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College App Tracker

Organize Your College Application Journey

Track every college, deadline and requirement in one place. See countdowns, mark essays and recommendations done, and never miss a submission date again.

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College Application Tracker

Manage deadlines, status, and requirements.

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Features

Everything the tool does, built to save you time.

One list for every college

Add each school with its deadline, application fee and status so the whole journey lives in a single table.

Live deadline countdowns

Each row shows how many days remain until the deadline, so a date never sneaks up on you again.

Essay & rec checklists

One click marks the essay and recommendations complete for each school — no more guessing what is outstanding.

Status & summary stats

Track each app from Researching to Submitted to Accepted, with live counts of submitted and accepted applications.

Printable summary

Print the full application list with deadlines and statuses for your records or a counselor meeting.

How it works

How it works

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Add a college

Enter the school name, deadline, status and fee. It appears in your application list instantly.

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Track requirements

Click the essay and recommendation cells to mark each requirement complete for that school.

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Update & print

Change status as you progress, watch your summary stats update, and print the list for your records.

Who it helps

Built for everyone at the table

For parents

  • See every deadline and status in one place instead of scattered emails
  • Know which essays and recommendations are still outstanding
  • Print a summary for counselor meetings and records

For students

  • Watch countdowns so no deadline sneaks up
  • Build independence by managing their own application list
  • See submissions and acceptances add up as motivation

For counselors & co-ops

  • Review a clean printed summary of every college and status
  • Spot missed requirements at a glance

Use cases

Real homeschool scenarios

Senior fall sprint

Load the twelve target schools in September and watch the countdowns keep every early-action deadline in view.

Essay checklist

Mark the essay complete per school so you never submit an application forgetting the personal statement.

Recommendation tracking

Track which teachers have submitted recommendations so you can follow up before the deadline.

Decision season

Update statuses to Accepted, Waitlisted or Rejected as results arrive and watch your summary stats update live.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How do I organize my homeschooler’s college applications?

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Open the College App Tracker, add each college with its deadline, status and fee, then mark the essay and recommendation checklists as you complete them. The tracker shows live countdowns and summary stats so no deadline is missed.

Does it show how many days are left until each deadline?

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Yes. Each college row displays a live countdown to its deadline so you always know how much time remains before submission.

Can I track essays and recommendations per school?

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Yes. Each college has essay and recommendation checkboxes. Click to mark them complete so you can see at a glance what is still outstanding.

What application statuses can I track?

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You can set each college to Researching, In Progress, Submitted, Accepted, Rejected, or Waitlisted, and the summary stats update automatically as statuses change.

Can I print my application list?

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Yes. Click Print Summary to produce a clean list of every college with its deadline, status and requirements for your records or a counselor meeting.

Is the College App Tracker free?

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Yes. It is completely free with no sign-up and no paywall, and nothing you enter is uploaded. Your application data stays on your device.

Take control of application season

Load your colleges, watch the countdowns, and check off every essay and recommendation before the deadlines arrive.