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This is a sample. The student isn't real.

Priya Nair is a fictional student we built to show the complete Roster journey. Her current profile feeds a dated five-school chance read, the broader application list, and essay planning. Generated reads and feedback stay as snapshots while her live workspace keeps moving.

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Priya Nair · 12th grade · Bellevue, Washington · intended Political Science

Next actionFinish Georgetown's community essay before November 1.

List7 schools · healthy spread

Essays2 done · 4 drafting

Your stats, used to sort the list

Strong humanities profile

Every school below is sorted against these numbers, not against any ranking. A school lands in reach, target, or safety because of how Priya's own record lines up with that school's selectivity. Change a stat and the whole list re-sorts.

GPA
3.88 unweighted, 4.42 weighted
Test scores
SAT 1480 (will apply test-optional to some)
Course rigor
7 AP and honors, humanities heavy (APUSH, AP Lang, AP Gov)
Intended major
Political Science, with a Spanish minor in mind
Shared profile
Used by both the chance read and deterministic list buckets

Latest chance snapshot

Generated September 8, 2026 · version 3

GeorgetownReachHigh confidence · strongest factor: course rigor

PomonaHigh ReachMedium confidence · essays are the next lever

Boston UniversityTargetMedium confidence · testing plan matters

UW SeattleTargetHigh confidence · strong in-state context

Washington StateLikelyHigh confidence · keep as a safety you would attend

These dated chance bands are separate from Priya's editable reach, target, and safety list buckets below.

Your balance meter

Healthy spread

7 schools: 3 reach, 2 target, 2 safety

3 reach 2 target 2 safety

This seven-school list has a healthy shape, with true safeties, a target core, and a few reaches. Priya can still add another target if it is a school she would genuinely attend; the next move is finishing the supplements for the early-round schools.

Your essays, in one place

Essay load

12 essays tracked: 2 done, 4 drafting, 6 to start

2 done 4 drafting 6 to start

Georgetown: 2 essays left, due 2026-11-01. Start with the nearest deadline and reuse a shared angle where you can.

Shared essays

These go to more than one school, so Priya writes each one only once.

Common App personal statement

Applies to every Common App school on her list (Pomona, University of Chicago, Boston University).

Drafting
Angle: The night-shift translator pinned from her Roster idea library

A UC campus on your list would add the shared Personal Insight Questions here (answer 4 of 8, 350 words each). Priya's list has none, so only the Common App statement shows.

Reusable idea library

The night-shift translator

A tension between translating words for customers and translating systems for family members, grounded in Priya's own discovery answers.

Latest grounded feedback

“At 1:14 a.m., the receipt printer spoke before I did.”

Strong specificity. The next revision should connect this opening image to the choice Priya makes later, without adding a model-written replacement sentence.

Reach

3 schools

Schools where Priya's stats sit below the typical admitted student, so admission is a genuine stretch. Worth a shot, but the list does not lean on them.

Georgetown University (fictional example)

Washington, D.C. · Walsh School of Foreign Service

Reach
Platform
Georgetown's own application (not Common App)
Test policy
Tests required
Supplemental essays
3
Recommendation letters
2 (plus counselor)
Round
Early Action, November 1, 2026
Status
In progress

Supplemental essays

  • Why Georgetown (SFS) Done 250 words
  • Activity reflection Drafting 150 words
  • Community essay To start 300 words
AI-gathered, verify on the official site

We suggested a required-tests policy and a November 1 Early Action date from public sources. Confirm both on Georgetown's official admissions page before you rely on them, then mark this row verified.

Pomona College (fictional example)

Claremont, California · liberal arts

Reach

Common App. Test-optional. Status: not started. Imported from her Shortlist matches.

University of Chicago (fictional example)

Chicago, Illinois · research university

Reach

Common App or Coalition. Test-optional. Status: not started. Added by hand.

Target

2 schools

Schools where Priya's stats land right in the typical admitted range. These are the heart of a healthy list, and where most applications should go.

University of Washington (fictional example)

Seattle, Washington · public flagship, in-state

Target
Platform
Coalition application
Test policy
Test-optional
Supplemental essays
2
Recommendation letters
0 required
Round
Regular Decision, November 15, 2026
Status
In progress

Supplemental essays

  • Required short response Done 300 words
  • Optional diversity essay Drafting 200 words
AI-gathered, verify on the official site

We suggested the Coalition platform, a test-optional policy, and a November 15 priority date. Confirm these on the university's official admissions page, since in-state deadlines and essay prompts change year to year.

Boston University (fictional example)

Boston, Massachusetts · research university

Target

Common App. Test-optional. 1 supplemental essay. Status: not started. Included in her latest chance snapshot.

Safety

2 schools

Schools where Priya's stats sit comfortably above the typical admitted student, and that she would be genuinely happy to attend. Every list needs at least one or two of these.

Western Washington University (fictional example)

Bellingham, Washington · in-state public

Safety

Direct application. Test-optional. 0 supplemental essays. Round: Rolling. Status: submitted.

Arizona State University (fictional example)

Tempe, Arizona · public university

Safety

Common App or direct. Test-optional. 0 supplemental essays. Round: Rolling. Status: submitted.

A word on the suggested values

The platforms, test policies, essay and recommendation counts, and dates pre-filled by the AI lookup are starting points, not the final word. Each one stays marked AI-gathered, verify on the official site until you confirm it on the college's own admissions page and mark the row verified. Deadlines and requirements change, so the official site is always the source of truth.

Your board

Your real workspace is built from your real profile and list.

Start with a shared profile, choose five priority colleges for a dated read, then keep the broader list, applications, and essays moving. It is free.

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Important to know

This is a sample board built for a fictional student. The schools, tiers, deadlines, and requirements shown above are for illustration only.

Suggested requirements and deadlines are pre-filled by an AI lookup and are labeled AI-gathered, verify on the official site. Always confirm every deadline, test policy, and requirement on the college's official admissions page before you rely on it.

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