ChatGPT is getting college planning tools

October 7, 2026 Jay Peters

A preview of OpenAI’s College Planner. | Image: OpenAI

OpenAI is bringing new tools to ChatGPT for Teens, a mode for teens introduced in August with safeguards and break reminders, to help users with the college application process.

"College Planner brings together application requirements, deadlines, tasks, and financial-aid steps for schools on a student's list in one plan," OpenAI says. "Students applying to several colleges can return to it to update their progress, use the timeline to plan ahead and see what's left to do. They can also ask ChatGPT questions along the way, from what a requirement means to how to get started."

The new College Planner feature will arrive "soon," according t …

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