u/Zestyclose_Tower_380

Hi im a highschool junior and ive spent the past couple months obsessively thinking about my college list, figuring out which schools I actually have a shot at, which ones fit beyond just name recognition, and which ones I'd even want to go to.

I started going through common data sets to understand how schools actually weigh their criteria. However, it was pretty annoying to have to search it up and go through it so I built a tool that does all that automatically and estimates your chances of getting into that school. U fill out ur profile with ur ecs grades classes preferences, and a few other things and it goes based on that. 

Im most proud of the My Fit ranking system. Instead of sorting by prestige or acceptance rate, it balances your actual odds, your preferences (size, location, climate, cost, culture), and how strong your major is at that school. The idea is to surface schools that actually make sense for you specifically.

Data comes from CDS PDFs I manually pulled from each school's site — 220+ schools, all the latest publication period. Section C7 is factored in, so legacy, athletics, first-gen, demonstrated interest, and rigor are weighted per school rather than run through one generic formula. ED and RD are split since rates often differ by 2-3x.

If anything looks off or wrong like weird My Fit results, data issues, mobile bugs please let me know I would love feedback

https://admit.up.railway.app/

Hi im a highschool junior and ive spent the past couple months obsessively thinking about my college list, figuring out which schools I actually have a shot at, which ones fit beyond just name recognition, and which ones I'd even want to go to.

I started going through common data sets to understand how schools actually weigh their criteria. However, it was pretty annoying to have to search it up and go through it so I built a tool that does all that automatically and estimates your chances of getting into that school. U fill out ur profile with ur ecs grades classes preferences, and a few other things and it goes based on that. 

Im most proud of the My Fit ranking system. Instead of sorting by prestige or acceptance rate, it balances your actual odds, your preferences (size, location, climate, cost, culture), and how strong your major is at that school. The idea is to surface schools that actually make sense for you specifically.

Data comes from CDS PDFs I manually pulled from each school's site — 220+ schools, all the latest publication period. Section C7 is factored in, so legacy, athletics, first-gen, demonstrated interest, and rigor are weighted per school rather than run through one generic formula. ED and RD are split since rates often differ by 2-3x.

If anything looks off or wrong like weird My Fit results, data issues, mobile bugs please let me know I would love feedback

https://admit.up.railway.app/

Hi im a highschool junior and ive spent the past couple months obsessively thinking about my college list, figuring out which schools I actually have a shot at, which ones fit beyond just name recognition, and which ones I'd even want to go to.

I started going through common data sets to understand how schools actually weigh their criteria. However, it was pretty annoying to have to search it up and go through it so I built a tool that does all that automatically and estimates your chances of getting into that school. U fill out ur profile with ur ecs grades classes preferences, and a few other things and it goes based on that. 

Im most proud of the My Fit ranking system. Instead of sorting by prestige or acceptance rate, it balances your actual odds, your preferences (size, location, climate, cost, culture), and how strong your major is at that school. The idea is to surface schools that actually make sense for you specifically.

Data comes from CDS PDFs I manually pulled from each school's site — 220+ schools, all the latest publication period. Section C7 is factored in, so legacy, athletics, first-gen, demonstrated interest, and rigor are weighted per school rather than run through one generic formula. ED and RD are split since rates often differ by 2-3x.

If anything looks off or wrong like weird My Fit results, data issues, mobile bugs please let me know I would love feedback

Hi im a highschool junior and ive spent the past couple months obsessively thinking about my college list, figuring out which schools I actually have a shot at, which ones fit beyond just name recognition, and which ones I'd even want to go to.

I started going through common data sets to understand how schools actually weigh their criteria. However, it was pretty annoying to have to search it up and go through it so I built a tool that does all that automatically and estimates your chances of getting into that school. U fill out ur profile with ur ecs grades classes preferences, and a few other things and it goes based on that. 

Im most proud of the My Fit ranking system. Instead of sorting by prestige or acceptance rate, it balances your actual odds, your preferences (size, location, climate, cost, culture), and how strong your major is at that school. The idea is to surface schools that actually make sense for you specifically.

Data comes from CDS PDFs I manually pulled from each school's site — 220+ schools, all the latest publication period. Section C7 is factored in, so legacy, athletics, first-gen, demonstrated interest, and rigor are weighted per school rather than run through one generic formula. ED and RD are split since rates often differ by 2-3x.

If anything looks off or wrong like weird My Fit results, data issues, mobile bugs please let me know I would love feedback

https://admit.up.railway.app/

Hi im a highschool junior and ive spent the past couple months obsessively thinking about my college list, figuring out which schools I actually have a shot at, which ones fit beyond just name recognition, and which ones I'd even want to go to.

I started going through common data sets to understand how schools actually weigh their criteria. However, it was pretty annoying to have to search it up and go through it so I built a tool that does all that automatically and estimates your chances of getting into that school. U fill out ur profile with ur ecs grades classes preferences, and a few other things and it goes based on that. 

Im most proud of the My Fit ranking system. Instead of sorting by prestige or acceptance rate, it balances your actual odds, your preferences (size, location, climate, cost, culture), and how strong your major is at that school. The idea is to surface schools that actually make sense for you specifically.

Data comes from CDS PDFs I manually pulled from each school's site — 220+ schools, all the latest publication period. Section C7 is factored in, so legacy, athletics, first-gen, demonstrated interest, and rigor are weighted per school rather than run through one generic formula. ED and RD are split since rates often differ by 2-3x.

If anything looks off or wrong like weird My Fit results, data issues, mobile bugs please let me know I would love feedback

https://admit.up.railway.app/

I made a college fit/chances tool, would love feedback

Hi im a highschool junior and ive spent the past couple months obsessively thinking about my college list, figuring out which schools I actually have a shot at, which ones fit beyond just name recognition, and which ones I'd even want to go to.

I started going through common data sets to understand how schools actually weigh their criteria. However, it was pretty annoying to have to search it up and go through it so I built a tool that does all that automatically and estimates your chances of getting into that school. U fill out ur profile with ur ecs grades classes preferences, and a few other things and it goes based on that. 

Im most proud of the My Fit ranking system. Instead of sorting by prestige or acceptance rate, it balances your actual odds, your preferences (size, location, climate, cost, culture), and how strong your major is at that school. The idea is to surface schools that actually make sense for you specifically.

Data comes from CDS PDFs I manually pulled from each school's site — 220+ schools, all the latest publication period. Section C7 is factored in, so legacy, athletics, first-gen, demonstrated interest, and rigor are weighted per school rather than run through one generic formula. ED and RD are split since rates often differ by 2-3x.

If anything looks off or wrong like weird My Fit results, data issues, mobile bugs please let me know I would love feedback

I’m a junior and I’m pretty much done with college chance calculators. One of them showed Cornell University’s SAT mid-50% as 1120–1285. The real range is 1510–1560; it was confusing Cornell University with Cornell College in Iowa. It’s scary because people are making actual application decisions based on numbers like that.

So I built my own version. The chance calculator is free.

I’m most proud of the “My Fit” ranking. Most tools just sort by prestige or admit rates. This one tries to balance how realistic admission is for your profile against your personal preferences (like vibe, size, setting, weather, cost, etc.) while also looking at the strength of your major. The goal is to find schools you would actually like and could realistically get into, not just “Harvard Yale Princeton” for everyone.

I hand-pulled the statistics from Common Data Sets for 220+ schools. Most other tools use federal data, which usually lags by one or two full admissions cycles.

Honestly, if you see anything that looks broken like the data for your school is off, the model is acting weird, or mobile is buggy, please let me know. I’d much rather hear about it now so I can get it fixed.

I’m a junior and I’m pretty much done with college chance calculators. One of them showed Cornell University’s SAT mid-50% as 1120–1285. The real range is 1510–1560; it was confusing Cornell University with Cornell College in Iowa. It’s scary because people are making actual application decisions based on numbers like that.

So I built my own version. The chance calculator is free.

I’m most proud of the “My Fit” ranking. Most tools just sort by prestige or admit rates. This one tries to balance how realistic admission is for your profile against your personal preferences (like vibe, size, setting, weather, cost, etc.) while also looking at the strength of your major. The goal is to find schools you would actually like and could realistically get into, not just “Harvard Yale Princeton” for everyone.

I hand-pulled the statistics from Common Data Sets for 220+ schools. Most other tools use federal data, which usually lags by one or two full admissions cycles.

Honestly, if you see anything that looks broken like the data for your school is off, the model is acting weird, or mobile is buggy, please let me know. I’d much rather hear about it now so I can get it fixed.

https://admit.up.railway.app/

I’m a junior and I’m pretty much done with college chance calculators. One of them showed Cornell University’s SAT mid-50% as 1120–1285. The real range is 1510–1560; it was confusing Cornell University with Cornell College in Iowa. It’s scary because people are making actual application decisions based on numbers like that.

So I built my own version. The chance calculator is free.

I’m most proud of the “My Fit” ranking. Most tools just sort by prestige or admit rates. This one tries to balance how realistic admission is for your profile against your personal preferences (like vibe, size, setting, weather, cost, etc.) while also looking at the strength of your major. The goal is to find schools you would actually like and could realistically get into, not just “Harvard Yale Princeton” for everyone.

I hand-pulled the statistics from Common Data Sets for 220+ schools. Most other tools use federal data, which usually lags by one or two full admissions cycles.

Honestly, if you see anything that looks broken like the data for your school is off, the model is acting weird, or mobile is buggy, please let me know. I’d much rather hear about it now so I can get it fixed.

https://admit.up.railway.app/

I’m a junior and I’m pretty much done with college chance calculators. One of them showed Cornell University’s SAT mid-50% as 1120–1285. The real range is 1510–1560; it was confusing Cornell University with Cornell College in Iowa. It’s scary because people are making actual application decisions based on numbers like that.

So I built my own version. The chance calculator is free.

I’m most proud of the “My Fit” ranking. Most tools just sort by prestige or admit rates. This one tries to balance how realistic admission is for your profile against your personal preferences (like vibe, size, setting, weather, cost, etc.) while also looking at the strength of your major. The goal is to find schools you would actually like and could realistically get into, not just “Harvard Yale Princeton” for everyone.

I hand-pulled the statistics from Common Data Sets for 220+ schools. Most other tools use federal data, which usually lags by one or two full admissions cycles.

Honestly, if you see anything that looks broken like the data for your school is off, the model is acting weird, or mobile is buggy, please let me know. I’d much rather hear about it now so I can get it fixed.

https://admit.up.railway.app/

I’m a junior and I’m pretty much done with college chance calculators. One of them showed Cornell University’s SAT mid-50% as 1120–1285. The real range is 1510–1560; it was confusing Cornell University with Cornell College in Iowa. It’s scary because people are making actual application decisions based on numbers like that.

So I built my own version. The chance calculator is free.

I’m most proud of the “My Fit” ranking. Most tools just sort by prestige or admit rates. This one tries to balance how realistic admission is for your profile against your personal preferences (like vibe, size, setting, weather, cost, etc.) while also looking at the strength of your major. The goal is to find schools you would actually like and could realistically get into, not just “Harvard Yale Princeton” for everyone.

I hand-pulled the statistics from Common Data Sets for 220+ schools. Most other tools use federal data, which usually lags by one or two full admissions cycles.

Honestly, if you see anything that looks broken like the data for your school is off, the model is acting weird, or mobile is buggy, please let me know. I’d much rather hear about it now so I can get it fixed.

https://admit.up.railway.app/

I’m a junior and I’m pretty much done with college chance calculators. One of them showed Cornell University’s SAT mid-50% as 1120–1285. The real range is 1510–1560; it was confusing Cornell University with Cornell College in Iowa. It’s scary because people are making actual application decisions based on numbers like that.

So I built my own version. The chance calculator is free.

I’m most proud of the “My Fit” ranking. Most tools just sort by prestige or admit rates. This one tries to balance how realistic admission is for your profile against your personal preferences (like vibe, size, setting, weather, cost, etc.) while also looking at the strength of your major. The goal is to find schools you would actually like and could realistically get into, not just “Harvard Yale Princeton” for everyone.

I hand-pulled the statistics from Common Data Sets for 220+ schools. Most other tools use federal data, which usually lags by one or two full admissions cycles.

Honestly, if you see anything that looks broken like the data for your school is off, the model is acting weird, or mobile is buggy, please let me know. I’d much rather hear about it now so I can get it fixed.

https://admit.up.railway.app/

I’m a junior and I’m pretty much done with college chance calculators. One of them showed Cornell University’s SAT mid-50% as 1120–1285. The real range is 1510–1560; it was confusing Cornell University with Cornell College in Iowa. It’s scary because people are making actual application decisions based on numbers like that.

So I built my own version. The chance calculator is free.

I’m most proud of the “My Fit” ranking. Most tools just sort by prestige or admit rates. This one tries to balance how realistic admission is for your profile against your personal preferences (like vibe, size, setting, weather, cost, etc.) while also looking at the strength of your major. The goal is to find schools you would actually like and could realistically get into, not just “Harvard Yale Princeton” for everyone.

I hand-pulled the statistics from Common Data Sets for 220+ schools. Most other tools use federal data, which usually lags by one or two full admissions cycles.

Honestly, if you see anything that looks broken like the data for your school is off, the model is acting weird, or mobile is buggy, please let me know. I’d much rather hear about it now so I can get it fixed.

https://admit.up.railway.app/

I’m a junior and I’m pretty much done with college chance calculators. One of them showed Cornell University’s SAT mid-50% as 1120–1285. The real range is 1510–1560; it was confusing Cornell University with Cornell College in Iowa. It’s scary because people are making actual application decisions based on numbers like that.

So I built my own version. The chance calculator is free.

I’m most proud of the “My Fit” ranking. Most tools just sort by prestige or admit rates. This one tries to balance how realistic admission is for your profile against your personal preferences (like vibe, size, setting, weather, cost, etc.) while also looking at the strength of your major. The goal is to find schools you would actually like and could realistically get into, not just “Harvard Yale Princeton” for everyone.

I hand-pulled the statistics from Common Data Sets for 220+ schools. Most other tools use federal data, which usually lags by one or two full admissions cycles.

Honestly, if you see anything that looks broken like the data for your school is off, the model is acting weird, or mobile is buggy, please let me know. I’d much rather hear about it now so I can get it fixed.

https://admit.up.railway.app/

I’m a junior and I’m pretty much done with college chance calculators. One of them showed Cornell University’s SAT mid-50% as 1120–1285. The real range is 1510–1560; it was confusing Cornell University with Cornell College in Iowa. It’s scary because people are making actual application decisions based on numbers like that.

So I built my own version. The chance calculator is free.

I’m most proud of the “My Fit” ranking. Most tools just sort by prestige or admit rates. This one tries to balance how realistic admission is for your profile against your personal preferences (like vibe, size, setting, weather, cost, etc.) while also looking at the strength of your major. The goal is to find schools you would actually like and could realistically get into, not just “Harvard Yale Princeton” for everyone.

I hand-pulled the statistics from Common Data Sets for 220+ schools. Most other tools use federal data, which usually lags by one or two full admissions cycles.

Honestly, if you see anything that looks broken like the data for your school is off, the model is acting weird, or mobile is buggy, please let me know. I’d much rather hear about it now so I can get it fixed.

https://admit.up.railway.app/

I’m a high school junior and I built Candor after spending way too many nights stressing over college chances calculators that all gave completely different answers. One site said I had a 30% shot at a top school, another said 8%, and when I started digging into why, a lot of them were using outdated federal data or just making weird guesses.

So I started pulling the actual Common Data Set PDFs directly from schools and building my own model around that instead. Right now it covers 80+ schools with verified data. The whole idea is to make the estimates more realistic, especially for top schools where a lot of calculators tell basically everyone they have a 25–30% chance even though schools like Stanford University admit closer to 3–4% overall.

It’s still early, but I soft-launched about a week ago and it’s at ~65 users with pretty solid engagement so far. A counselor connected to University of Southern California reached out with feedback on some portfolio-based programs, and an IEC shared verified CDS data for another 30+ schools, which was honestly really cool to see.

Still figuring things out as I go, but it’s been fun building something that I wish existed when I started my own college search.

https://admit.up.railway.app/colleges

 Hey, I'm a high school junior, and I made a chances calculator since every other one was either really generic or wanted me to pay to see my odds

It does fit + chances for 155 schools and shows ED/RD breakdowns separately (most calculators just give one number, which is annoying because ED rates are 2-3x higher at  

  most schools)    There's also an AI chat thing that knows your profile, so you can ask stuff like "should I apply ED to brown" and it actually uses your GPA/scores                          

  free and no signups required to look around

  https://admit.up.railway.app

  idk lmk what u think, what sucks, what would be useful 

ok so I'm an HS junior, and the entire last semester I've been low-key spiraling, trying to figure out where I actually stand for college. I spent hours on every chance calculator on the internet, and the numbers were all over the place. One said I had a 30% shot at Vanderbilt, another said 8%, another said 22%. Like, which is it lol

i started digging into why, and it turns out most of them either use federal data that lags 1–2 years, just have AI make up numbers, or use a fit model so generic it's basically useless. The worst part is that half of them tell everyone they have a 25%+ shot at every T20, which just isn't real. Stanford accepts 3.6% of applicants — nobody has a 30% shot,

So I spent a few weeks pulling the actual common data set PDFs from each school's website (the official data schools publish every year), and built a fit model that factors in legacy at the specific school, athlete status, first-gen, demonstrated interest, course rigor — the whole thing. I also capped elite schools at sub-15% because that's reality.

It covers 200+ schools with verified data so far. It's free, no paywall on chances. lmk if you want me to share it

ok so I'm an HS junior, and the entire last semester I've been low-key spiraling, trying to figure out where I actually stand for college. I spent hours on every chance calculator on the internet, and the numbers were all over the place. One said I had a 30% shot at Vanderbilt, another said 8%, another said 22%. Like, which is it lol

i started digging into why, and it turns out most of them either use federal data that lags 1–2 years, just have AI make up numbers, or use a fit model so generic it's basically useless. The worst part is that half of them tell everyone they have a 25%+ shot at every T20, which just isn't real. Stanford accepts 3.6% of applicants — nobody has a 30% shot,

So I spent a few weeks pulling the actual common data set PDFs from each school's website (the official data schools publish every year), and built a fit model that factors in legacy at the specific school, athlete status, first-gen, demonstrated interest, course rigor — the whole thing. I also capped elite schools at sub-15% because that's reality.

It covers 200+ schools with verified data so far. It's free, no paywall on chances. https://admit.up.railway.app/colleges

ok so I'm an HS junior, and the entire last semester I've been low-key spiraling, trying to figure out where I actually stand for college. I spent hours on every chance calculator on the internet, and the numbers were all over the place. One said I had a 30% shot at Vanderbilt, another said 8%, another said 22%. Like, which is it lol

i started digging into why, and it turns out most of them either use federal data that lags 1–2 years, just have AI make up numbers, or use a fit model so generic it's basically useless. The worst part is that half of them tell everyone they have a 25%+ shot at every T20, which just isn't real. Stanford accepts 3.6% of applicants — nobody has a 30% shot,

So I spent a few weeks pulling the actual common data set PDFs from each school's website (the official data schools publish every year), and built a fit model that factors in legacy at the specific school, athlete status, first-gen, demonstrated interest, course rigor — the whole thing. I also capped elite schools at sub-15% because that's reality.

It covers 200+ schools with verified data so far. It's free, no paywall on chances. lmk if you want me to share it