OpenAI announces college planner for ChatGPT for Teens
By Automate Basics, written with AI from The Verge's original
OpenAI says a College Planner is coming to ChatGPT for Teens. It will bring application requirements, deadlines and financial aid tasks into one plan for students applying to multiple colleges.
What changed
OpenAI says its forthcoming College Planner will put the requirements, deadlines and financial aid steps for colleges on a student’s list into a single plan. Students will be able to track their progress, look ahead at upcoming tasks and ask ChatGPT questions about requirements or where to begin. The Verge reports that the feature is coming to ChatGPT for Teens, which already has safeguards and break reminders.
The planner has not arrived yet. For a student juggling several applications, its main purpose is to keep the work visible in one place rather than scattered across separate school materials. OpenAI has not given a more precise release date than “soon.”
Who can use ChatGPT’s College Planner?
OpenAI says the initial US focus is students in grades 10 through 12 who plan to apply to four-year colleges. The feature is intended for ChatGPT for Teens, but the source does not specify which plans will include College Planner or whether it will cost anything. It also does not say when students outside that initial group might get it.
College advisers and school staff may find the announcement relevant when helping students manage application work, but OpenAI describes the planner as a tool for students. The announcement does not establish a separate staff version or say that an adviser can view a student’s plan.
How could I try it with a student?
College advisers could start with a student who is applying to more than one school once College Planner becomes available. The useful first task would be to gather the student’s application and financial aid steps into a plan, then identify what still needs attention. OpenAI says students will be able to return to the plan as their progress changes and ask ChatGPT about unfamiliar requirements.
Before relying on that plan, check its entries against each college’s own application materials and the student’s financial aid information. Pay particular attention to deadlines, required items and completed tasks. The source does not describe how the planner obtains or updates college requirements, so treat the plan as an organizing aid, not the final authority.
Frequently asked questions
Is ChatGPT’s College Planner available now?
No. OpenAI says College Planner is coming soon, but the source gives no specific release date. Its initial US focus will be students in grades 10 through 12 who are planning to apply to four-year colleges.
Can a college adviser see a student’s plan?
The source does not say that advisers can access or share a student’s College Planner. OpenAI describes students using it to track application and financial aid work across schools, update their progress and ask ChatGPT questions about requirements.
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Source: ChatGPT is getting college planning tools, The Verge, 7 Oct 2026.