CollegeHound

11/22/2025

Sharing this helpful resource from The Local Moms Network. Their first ever 2026 College Prep Guide: Your Road to College is now live, and we are proud that CollegeHound was selected as the only planning system featured.

College admissions has changed dramatically in recent years, and families deserve tools that make the process clearer and more manageable. CollegeHound was built to give moms the gift of time by keeping everything organized in one place and reducing the stress of keeping up with deadlines, tasks, and requirements.

Thank you to The Local Moms Network and The College Corner for including us in this important guide for Class of 2026 families.

College prep has changed *a lot* since we were applying. “Between online applications, the huge increase in students applying, and the ripple effects of COVID, it’s a completely different experience,” says Ali Dorfman, founder and CEO of .

That’s why we’re sharing our favorite resources to make the process more productive and less stressful, along with expert tips. Link in bio for the full list.

And don’t forget to check out our sponsor, Gorilla Grip! From lap desks to over-the-door organizers, has tons of essentials for college-bound kids. Use code LMN20 for 20 percent off at gorillagrip.com and start putting together the perfect care package.








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11/22/2025

Big news for Class of 2026 families. The Local Moms Network has released its first ever College Prep Guide: Your Road to College. CollegeHound is proud to be included as the only Planning System featured in the guide.

This guide was created in partnership with The College Corner and brings together expert advice, current admissions insights, and trusted tools to help families navigate the modern college process. The Local Moms Network is a nationwide organization serving communities across the country, and we are honored to be part of this important resource.

We are also proud to share that CollegeHound offers a 7 day free trial and costs only $5 per month per student. Our goal is to make staying organized and on track during the college journey easier for every family.

Read the 2026 College Prep Guide here: https://thelocalmomsnetwork.com/

10/09/2025

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10/07/2025

I was recently asked why a student would use CollegeHound when the Common App is free. What a great question and I’d love to explain. 🤓

The Common App is an application platform.
It’s where you submit your essays, activities, and recommendations — after everything is done and ready.

CollegeHound, on the other hand, is what gets you to that point starting as early as 9th grade.
It’s your digital binder — a planning and organization system that helps students and parents keep every piece of the college journey in one place.

💡 Think of it this way:
• The Common App is the destination.
• CollegeHound is your GPS.

With CollegeHound, you can:
✅ Build and organize your college list
✅ Track testing, deadlines, scholarships, and essays
✅ Keep every activity, award, and service hour in one spot
✅ See where your student stands compared to their dream schools
✅ Get AI-powered reminders and next steps every month

By the time you open the Common App — your student’s already prepared.

🎓 CollegeHound isn’t about pressing “submit.”
It’s about staying organized, confident, and ahead of the curve.

👉 Try it free at

Streamline your college preparation journey with personalized guidance, task management, and AI-powered recommendations. Start your path to college success today.

10/05/2025

Today we celebrate the teachers, mentors, and coaches who make learning possible. 🍎

At CollegeHound, we believe success in high school and beyond starts with strong guidance — and many of you have shaped the journeys of our students.

To every teacher who has graded papers late, encouraged a student when they doubted themselves, or shared resources beyond the lesson plan, thank you!

This National Teachers Day, we honor your dedication, creativity, and patience.

🎓 Special thanks to all the high school teachers who help students build the portfolios, leadership skills, and ambition that make college possible, or who spent weekends writing Letters of Recommendation at the last minute.

10/05/2025

🎉 Something new is coming to CollegeHound!

We’ve been listening to families and we’re making CollegeHound simpler, smarter, and more affordable for everyone.

💾 Introducing the new Digital Binder — all your student’s grades, activities, awards, test scores, and college list in one organized place.

✅ One simple $5 plan (coming soon!)
✅ Add-on modules for college search and fit, essays, scholarships, testing, recruiting and more
✅ Free 5-day full trial — no credit card, just email

College planning is about to get easier for every family.

10/01/2025

🌟 Your College Portfolio = Your Application Power Tool 🌟

Every GPA point. Every class. Every activity. Every award.
📚 🏆 🎶 🏐 🎓

With CollegeHound’s Portfolio, students can:
✅ Track academics, classes, and GPA
✅ Log extracurriculars & volunteer work
✅ Record awards and honors
✅ Keep everything in ONE place—ready for applications

No more last-minute scrambling to remember what you did freshman year. Your Portfolio becomes your personal highlight reel—organized, accurate, and always ready when colleges ask for it.

📹 Watch this quick video to see how easy it is to build your Portfolio inside CollegeHound.

🐾 CollegeHound makes college prep simple, clear, and stress-free—for both students and parents.

👉 Try it now at CollegeHound.com

10/01/2025

🎓✨ Meet Your College Application Command Center! ✨🎓

Stressed about keeping track of deadlines, test scores, extracurriculars, and scholarships?
We get it. That’s why we built the CollegeHound Dashboard—your all-in-one organizer for the college application journey.

With the Dashboard, you can:
✅ Track GPA & test scores against your target colleges
✅ Stay on top of deadlines & scholarships
✅ Organize extracurriculars in one click
✅ See your overall readiness score (and what’s missing)
✅ Keep your to-do list prioritized so nothing slips through the cracks

📹 Check out this walkthrough to see how the Dashboard keeps students (and parents!) organized and on track.

🐾 Your college journey doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. CollegeHound keeps it all in one place—so you can focus on what matters most.

👉 Ready to get started? Visit CollegeHound.com

09/29/2025

We’re big fans of Road2College and the great resources they share — like this article about spreadsheets as a “secret weapon” for the college search.

But here’s the catch: spreadsheets can only hold information. They don’t collate it, cross-link it, or make it actionable. Families end up with dozens of tabs that don’t “talk” to each other — deadlines in one, activities in another, essays somewhere else.

That’s why we built CollegeHound 🐾.
We go beyond storage to functionally use the information:
✅ Auto-sort and prioritize deadlines
✅ Use our Scout AI to help you determine Reach, Target snd Safety base on YOUR data
✅ Organize and summarize activities, awards, and volunteer hours into ready-to-use formats
✅ Keep students and parents synced in real time

Think of CollegeHound as the upgrade from spreadsheets — a true digital binder + smart assistant designed for the messy, multi-year college journey.

🎓 Real paths for real kids.
🌐 collegehound.com

Learn how to make a college spreadsheet, what information to include, and what platform to use. Also, get access to the R2C Insights comparison tool to simplify your college search process.

09/29/2025

Attention Raleigh Area:

📣 Shoutout to our friends at Unbound Performance and Spark Physical Therapy & Performance!

If you’ve got a student-athlete in the house, this FREE event is a can’t-miss opportunity:

Are You Ready to Perform? Unlocking the Mental and Physical Edge for Athletic Success
📅 Saturday, October 25, 2025
🕘 9 – 11 AM
📍 Spark Physical Therapy & Performance, Raleigh NC

You’ll hear from:
🏐 Caroline Vinson — former D1 athlete who fought back from injury
🏆 Jim Freeman — coach with 10 state titles (and CollegeHound collaborator!)
💪 Brian Schiff — performance PT for athletes from youth to pro

Topics include:
🧠 Mindset training
💪 Recovery principles
🤝 The coach & player dynamic
🥇 Tips to perform your best
✍️ College recruiting insight

Parents + athletes — this is a great chance to learn strategies for peak performance, injury recovery, and managing the pressures of competition.

👉 Cost: FREE. Sign up through .

At CollegeHound, we’re all about helping families succeed both in the classroom and on the field — and we love spotlighting resources like this that support the whole student-athlete.

🗣️ Attention athletes and parents! Are you looking for proven strategies to empower your mind and body to achieve optimal results?

We are partnering with to deliver an impactful conversation and seminar designed to help athletes elevate their game.

Our expert panel brings experience and perspectives as athletes, coaches, parents and practitioners.

You will hear from a coach who won 10 state titles, a former D1 🏐 player who was overcome injuries and a performance physical therapist who has worked with athletes of all levels from youth to pro sports.

This clinic will cover:

🧠 Mindset training strategies

💪 Physical recovery principles

🤝 The coach & player dynamic

🥇 Tips to perform your best

✍️ Insight on college recruiting

The target audience is competitive athletes of all ages looking to achieve peak performance and aspiring college athletes.

Our goal is to provide strategies for parents and athletes to successfully manage stress, injury, performance anxiety, competition for playing time, and common challenges that arise in sports.

In addition, we will discuss the importance of communication and collaboration across all those involved with the athlete’s care to optimize health and performance.

Cost: Free

👉 Sign up using the link in our bio.

09/29/2025

Hey fellow parents! 👋

I’m Shelley, and I created CollegeHound because I was drowning in the college prep chaos with my own kid.

Picture this: Junior year. My teen shuts down every time I mention the word college. Meanwhile, I’m over here with ADHD trying to juggle SAT scores, volunteer hours, sports achievements, and that random award from freshman year that might actually matter. Was it in my email? A folder? That pile of papers on the kitchen counter? 🤯

I was terrified I’d miss something crucial — like when FAFSA opens or residency deadlines (yes, those sneak up on you!).

That’s when it hit me: we needed a digital binder. One place where EVERYTHING lives — grades, activities, achievements, deadlines. No more panic searching. No more “Mom, where did you put my…?”

CollegeHound started as just a safe spot to store it all. But it’s grown into so much more — because let’s be honest, parents are the ones holding this whole process together.

If you’re overwhelmed by the college journey (or dreading it starting), you’re not alone. We built this for parents like us — who just want to support our kids without losing our minds in the process. 💙

Because college applications are hard enough without playing hide-and-seek with important documents.

09/28/2025

🙋‍♀️ Parents, we owe you an apology.

We need to clear something up about CollegeHound.

A mom told me she hired a $5,000 college counselor because “my daughter won’t do anything college-related without a meltdown.”

Her friend asked: “Why didn’t you try CollegeHound?”
She said: “I thought it was for motivated students.”

That’s when we realized: we’ve been terrible at explaining what CollegeHound actually is.

THE TRUTH:
✅ We built it for PARENTS who are managing the process
✅ YOU control the dashboard
✅ YOU track everything that needs to happen
✅ Your teen participates only when (and if) they’re ready

💬 One mom said:
“I manage everything in CollegeHound. My son thinks deadlines just ‘appear’ on his phone. He has no idea I’m orchestrating it all behind the scenes.”

💬 Another shared:
“My daughter only sees her 3 tasks for the week. She doesn’t know there are 47 other things I’m tracking.”

We always knew parents drive this process.
We just forgot to tell you that clearly.

👉 So yes — this is YOUR command center.
Student participation? Totally optional. At least until they understand that CollegeHound makes things so easy that they CAN do it!

🔗 See how parents actually use it → www.collegehound.com

P.S. Don’t spend $5,000 for someone to do what you can manage yourself in CollegeHound for a fraction of the cost.