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Senior year · Class of 2027 · 68 days to Nov 1

Good evening, Maya.

4 of 22 steps done. Your Rice supplement is the one thing that matters tonight.

Application readiness

62/100
  • Researching
  • Essays3 of 7 done
  • Submitted
  • Interviews
  • Decisions

Up 9 points this week. Essays are the bottleneck.

Your next move

+5 readiness

Finish your Rice supplement

Yesterday's draft scored 78. One fix raises Specificity the most: name the robotics build you led, not the lesson it taught you.

Your tools

13 tools · one profile · every answer personal

Next deadlines

6 tracked, all on pace

NOV 01

Rice · ED application

OCT 15

UT Austin · essays final

OCT 01

FAFSA opens

DEC 07

SAT retake window

Your essay, coached line by line.

Paste a draft. Get named scores and one fix at a time, tuned to your profile and this school.

Profile loaded

01Which school is this essay for?

02Focus my feedback on

03Your draft

The robot failed on a Tuesday. Forty-eight hours before regionals, our drivetrain seized in the middle of a practice run, and six months of after-school work rolled to a stop with it.

I remember the silence more than the panic. Then Priya reached for the spare motor bin, and I started a list on the whiteboard of everything we could still control. We rebuilt the gearbox twice that night. The second rebuild held.

People talk about leadership like it is a megaphone. Mine turned out to be a checklist, a bin of spare motors, and the decision to stay calm eleven minutes longer than I felt.

Suggest a rewritten opening paragraph 412 WORDS
About 30 seconds · reads your full profile
DRAFT 3 · REVIEWED 9:42 PM
APPLICANS · Essay Review REVIEW No. 003

Common App personal statement

AUG 24, 2026 · 9:42 PM · FOR RICE UNIVERSITY · 412 WORDS

The robot failed on a Tuesday. Forty-eight hours before regionals, our drivetrain seized in the middle of a practice run, and six months of after-school work rolled to a stop with it.

I remember the silence more than the panic. Then Priya reached for the spare motor bin, and I started a list on the whiteboard of everything we could still control.

Specificityraises the weakest dimension

Strong instinct, vague execution. Name the list: what were the first three items? One concrete line here does more than the whole next paragraph.

We rebuilt the gearbox twice that night. The second rebuild held. People talk about leadership like it is a megaphone. Mine turned out to be a checklist, a bin of spare motors, and the decision to stay calm eleven minutes longer than I felt.

Next step

Rewrite the whiteboard sentence with the first three items on that list. Rescore after. Expect Specificity to clear 75.

Schools matched to who you are.

Set your priorities and get a ranked list that fits academically, socially, and financially.

GPA, scores and preferences loaded
Check one school

01What matters most to you? Rate each priority.

Academic prestige5
Social life and culture5
Career outcomes4
Research opportunities4
Financial aid3
Diversity and inclusion3

02What academic vibe fits you?

03Intended major

04In one sentence, what do you want most?

8 to 12 schools · reach, target, and safety
Last run AUG 20 · 8 schools found · Rice topped at 89%, before your SAT update

Checking 1,900 schools against your profile... 0:01

MATCH RUN No. 004 · 9:57 PM
APPLICANS · College Match MATCH No. 004

Your college matches

AUG 24, 2026 · 9:57 PM · 8 SCHOOLS · B.S. COMPUTER SCIENCE

  • 01Rice UniversityElite CS research with strong robotics and ML labs, in TexasREACH91%
  • 02Georgia Institute of TechnologyNationally ranked robotics and ML with a strong maker cultureREACH89%
  • 03University of Texas at AustinTop-ten CS program with a growing ML research sceneTARGET84%
  • 04Texas A&M UniversityGrowing CS and robotics program with strong research fundingTARGET80%
  • 05Tulane UniversityMid-size Southern campus with growing CS opportunitiesTARGET78%
  • 06University of FloridaWell-funded Southern public with active AI instituteTARGET77%
  • 07University of Texas at DallasAccessible Texas CS with strong industry tiesSAFETY74%
  • 08Trinity UniversitySmall Texas school with personal faculty accessSAFETY72%

Next step

Add Rice to your list and start its supplement before OCT 01. It reuses your Common App draft.

Walk in ready.

Your interviewer knows your profile. Practice the questions your schools actually ask.

SESSION 2 · QUESTION 3 OF 8

Question 3 · Why Rice

Rice caps undergraduate research slots. If you do not land one your first year, what do you actually do?

Why they ask this: Rice wants students who have a plan B inside the school, not just a love letter to the brand.

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Keep every deadline in sight.

Tell us where you stand and get one personalized timeline with every task tracked.

Schools and grade loaded

01Essays

02Recommendation letters

03FAFSA / CSS Profile

04SAT / ACT

Personalized to your six schools and strategy
Current timeline v2 is live with 14 tracked tasks · regenerating replaces it
TIMELINE v2 · GENERATED 10:03 PM
APPLICANS · Deadline Scheduler TIMELINE v2

Your season timeline

AUG 24, 2026 · 6 SCHOOLS · RICE ED · 14 TRACKED TASKS

  • SEPTEMBER
  • SEP 15Ask Mr. Alvarez for your recommendation letterAll schools
  • OCTOBER
  • OCT 01FAFSA opens. File within two weeksFinancial aid
  • OCT 15UT Austin essays, final draft due to yourselfUT Austin
  • OCT 25Rice supplement, final read and submit-readyRice
  • NOVEMBER
  • NOV 01Rice Early Decision application dueRice
  • NOV 15Scholarship shortlist: Dell Scholars first draftScholarships
  • DECEMBER
  • DEC 07SAT retake window closes. Decide by NOV 10Testing

Next step

Ask for the Alvarez letter tomorrow morning. Everything in October depends on it.

Your roadmap to getting in.

Name the school. Be honest about where you stand. Get a prioritized, dated plan.

GPA, scores and activities loaded

01What is your dream school?

02Which round are you applying?

03Be honest. What is your biggest weakness right now?

04Biggest extracurricular gapoptional

05What improved recently?optional

A prioritized action plan, dated to your timeline
Current standing Rice 41% estimated odds · up from 33% in July · rebuilds when you do
PATH v1 · RICE ED · 10:11 PM
APPLICANS · Path to Acceptance PATH v1

Path to Rice

AUG 24, 2026 · EARLY DECISION · 68 DAYS TO NOV 01

  1. Researching
  2. Essays
  3. Submitted
  4. Interviews
  5. Decision

THE PLAN, IN ORDER

  • 01Finish the Rice supplementRescore until Specificity clears 75BY OCT 25
  • 02Ask Mr. Alvarez for your letterGive him your resume and the robotics storyBY SEP 15
  • 03Book a mock interviewFriday slots open. Conversational styleBY OCT 10
  • 04Decide on the SAT retake70 under median. Retake only if practice clears 1490BY NOV 10
  • 05File FAFSA the week it opensRice meets full need. Do not leave leverage unfiledOCT 01-14

Today · 10:14 pm

Ask about your applications, your schools, or the work in front of you.

Is my list too reach-heavy? Be honest.

No. Two reaches, four targets, two safeties is balanced for a 3.82 and a 1430.

Your real risk is the timeline, not the list. Rice ED resolves by DEC 15. If it is a no, your UT Austin materials need to be finished BEFORE that answer arrives, not after. That is why the scheduler has UT essays due OCT 15.

YOUR LIST · SNAPSHOT

  • ReachRice · Georgia Tech
  • TargetUT Austin · A&M · Tulane · Florida
  • SafetyUT Dallas · Trinity

From your Match runFrom your timeline

Your honest odds at every school.

A school-by-school breakdown: acceptance odds, your edge, your gaps, and a verdict.

GPA, scores and profile loaded

01Which schools do you want analyzed?

Separate with commas. Leave blank to use your profile schools.

02Anything new since your profile was saved?optional

Include financial aid estimatesEstimated grant aid next to each school's odds
Suggest schools I may have missedTwo or three hidden gems that fit your profile
One verdict per school · about 45 seconds
Last report No. 006 · AUG 24 · 5 schools · Rice verdict: worth the ED
REPORT No. 006 · 10:22 PM
APPLICANS · App Analytics REPORT No. 006

Your admissions report

AUG 24, 2026 · 5 SCHOOLS · AID ESTIMATES INCLUDED

62overall readiness
100%tasks on time
12essays scored
$41kavg est. aid / yr
  • 41% Rice UniversityWorth the ED. Essay and interview move you most. $44,000est. aid / yr
  • 48% Georgia TechThe supplement decides it. Robotics story is your edge. $18,500est. aid / yr
  • 62% UT AustinOn pace. Turing Scholars essay is the stretch goal. $21,000est. aid / yr
  • 78% SMUStrong position. Expect significant merit aid. $38,000est. aid / yr
  • 84% BaylorSafe. One clean pass on the essays is enough. $29,500est. aid / yr

Next step

Your Rice odds are essay-bound. Finish the supplement before touching anything else on this list.

Money you can actually win.

Your background is already loaded. Two questions, then a shortlist with amounts and dates.

Background and demographics loaded

01Minimum award worth your time

02Which types should I look for? Pick all that fit.

03Anything else I should know?optional

10 to 15 matches · ranked by fit and effort
Saved so far 4 awards saved · $46,500 total potential · 2 deadlines before DEC
SHORTLIST No. 002 · 10:31 PM
APPLICANS · Scholarship Finder SHORTLIST No. 002

Your scholarship shortlist

AUG 24, 2026 · 6 AWARDS · $92,500 TOTAL POTENTIAL · RANKED BY FIT

  • Dell Scholars ProgramESSAY REUSEMichael and Susan Dell Foundation · reuses your Common App draft $20,000due DEC 01
  • Terry Foundation ScholarshipINTERVIEWTexas residents at Texas universities · full ride potential $28,000 / yrdue NOV 20
  • Amazon Future EngineerLOW EFFORTCS-intent seniors · need qualified $40,000due JAN 20
  • Generation Google ScholarshipESSAYCS majors · leadership weighted $10,000due APR 15
  • Elks MVS ScholarshipLOW EFFORTLocal council first round · service weighted $4,000due NOV 12
  • Greenhouse Scholars2 ESSAYSFirst-gen support · whole-person review $5,000 / yrdue JAN 08

Next step

Draft the Dell Scholars essay this weekend. It reuses your Common App draft, and DEC 01 arrives fast.

Lower the real price.

A card per school: estimated net price, the aid package, your leverage, and an appeal plan.

Income, household and aid need loaded

01Which schools do you want optimized?

02Any special financial circumstances?optional

Include CSS Profile schoolsFactor in institutional aid from CSS-filing schools
Include an appeal letter strategyA specific appeal approach where you have leverage
Estimated net price and appeal strategy per school
On the clock FAFSA opens in 38 days, OCT 01 · filing week one is your biggest lever
AID PLAN No. 001 · 10:38 PM
APPLICANS · Financial Aid Optimizer AID PLAN No. 001

Your aid action list

AUG 24, 2026 · TWO IN COLLEGE NEXT FALL FACTORED IN

Estimated net price per year

$24,900Rice
$27,400UT Austin
$36,100Georgia Tech
$29,800SMU
$31,200Baylor

Do these, in order

  • 01File FAFSA the week it opensTwo in college cuts your SAI nearly in half. This is your biggest lever.OCT 01-14
  • 02File CSS Profile for Rice and SMUBoth meet institutional need. Rice meets 100% of demonstrated need.BY NOV 01
  • 03Flag the sibling overlap to every aid officeOne paragraph, sent to financial aid, after FAFSA processes.NOV
  • 04Compare offers before appealingWhen offers land, appeal SMU with Rice's number. Template ready here.MAR-APR

Next step

Set a reminder for OCT 01. Filing FAFSA in the first two weeks is worth more than every other row combined.

The real numbers, before you commit.

Net price, four-year total, loan burden, and the monthly payment after graduation.

Income, GPA and scores loaded
NET PRICE / YEAR
4-YEAR TOTAL
EST. LOAN BURDEN
MONTHLY AFTER GRAD

01Which school?

02Residency and living

03529 savings and family contributionoptional

04Special circumstancesoptional

Merit aid and grants factored in
Saved calculations None yet. Your first calculation lands here for side-by-side comparison.
COST SHEET No. 001 · RICE · 10:47 PM
NET PRICE / YEAR$24,900
4-YEAR TOTAL$99,600
EST. LOAN BURDEN$27,000
MONTHLY AFTER GRAD$285
APPLICANS · Cost Calculator COST SHEET No. 001

What Rice really costs you

AUG 24, 2026 · ON CAMPUS · FULL MEAL PLAN · TWO IN COLLEGE

  • Sticker price, per year$83,200
  • Estimated need-based grant-$52,100
  • Merit consideration-$3,000
  • 529 draw, per year-$3,200
  • Your net price, per year$24,900

Against your list, net per year

  • Rice$24.9k
  • UT Austin$27.4k
  • SMU$29.8k
  • Baylor$31.2k
  • Georgia Tech$36.1k

Next step

Rice nets cheaper than UT Austin for your family. Run the Financial Aid Optimizer to push the number lower.

Your study session starts here.

Notes, targeted quizzing, and step-by-step help, built around what you are studying right now.

3 courses · 14 note sets

01

Course Notes

Turn lecture content or a topic into structured notes: summary, key terms, and the questions your exam will actually ask.

Latest · ap calc bc

Series convergence tests

14 key terms · 6 likely exam questions · AUG 22

02

Quiz Me

Tell it what is on the test. It quizzes you and remembers what you keep missing.

03

Answer Breakdown

Stuck on a problem? Paste it and get a step-by-step walkthrough. Ask follow-ups until it clicks.

Recent sessions

  • AUG 22NotesSeries convergence testsAP Calc BC
  • AUG 21QuizRhetorical devices, missed 3 of 12AP Lang
  • AUG 19BreakdownRelated rates ladder problemAP Calc BC
COURSE NOTES · AP CALC BC
APPLICANS · Course Notes AP CALC BC · SET 6

Series convergence tests

AUG 22, 2026 · FROM YOUR UNIT 10 LECTURE NOTES

Every convergence question is really one question: do the terms shrink fast enough? The tests below are ordered the way you should reach for them on the exam, from fastest check to last resort.

Key terms

  • nth-term testIf terms do not approach zero, the series diverges. Always check this first.
  • Geometric seriesConverges when the ratio's absolute value is under 1. Sum = a / (1 - r).
  • p-seriesSum of 1/n^p converges only when p is greater than 1.
  • Ratio testTake the limit of consecutive term ratios. Under 1 converges, over 1 diverges, exactly 1 tells you nothing.

Likely exam questions

  1. 01Determine whether the sum of n / (n^2 + 1) converges. Name the test you used and show the comparison.
  2. 02A series has ratio limit exactly 1. Explain why the ratio test fails and choose the test you would use instead.
QUIZ ME · AP CALC BC · SERIES QUESTION 4 OF 10

Question 4 · You missed this topic last time

The series sums 3^n / n! from n = 1 to infinity. Converge or diverge?

12:40
ANSWER BREAKDOWN · AP CALC BC
Your problem
APPLICANS · Answer Breakdown RELATED RATES

The ladder, step by step

  • 01Set up the relationshipThe wall, ground, and ladder form a right triangle: x squared plus y squared equals 169. The 13 never changes, so differentiate both sides with respect to time.
  • 02Differentiate and substitute2x dx/dt + 2y dy/dt = 0. When y = 5, x = 12. You know dy/dt = -2 (the top slides DOWN, so it is negative).
  • 03Solve for the base's speed24 dx/dt + 10(-2) = 0, so dx/dt = 20/24 = 5/6 ft/s. The base moves away at about 0.83 ft/s.

Check yourself

The sign trap: dy/dt is negative because the top moves down. If your answer came out negative, that is where it went wrong.