# Clariva:College Planning — AI college admissions guide

> AI-powered college planning and application guidance for high school students. (iPhone/iPad app by Clariva LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clarivacollege-planning/id6775427923 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Clariva LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6775427925)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 8 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 23 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-11
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clarivacollege-planning/id6775427923/reviews.md

## What is Clariva?

Clariva is a free college-planning app that helps high school students find
right-fit colleges and build a concrete plan to get in, the kind of guidance
that usually costs thousands from a private counselor.

Built by a high school student, for students who don't have access to expensive
admissions help. No paywalls. No ads. No subscriptions. 

What's provided:

• Personalized college matches : your Dream / Reach / Match / Safety list from 1,600+ colleges, based on your real GPA and test scores (works even for test-optional schools), with each school's published admission bands so you know where you stand. Prioritize the states you care about, or see "Top aid for my major."

• 80+ majors across every field : engineering, computer science, business, nursing, psychology, liberal arts, pre-med, and more — with deep-fit analysis and alternative-major suggestions. Newly expanded coverage for liberal arts, business, and pre-med students: Georgetown, Emory, Boston College, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Pomona, and more.

• Money finder : merit scholarships with published thresholds, WUE western tuition savings, need-based aid flags, and net price by income so you can see what families at your income level typically pay.

• Early strategy : ED/EA deadlines, published early admit rates, and per-school test-policy chips (required / optional / blind).

• Guidance for every grade : a 9th–10th grade roadmap, a senior-year timeline with month-by-month milestones and FAFSA/CSS Profile dates, and decision-season tools to compare award letters side by side before May 1.

• AI strategy insight : a focused, personalized read on your strongest
  differentiator, the application move that matters most, your best financial-aid
  opportunity, and what to prioritize.

• Gap Plan : pick your target schools and intended major (30+ majors across
  engineering, computer science, and pre-med / health sciences), and get a
  concrete action plan: research opportunities, internships, competitions,
  certifications, and school-specific priorities to close the gap.

• Score Predictor : enter your SAT/ACT and study hours for a realistic target,
  a week-by-week study plan, and chapter focus areas.

• Application Tracker : track status, deadlines, and a document checklist for
  every school, with days-remaining reminders.

• Essay Brainstorm : generate distinct angles for Common App prompts to find
  your voice (Consider this a brainstorming tool to help generate ideas, you must write your own essay).

• Interview Prep : practice common questions and get AI feedback on your answers.

• Share your results : seniors can anonymously share where they got in to help next year's students. No account needed, nothing identifying collected.

UPLOAD OR TYPE
Upload a transcript or activities list (PDF, Excel, CSV) and Clariva extracts the
relevant fields / or enter everything manually. 

PRIVACY FIRST
Uploaded transcripts are processed in memory and are never stored. Family income, if
you enter it, stays on your device for that session only and is never sent to a server.
You can permanently delete your account and all data any time from the About page.

A NOTE ON AI
Clariva's AI features use large language models, which can occasionally be
inaccurate. Always verify admit rates, deadlines, and scholarship details with
each university's official site. Clariva is a planning tool, not a guarantee of
admission.

## Key features

- Personalized college matches
- AI strategy insights
- Actionable Gap Plan
- SAT/ACT Score Predictor
- Application Tracker
- Essay Brainstorming
- Interview Prep

## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clarivacollege-planning/id6775427923/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Apps for rising seniors building college list

*2026-07-17*

Top features gets interest are early strategy, plan generation, gap plan, explore colleges

### 5/5 — Helpful for High-schoolers like me!

*2026-07-11*

I tried it and it opened my eyes to the different possibilities and chances I had in different colleges and universities and it looked at my profile and transcript and it counted everything and I liked the “Aid” feature and the possibility based on the selected major for the colleges/universities. Good recommendation for other high-schoolers like me and waiting on new features to come out

## Frequently asked questions about Clariva

### What is Clariva's approach to college matching?

Clariva provides personalized college matches based on your GPA and test scores, categorizing them into Dream, Reach, Match, and Safety lists. It considers over 1,600 colleges and allows prioritization by state or by 'Top aid for my major'.

### How does Clariva help with the application process?

Clariva offers an AI strategy insight to identify your strongest differentiator and application moves. It also provides a Gap Plan with concrete actions, a Score Predictor for standardized tests, and an Application Tracker for deadlines and documents.

### Can Clariva help with essays and interviews?

Yes, Clariva includes an Essay Brainstorm feature to generate distinct angles for Common App prompts and an Interview Prep tool with AI feedback on your answers. Remember, you must write your own essay.

### Is Clariva free to use?

Clariva is completely free to use, with no paywalls, ads, or subscriptions. The app is designed to provide guidance that would typically cost thousands from a private counselor.

### How does Clariva handle user data and privacy?

Clariva prioritizes privacy by processing uploaded transcripts in memory without storing them. Family income data is kept on your device for the session only and is never sent to a server. You can permanently delete your account and data.

### What are the limitations of Clariva's AI features?

Clariva's AI features use large language models, which can occasionally be inaccurate. It's important to always verify admit rates, deadlines, and scholarship details with each university's official site, as Clariva is a planning tool, not a guarantee of admission.

### What majors does Clariva support for the Gap Plan?

Clariva supports over 30 majors across engineering, computer science, and pre-med/health sciences for its Gap Plan feature. This helps students create a concrete action plan tailored to their intended field of study.

### On which devices can I use Clariva?

Clariva is available for iPhone and iPod devices. The app is designed to be accessible on these Apple mobile platforms.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.7.2 — 2026-08-28

• Build your own college list: choose from 1,600+ schools and Clariva scores them with the same engine as your recommended plan, flagging when a list has no safety school or leans heavily toward reaches.
• New detail page for every college, showing whatever that school publishes: its own stated admissions factors, recent application and offer counts, score distributions, deadlines, costs, and analysis for your major. Where a school doesn't publish something, the page says so rather than guessing.
• Published admission rules: some public universities publish automatic-admission rules, like the Texas top 5% and top 10% rules. Clariva now shows those rules and whether your profile appears to meet the published criteria, along with the school's own note that such rules cover admission to the university and not necessarily to your chosen major. Always confirm with the school.
• Every chance estimate now states its basis: your specific major where a school publishes major-level data, or the school's overall admit rate where it doesn't.
• Updated costs and admission rates, taken from each school's own published figures.
• Your application tracker now fills in automatically from your plan.
Clariva's estimates are ranges based on published data, not predictions .always verify details with the school.

### 1.7.1 — 2026-08-16

Build your own college list: choose from 1,600+ schools and Clariva scores them with the same engine as your recommended plan, flagging when a list has no safety school or leans heavily toward reaches.

• New detail page for every college, showing whatever that school publishes: its own stated admissions factors, recent application and offer counts, score distributions, deadlines, costs, and analysis for your major. Where a school doesn't publish something, the page says so rather than guessing.

• Published admission rules: some public universities publish automatic-admission rules, like the Texas top 5% and top 10% rules. Clariva now shows those rules and whether your profile appears to meet the published criteria, along with the school's own note that such rules cover admission to the university and not necessarily to your chosen major. Always confirm with the school.

• Every chance estimate now states its basis: your specific major where a school publishes major-level data, or the school's overall admit rate where it doesn't.

• Updated costs for 68 schools and admission rates for 26 schools, taken from each school's own published figures.

• Your application tracker now fills in automatically from your plan.

Clariva's estimates are ranges based on published data, not predictions — always verify details with the school.

### 1.6.0 — 2026-08-10

• New Learn tab: official planning resources — College Scorecard, College Navigator, Federal Student Aid, the Common Data Set initiative, and free Digital SAT practice.
• College cards now show what each school itself says it values in admissions — essays, activities, tests, recommendations, character — straight from the school's own Common Data Set filing, for 81 schools.
• College cards now show the prior cycle's admissions numbers as reported by the school: applications, admission offers, and seats filled.
• Clearer labels and accuracy improvements throughout.

### 1.5.6 — 2026-07-20

• Early strategy insights: Published early-round admit rates for 22 top schools, taken directly from their CDS — including how much of the class fills early and where applying early gives no rate advantage
• A cost-safety check on every binding Early Decision plan, with a one-tap link to each school's official net price calculator
• Smarter college matching: liberal arts colleges now appear only for the majors they actually offer
• Clearer transcript and activities uploads, with guidance when a document lists weighted GPA
• Renamed "Edit profile & regenerate" so it's clear your plan updates after profile changes
• Fixes and reliability improvements

### 1.5.5 — 2026-07-16

• 9 newly added schools for liberal arts, business, and pre-med students — Georgetown, Emory, Boston College, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, and Pomona, with verified test policies, deadlines, and aid facts
• Share your admissions results anonymously to help next year's students
• More accurate school tiers and clearer cost, aid, and scholarship info
• Fixes and reliability improvements

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