Help More Students. Deliver Better Outcomes. Grow Your Practice.

early bird™ gives independent counselors one platform to manage students, collaborate with families, streamline admissions workflows, and run your business — from invoicing to payments — without adding hours to the day.

Solutions for Experts

We provide a comprehensive platform that helps education professionals support students and families at every stage of the college admissions journey—from early planning to final submission. Manage your entire caseload with ease. Stay connected with students and parents while tracking every step in one organized place. By combining AI-powered tools with expert-driven workflows, we make it easier to deliver exceptional guidance at scale, including:

Manage your students and caseload in one organized workspace
Save time with AI-powered tools for planning, document review, and application support
Streamline communication, deadlines, and deliverables with built-in project management
Collaborate seamlessly with students, families, and fellow specialists
Expand your services by connecting with families through our integrated expert marketplace

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The Growth Plan

7-day free trial

$59.99/month

Manage Your Business + Caseload All In One Place

Complete all of your billing and invoicing. Keep every student, parent, document, milestone, and communication organized from first meeting to final decision all in one place.

Save Time With AI-Powered Support

Reduce administrative work with intelligent tools to better determine who needs your help and when.

Keep Students & Families Engaged

Create transparency, accountability, and momentum through shared goals, progress tracking, and communication tools.

Deliver A Premium Counseling Experience

Provide every student with structured guidance, personalized recommendations, and a clear path forward.

Expand Your Reach & Revenue

Connect with new families, showcase your expertise, and offer additional services through the early bird™ marketplace.

Everything You Need To Guide Students From Exploration To Admission

Multi-Student Dashboard
Student & Parent Collaboration
Client & Caseload Management
College Finder
Student-to-College Fit Score™
Semester Roadmaps
College List Finalization
Essay Workspace & Review Tools
Admissions Project Management
Deadline Tracking & Notifications
Document Storage & Student Locker
Communication & Progress Tracking
AI-Powered Guidance & Planning Support
Resource Library
Expert Marketplace Access

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Platform capabilities

College Finder

Discover and recommend colleges for your students through our data-driven engine, based on everything from academic interests to campus culture, financial requirements, and beyond.

Multi-Student Dashboard

Manage all of your students in one centralized workspace. Quickly monitor progress, deadlines, application statuses, task completion, and key milestones across your entire caseload.

Client Management Tools

Streamline communication, organization, and relationship management with tools designed to help you manage student profiles, documents, notes, meetings, and family interactions efficiently.

Student-to-College Fit Score

Identify the colleges where your students are most likely to thrive. Balance each student's profile and wishlist against college requirements to pinpoint their best fit.

Semester Roadmaps

Track, measure, and manage complex, multi-year, and time-sensitive tasks and milestones. You can support their process, make recommendations, provide feedback, and more.

College Essays

Streamline your workflow and save time. Get specific aggregated essay questions into a single dashboard, so you can identify themes, plan, and write across different applications.

Admissions Project Management

Track deadlines, create content, manage submissions, and keep every application requirement organized in one place.

College List Finalization

Guide your clients to solidify their choice list of schools, ensuring they apply to a realistic and high-probability set of colleges.

AI-Powered Support

Reduce your administrative burden with Robin, your AI assistant, who delivers 24/7 personalized assistance for you and your families.

Resource Library

Curated guides, timelines, tools, and expert articles that empower you to independently navigate complex requirements from FAFSA to standardized testing.

Expert Marketplace Access

Connect with other vetted experts in adjacent roles for targeted support. We protect your book of business. For example, as a college counselor, your students could connect with a writing expert or college ambassador, and more (additional cost).