there a specific anecdote that anchors the letter?
  • Student potential — does it address what they'll contribute to this program?
  • Relationship context — is the counselor's connection to the student clear?
  • School/program fit — is the letter targeted or generic?
  • Closing strength — is the endorsement direct and confident?
  • AI language check — flags overused words that weaken credibility
  • Economy check — sentences that restate, hedge, or summarize without adding new information
Student Profile

Build a complete student profile in minutes.

Enter the student's academic record, activities, and goals. CounselorAI generates a structured profile you can reference all year.

Built for first-gen focused counselors
6 structured sections
Reference all application season
Edit and copy to your CRM
Student InformationProfile Builder
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Fill in the student's details and click build.
✏️ Click anywhere to edit directly
How to use this profile
  • Build once in September — reference all year for rec letters, college lists, and advising
  • Copy into your student CRM or advising notes
  • Share with the student to confirm accuracy before using in any letter
  • Update after each major advising session
Financial Aid Calculator

What will college actually cost?

Break down every cost — tuition, housing, meals, books, and more. Compare up to 3 schools side by side with a full FAFSA-aware analysis and plain-language counselor summary.

Using current SAI methodology — updated for FAFSA Simplification. SAI range: -1500 to 999,999. Sibling enrollment no longer automatically reduces SAI; a Professional Judgment (PJ) review is required.
Full COA breakdown
Compare up to 3 schools
Quarter & semester view
PJ flag detection
Student & FAFSA details Financial Aid Calculator
Student Information
School aid packages
Enter award letter details for each school
Cost of attendance breakdown
Aid package
Loan repayment preview — optional but important for families

Loan repayment burden is calculated using federal standard 10-year repayment at ~6.5% interest. The "safe" threshold is monthly payments under 10% of gross monthly income.

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Enter COA and aid details for up to 3 schools, then click calculate.
Using this calculator
  • Use the school's official award letter for all aid figures — not estimated amounts
  • Break out COA components separately — schools often bury high housing costs in a single total
  • Loans are shown separately from grants — they are debt, not free aid
  • Quarter system schools have 3 billing periods per year vs. 2 for semester schools
  • Multiple students in college simultaneously may increase aid eligibility — enter accurate household data
  • Significant changes in income, medical expenses, or unusual costs may qualify for a Professional Judgment (PJ) appeal. Note: sibling enrollment no longer reduces the SAI directly under FAFSA Simplification — a PJ review is required
⚠ Note: This calculator uses the figures you enter — it does not pull live tuition or fee data from schools. Results are only as accurate as the inputs provided. Always verify COA figures directly from each school's official award letter or Cost of Attendance disclosure. This tool is a counselor aid, not a substitute for professional financial advising.
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AwardLens — award letter decoder with College Scorecard data
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Resume upload, signature embedding, PDF & Word download
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AwardLens

See exactly what your award letter is hiding.

Upload up to 3 financial aid award letters. AwardLens separates free money from debt, flags renewal conditions, and compares schools side by side — enriched with College Scorecard data from the U.S. Dept. of Education.

Built by a former financial aid counselor
Separates free money from debt
College Scorecard data included
PJ appeal flags · Pro only
Upload Your Award Letter(s)AwardLens
For best results, use text-based PDFs. Scanned or image-only award letters may not extract correctly. If your PDF uploads but the analysis looks incomplete or garbled, use the "Paste text instead" option below each slot — open the PDF, select all text (Ctrl+A / Cmd+A), copy, and paste. This always produces the cleanest result.
Click to upload · PDF, Word, or text
Click to upload · PDF, Word, or text
Click to upload · PDF, Word, or text
College Scorecard data included automatically — acceptance rate, graduation rate, net price, median debt, and earnings data from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
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What AwardLens does
  • Reads any award letter format — no two schools format them the same way
  • Separates free money (grants, scholarships) from debt (loans) and earned income (work-study)
  • Calculates real out-of-pocket cost and unmet need
  • Flags renewal conditions — GPA requirements, enrollment minimums, expiration dates
  • Detects PJ appeal opportunities when unmet need is high
  • With College Scorecard: adds acceptance rate, graduation rate, and average net price for context
  • With 2-3 letters: normalizes all schools to the same format for a true apples-to-apples comparison
FAFSA Checklist

Your student's personalized financial aid action plan.

Not a generic checklist. Enter the student's situation and get a prioritized, deadline-aware action plan — documents to gather, flags to watch for, PJ circumstances to document, and questions to ask every financial aid office.

Personalized per student
Deadline-aware
PJ flag detection
First-gen aware
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Scholarship Matcher

Find the scholarships this student can actually win.

Not a database — a counselor-grade match report. Input the student's profile and get a tiered list of real scholarships with eligibility logic, deadlines, competitiveness ratings, and an essay strategy built around their story.

Eligibility-matched
Named real programs
Deadline calendar
Essay strategy included
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