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AI college list builder

A college list that fits you, with a reason for every school

Mascot AI is a college list builder for high schoolers. It reads your profile, ranks schools against it, and splits the results into reach, target, and safety. Each school comes with a plain explanation of why it made the list.

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Mascot AI matches split into reach, target, and safety schools with strengths and tips

How the list gets built

  1. Tell Mascot about yourself. Talk through your interests, activities, grades, and goals by voice, or fill in the profile by typing. Upload a transcript and Mascot parses your courses.
  2. Run matching. A fast filter narrows 4,800+ schools. A deeper model then ranks the finalists against your full profile.
  3. Read the reasons. Every school gets a fit explanation with strengths and tips, so you can push back on it.
  4. Save what you like. Saved schools flow into the application planner, with deadlines and tasks.

What a balanced list looks like

A balanced list has schools in all three groups, so one rejection does not leave you with nowhere to go. Mascot splits your results for you:

  • Reach: admission is uncertain. Worth applying to, not worth counting on.
  • Target: your profile is a good match for the school.
  • Safety: your profile is comfortably strong for the school, and you would be glad to go.

For the thinking behind the groups, read How to build a balanced college list.

Go deeper on any school

Open a school for six tabs of real data: Overview, Admissions, Academics, Costs, Student Life, and Life After Graduation. You can also filter all 4,800+ schools by state, size, selectivity, and major.

Frequently asked questions

What is an AI college list builder?
It is a tool that turns your grades, activities, interests, and goals into a ranked list of colleges. Mascot AI also explains why each school fits and sorts the list into reach, target, and safety.
How does Mascot build the list?
Matching runs in two passes. A fast filter narrows 4,800+ schools to a shortlist, then a deeper model ranks the finalists against your full profile and writes a fit explanation for each one.
What are reach, target, and safety schools?
A reach school is one where your profile sits below its typical admitted student, so admission is uncertain. A target school is a good match for your profile. A safety school is one where your profile is comfortably above the typical admitted student and you would be glad to attend.
Is the college list builder free?
Explorer, the free plan, includes AI matching with one match run a month and needs no card. Navigator removes that cap. See the pricing page for current limits.
Can I check one specific school?
Yes. You can run an on-demand match for any single school and read how it fits your profile.
How often should I rebuild my list?
Run it again whenever your profile changes: new grades, a new activity, or a shift in what you want from a college.

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