Sneak Peek for Independent Educational Consultants (2026)
We're putting the finishing touches on the next edition of College Kickstart for Independent Educational Consultants and thought we'd give you a sneak peek. In addition to expanded school coverage and new tags, we've introduced a new plan sharing feature for counselors wishing to update plans in student mode. Large Practice Solutions will also get the new Bulk Plan PDF generation. We've also made enhancements to our application to comply with WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines for a more user-friendly experience.
What's New for Independent Educational Consultants in 2026
Expanded School and Department Coverage
Our coverage universe now includes 790+ U.S. four-year institutions as we continue to enhance regional and HBCU coverage based on customer feedback. We also cover admission profiles for 600+ departments across 80+ popular institutions. We also now provide residency based data for over 33 popular institutions.
New Tags
We've added new tags to identify schools with strong animal science programs or veterinary schools, and to identify schools with highly inclusive LGBTQ+ policies based on the Campus Pride Index. We've also updated our existing business tag based on new data.
Plan Sharing in Student Mode
Wishing you could make a change to a plan under student ownership? After all these years, we're finally ready to beta test our new Plan Sharing feature. Offered as an opt-in feature, Plan Sharing makes it possible for counselors to make updates to plans that are student owned. You'll be able to update the school list, academic profile, and include an optional message, all of which the student will see when they next log into their account.
Bulk Plan PDF Generation (For Large Practice Solutions Only)
Looking for a way to generate personalized plan PDFs for multiple students at once? Then take advantage of our new Bulk Plan PDF Generation feature. Available exclusively for Large Practice Solutions, this opt-in feature enables counselor admins to generate and optionally email personalized plan PDFs for multiple students at once. It's a terrific way for counselors with large case loads to send plans to students at the end of spring semester or in the early fall.
Accessibility Enhancements for 2026
The 2026 edition of College Kickstart is now compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. We've made a series of improvements to our application to ensure a more inclusive experience. You may notice some subtle UI adjustments, but these changes will not affect your day to day use of our application.
We'll fill you in on the details in January. In the meantime, feel free to learn more about College Kickstart for Counselors, request a demo or check out what our customers have to say by clicking on one of the buttons below.