Apps
College Applications
College list, essay tracker, scholarships and aid, recommendations and tests.
- College List2 pages
- Essay Tracker2 pages
- Scholarships & Aid2 pages
- Recommendations & Tests1 page
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College Application Planner for deadlines, essays and aid
A college application tracker with a college list (deadlines, ED, EA or RD, fees), an essay tracker, scholarships and financial aid, recommendations and test scores, and school pages.
A college application planner with a college list (deadline, plan, fee, essays and status), an essay tracker, scholarship and financial aid pages, recommendations and test scores, school pages for senior year classes and grades, goal pages and a budget for application fees and visits. It starts this month.
- 144 linked pages in the sample
- Free preview before you pay
- $12 once, or unlimited on Pro
Real pages from this college application planner
Rendered by the same engine that builds yours, in the Classic Navy theme for iPad portrait.
What's inside
The pages, section by section.
Each section gets its own side tab. You can switch any of them off, or add sections from other planners, in the builder.
School
School
Class schedule, assignments, exams and grades.
- Class Schedule2 pages
- Semester Overview2 pages
- Assignment Trackerevery month
- Exam Planner2 pages
- Grade Tracker2 pages
Goals
Goals
Goal planners, vision board and reviews.
- Vision Board1 page
- Goal Planner4 pages
- Quarterly Reset4 pages
- Year in Review1 page
Money
Budget
Monthly budget, expense log and bill tracker.
- Monthly Budgetevery month
- Expense Logevery month
- Bill Trackerevery month
Plus the linked calendar every planner has
Cover and contents · 2 pages
A cover with your name and a linked contents page that every tab returns to.
Year overview · 1 page
The whole year on one page. Tap any date to open it.
Year goals · 1 page
Your goals and their milestones in one place, filled in by the AI if you use it.
Monthly calendars · every month
A month grid with a focus list and notes. Every date links to its day or week.
Weekly pages · every week
One page per week with your weekly goal actions and priorities.
Notes · 20 pages
Lined, dotted, grid or blank pages. You choose how many, up to 100.
The sample above comes to 144 pages over 12 months. Yours changes with the months, sections and notes pages you choose.
Who it's for
Who reaches for this one
- High school seniors applying to college
- Juniors planning ahead
- Parents helping with applications
AI goal planning
Goals people plan with it
Type a goal like one of these and the AI breaks it into a milestone for each month and a small action for each week, then prints them on your month and week pages. You read and edit every line before you download.
Your goal
Submit every application a week before the deadline
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each monthYour goal
Finish my personal statement by October
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each monthYour goal
Apply for five scholarships
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each month
Guide
How to use a college application planner
Applying to college means tracking a dozen schools, each with its own deadlines, essays, fees and portals. A college application planner gathers all of it in one place so nothing is submitted late or forgotten.
Build your college list
Add each college with its deadline, plan (early decision, early action or regular), application fee, essays needed and status.
Plan every essay
The essay tracker lists each prompt, word limit, draft dates and who's reviewing it.
Line up recommendations
Note each recommender, when you asked and when they submitted. Record test dates and scores below.
Track scholarships and aid
List each scholarship and financial aid form with its deadline, amount and status.
Keep senior year on track
Class schedules, assignments and grades sit in the same planner, so applications don't crowd out schoolwork.
What to include in a college application planner
A college application tracker should show what's due next across every school. This one includes:
Calendar
Weekly and monthly pages
Dated month calendars starting this month and a weekly page for each week, for deadlines, test dates and campus visits. No daily pages.
Apps
College Applications
Two college list pages, two essay trackers, two scholarship and financial aid pages, and a recommendations and test scores page.
- College List · 2 pages
- Essay Tracker · 2 pages
- Scholarships & Aid · 2 pages
- Recommendations & Tests · 1 page
School
School
Class schedules, semester overviews, a monthly assignment tracker, exam planners and grade trackers.
- Class Schedule · 2 pages
- Semester Overview · 2 pages
- Assignment Tracker · every month
- Exam Planner · 2 pages
- Grade Tracker · 2 pages
Goals
Goals
A vision board, goal planners, quarterly reviews and a year in review.
- Vision Board · 1 page
- Goal Planner · 4 pages
- Quarterly Reset · 4 pages
- Year in Review · 1 page
Money
Budget
A monthly budget, expense log and bill tracker, for application fees, test fees and campus visits.
- Monthly Budget · every month
- Expense Log · every month
- Bill Tracker · every month
Every section can be switched off in the builder, and sections from other planners can be added.
Digital vs printable college application planner
A digital college application planner travels to school and visits on a tablet, and you can link to each college's portal from your note app.
Printed, the college list makes a good wall chart for the family. Print it on US Letter or A4 so parents can see deadlines too.
- Digital sizes
- iPad portrait, iPad landscape, Android portrait, Android landscape, E-ink
- Printable sizes
- A5 print, A4 print, Letter print, Half letter
An example week in a college application planner
One goal, followed through a single week. The milestone and weekly actions are the kind of lines the AI goal step writes onto your month and week pages; the daily notes are what you add by hand.
Goal
Finish my personal statement by October
Milestone for September
Second draft of the personal statement done
This week's actions
- Write for 30 minutes after school
- Send a draft to my English teacher
- Ask two teachers for recommendations
- MondayRewrote the opening paragraph. Logged draft 2 on the essay tracker.
- TuesdayAsked Ms Lee for a recommendation. Added her to the list.
- WednesdayCut 80 words to get under the limit.
- FridaySent the draft to my English teacher for feedback.
- SundayUpdated the college list: two early action deadlines on 1 November.
Formats
Download it for your device.
Every format is included in the price. Switch between them and download again whenever you like.
iPad — Portrait
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote, ZoomNotes
iPad — Landscape
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo
Android tablet — Portrait
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo, Noteshelf
Android tablet — Landscape
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo
E-ink tablet
reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox, Supernote
Printable — A5
Print at home or at a print shop, fits A5 binders
Printable — A4
Print at home on standard A4 paper
Printable — US Letter
Print at home on US Letter paper
Printable — Half Letter
Fits Happy Planner classic and half-letter discs
Theme
Starts in this look.
Classic Navy
Crisp white, deep navy and gold. Professional and timeless.
Prefer something else? Pick from 13 themes, including dark mode and an e-ink theme, and change the accent colour.
See all themesDoes it know each college's deadlines?
No. Deadlines change every year and vary by plan (early decision, early action, regular decision), so copy them from each college's admissions website into the college list.
Does it work for UK or international applications?
Yes. Use the college list for universities, the essay tracker for personal statements and the recommendations page for references.
Is there a free college application planner?
You can build this college application planner and flip through every page in your browser for free, with a watermark. The tabs and links work in the preview, so you can check the layout before you pay. The clean PDF is $12 once, or included in Pro at $49 a year for unlimited planners. There is no free download of the full planner.
Does it work with GoodNotes, Notability, Samsung Notes and e-ink tablets?
Yes. Download the iPad size for GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote or ZoomNotes; the Android size for Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil or Xodo; or the E-ink size for reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox and Supernote. The links work in any app that follows PDF links, usually in read mode rather than pen mode. Every size is included in the price.
Can I print the college application planner?
Yes. Choose A5, A4, US Letter or Half Letter in the builder for a printable PDF with a wider inner margin for hole punching. Printable and digital sizes come with the same purchase, so you can use the college application planner on a tablet and print the pages you want on paper.
When does the college application planner start, and how long is it?
It starts in the current month and runs for 12 months by default, so you don't pay for months that have already gone. In the builder you can choose any start month and year, a length from 3 months to 5 years, and Monday or Sunday weeks. Or switch to undated and write the dates in yourself.
Does the AI fill in the college application planner for me?
Only the goal parts, and only if you want it to. Type up to six goals and the AI writes a milestone for each month and a short action for each week onto your month and week pages, plus a motto for each month. You can edit every line before you download. Everything else, from the calendar pages to the trackers, is yours to fill in by hand. You can try it 3 times a day without an account.
How many pages is the college application planner?
With the default settings it comes to about 163 pages. That includes 12 month pages, 53 weekly pages, the College Applications, School, Goals and Budget pages and 20 notes pages. Switching off sections makes it shorter, and the builder shows the total as you change things.
Make it yours in about a minute.
Set your dates, device and goals, flip through the preview free, and pay only when it's right.
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