Sallie Mae // College Ahead

Getting into college is hard. Figuring out where to go, what to study, what it might cost and how to pay for it can make freshman year feel weirdly close to adulthood.

College Ahead was an in-depth planning app created for high school freshmen and their parents, helping families explore schools, compare costs, understand majors, discover career paths, estimate earning potential and find scholarships, grants and other resources before loans entered the conversation.

It was built to make the road to college feel less like a panic spiral and more like something families could actually plan for.