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Your AI college admissions counselor

Find the college.
Bring your whole story.

Q: I’m already a senior. Is it too late?

No. Spike works with what you already have. It helps you settle your college list, plan around your deadlines and finish your essays.

Q: What if I don’t have impressive activities?

Most students feel that way. Spike looks at what you actually spend your time on, helps you describe it well, and finds programs and competitions that build on it.

Q: Will Spike write my essays for me?

No. It helps you find the idea, outline it and revise your draft. The words stay yours. Colleges ask you not to submit AI-written work, and it tends to read as hollow anyway.

Q: How do I figure out which colleges to apply to?

Tell Spike what you want, like size, location, major and cost. It suggests schools that fit and marks each one a reach, target or safety based on your grades and scores.

Q: Can Spike help me pay for college?

It finds scholarships you actually qualify for, checking your grade, state and GPA first, and shows the amount and deadline for each. There’s also a free calculator that estimates your federal aid.

Q: Will colleges know I used Spike?

Nothing you do in Spike gets sent to a college. And since Spike coaches you instead of writing for you, everything you submit is your own work.

Q: How is Spike different from ChatGPT?

ChatGPT talks about college. Spike keeps your file: colleges, deadlines, activities, drafts. It checks every requirement against the school’s own site, and keeps working between conversations.

There’s a place for what makes you, you. Spike helps you find it, build your application, and work out what comes next.

Where would you like to start?

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Meet Spike AI

College advice.
With you at the center.

Your grades are one part of the picture. Your interests, experiences, and story matter, too.

Spike brings them together with college data to help you choose schools and build a stronger application.

Get started How it works

Your Spike profile

More than a GPA.

What you care aboutWhat you’ve doneWhere you want to go

Illustrative profile

Your story
belongs here

Made for your next chapter

Your college search is personal.
Your guidance should be, too.

Your colleges, your essays, and your next steps.
All connected by an AI that gets to know you.

Find your kind of college.

Explore the programs, costs, and campus life that matter to you.

See where you fit.

Understand how your profile and story connect with each school.

Know what comes next.

Turn your questions into a plan, from your first search to your last draft.

Picture your next chapter

There’s a whole life
on the other side.

The class that changes your mind. The friends you haven’t met. A place where you can do more of what you love.

Start with what matters to you. Then explore where it could take you.

Explore 300+ colleges

A student enjoying an afternoon in a campus courtyard

Your future.
Your kind of place.

Your profileGrades, interests, budget.

Your storyExperiences, goals, your own words.

“Your creek project connects engineering to a problem you care about.”

Illustrative story feedback

Look beyond the numbers

Find a school that fits.
See why it fits you.

Compare your grades, budget, and interests with each college. Then go deeper.

Spike reads how your experiences and goals fit the school, and helps you decide what to build on.

Explore your fitProfile match is free. Story analysis is part of Spike Pro.

Essay writing help

You have a story.
Let’s put it into words.

From the first idea to the final draft, Essay AI helps you say what you mean.

It draws on what you’ve shared with Spike, so your essay adds something that’s truly yours.

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Your story, in your words

“I arrived days after Hurricane Katrina, curled against my mother’s chest on a fold-out sofa, a small glow in the dark. Years later, towers of books leaned beside my twin bed, and the fairy tales and hard truths inside them raised me.”

Illustrative essay excerpt

Make it
sound like you

2027 Spike Rankings

Start with a list.
Find your own favorites.

Explore colleges by outcomes, value, and opportunity.
See the data behind every list.

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Rankings describe colleges. Your profile and story guide your personal fit.

Partner with Spike

Human Counseling

A SAT tutor. An essay coach. A counselor to talk through a big decision.

Spike is inviting independent experts and firms to bring more help to students.

Let’s talk about partnering

Students working together at a library table

A little help.
A big next step.

See how it connects

One student. Every step connected.

Follow an example from college research to an essay and a plan.

Illustrative example · Maya’s application

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Exploring environmental engineering

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What Spike knows about Maya

InterestEnvironmental engineering

ActivityNeighborhood creek cleanup

GoalCleaner water close to home

Still to exploreBudget and financial aid

Illustrative profile. Personal advice starts with your own details.

Next steps for you

Explore your programLook at environmental engineering, its courses, and entry requirements.See how you matchBring your goals, activities, academics, and budget into the picture.Build your planKeep research, essays, and application deadlines together.

Ask Spike

What’s on your mind?

You don’t need a finished plan. A question is a good place to start.

Your question carries into signup so you can continue with Spike.

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Explore 300+ colleges
Talk with Spike
See where you match

ProFounding price

$25/month

Billed annually

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A few things you might be wondering

Common questions.

I’m already a senior. Is it too late?

What if I don’t have impressive activities?

Will Spike write my essays for me?

How do I figure out which colleges to apply to?

Can Spike help me pay for college?

Will colleges know I used Spike?

How is Spike different from ChatGPT?

Not sure where to start?

Tell Spike a little about yourself.
Take the next step together.

Get started Explore colleges first

Find the college.Bring your whole story.

College advice.With you at the center.