Only 600 spots — 200 per grade
Join the CollegeHound Founding Class.
The first 200 freshmen, 200 sophomores, and 200 juniors get CollegeHound Plus free through May 1, 2027 — National College Decision Day. Help us build the college planning tool families actually need.
Limited spots · No credit card · The Binder is free forever
600 spots. First come, first served.
CollegeHound Plus is normally $15/month. Founding class members get it free through May 1, 2027 — National College Decision Day.
Freshmen
200
spots left
Sophomores
200
spots left
Juniors
200
spots left
Free through May 1, 2027. After that, The Binder stays free forever. Founding class members get a discounted rate to continue Plus.
The digital binder.
A shared workspace where your family keeps everything that matters for college — organized from 9th grade through decision day.
- Grades, activities, and testing — captured once, used everywhere.
- Essays and documents — every draft saved, nothing lost.
- College list, scholarships, and deadlines — always current, always shared.
Instead of what you're doing now.
If any of this looks familiar, you're in the right place.
Instead of
- Spreadsheets that go out of date
- Notes apps no one else can see
- Email threads and text chains
- A folder of documents nobody can find
You have
- One shared system
- Everything in one place
- Always up to date
- Visible to the whole family
How it works.
Three simple steps — built for families, not just students.
Add your student
Create a shared family workspace in minutes. Parents can set it up — your student joins when they're ready.
We organize everything automatically
Upload report cards, transcripts, and score reports — we parse them and populate the Binder. No spreadsheets, no manual entry.
You stay on track — without chasing deadlines
Weekly briefings, deadline alerts, and progress you can see without asking. Nothing falls through the cracks.
Two tiers. Founding class gets both.
The Binder will be free forever — for every family, every grade. CollegeHound Plus adds AI coaching — free for founding class members through May 1, 2027.
Coming soon
The Binder is free foreverThe Binder
- Grades, activities, awards, and testing — organized in one place
- College list, essays, documents, and deadlines
- Parent and student views in one shared workspace
- Multi-kid overview dashboard
Coming soon
Free through May '27CollegeHound Plus
Normally $15/month · Free for founding class members through May 1, 2027
- Essay Coach — unlimited feedback, never writes
- Deadline & Requirements Watchdog
- Financial Aid Decoder
- Scholarship Finder (weekly fresh)
- Weekly Admissions Briefing
- Application Workflows with parent approval
How Plus actually works
Meet Scout. A conversation, not a chatbot.
Scout is the AI assistant inside CollegeHound Plus. You tell Scout about your student — grades, interests, family situation, target schools. Every question you ask sharpens what Scout knows about your family, specifically.
Scout remembers across four years.
Not just the conversation. Not just the session. The whole journey — 9th grade through decision day.
Scout learns your family, specifically.
Every input makes the next suggestion more accurate — for your student, not a generic student. The longer you use it, the more valuable it becomes.
Your information stays yours.
Not used to train public AI models. Not shared with other families. Private by design.
What families and educators are saying
Trusted by families and educators.
“This is an incredible tool. It finally gives structure to everything students do before applying to college.”
Christina Winter
Educator & Parent · Lead in Literacy / Sure Start Reading
“The college journey can feel overwhelming for kids with learning challenges but CollegeHound makes it manageable.”
“Knowing where to start is often a roadblock for students with ASD, ADHD and executive function challenges. CollegeHound lessens that burden by providing a clear framework that starts as early as 9th grade, building crucial skills like planning, time management, working memory and organization over several years.
This long-term approach helps students stay on track and reach deadlines with reduced stress. Its personal assistant, Scout, is a standout feature that sets realistic goals, identifies gaps in applications, and utilizes AI capabilities to match individualized interests to schools that are the right fit for specific learning needs.
As an executive function coach who works with kids with learning differences, I would highly recommend this platform. It helps break down large tasks into smaller steps, improves the quality of applications, reduces overwhelm, and empowers students to take ownership and accountability during the college journey.”
Lindsay Strobl, MA, LSC
Executive Function Coach · Functioning Success
Built by parents who've been through it.
We're Shelley and Ed Psyk. Between us, we've raised seven kids over 24 years. Not every path looked the same — but every one involved planning, decisions, and information in too many places. We built CollegeHound because college planning was always scattered across spreadsheets, emails, and apps. The founding class helps us build the tool we wish we'd had.
Private by design
We don't collect last names, birthdates, addresses, or SSNs. Identifiers are redacted before any AI sees your data.
Built by parents
Six application cycles across 24 years between our kids. We built what we wished we'd had.
Current, not stale
Every answer carries a freshness stamp. Our research refreshes weekly — not once, years ago when a model was trained.
Questions about the founding class
600 spots. Three grades. One founding class.
CollegeHound Plus free through May 1, 2027. The Binder is free forever. Claim your spot before they're gone.