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OpenAI Launches College Planner in ChatGPT for Teens to Track Applications, Financial Aid

The planner will help students track requirements and aid deadlines, while new study features add flashcards, quizzes and note scanning.

  • On Wednesday, OpenAI announced it is adding a College Planner tool and new study features to ChatGPT for Teens to assist students with application processes and academic preparation.
  • These updates arrive shortly after Common Sense Media deemed the platform an "unacceptable risk," claiming the tool "still does kids' homework" and lacks sufficient parental alerts.
  • College Advising Corps CEO Ekaterina Struett said the planner helps students "stay on track" by tracking deadlines, financial-aid steps, and requirements across schools on a user's list.
  • Designed for students in grades 10-12, the initial experience focuses on four-year colleges, following a rollout where nearly 1.2 million teens used Learning Visualizations and 180,000 utilized Study Mode.
  • OpenAI plans to expand support to two-year colleges, trade schools, and international students, while currently offering new features like multipage note scanning and flashcard generation.
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OpenAI continues to develop the features of ChatGPT for teenagers, despite the recent criticisms about the safety of this version. The company announces in particular the upcoming arrival of a tool to accompany high school students in the preparation of their university applications. Baptised College Planner, this tool must centralize the various steps necessary to apply for more than one student. The article ChatGPT for teens will soon help pre…

OpenAI has announced College Planner, a tool integrated with ChatGPT that is coming in a previous phase to help teens organize the necessary steps to enter college. For the time being, the resource will be made available in the United States for accounts of under 18 years old, focusing on students from the 10th to the 12th year who want to enroll in four-year universities. With College Planner, students are able to follow the registration requir…

This new feature organizes all application processes and university admission calendars in one centralized panel. The post College Planner tool introduced for ChatGPT; Manage application and admission processes at universities appeared first on Digiato.

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The Verge broke the news in United States on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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