The operating system for college counseling.
One platform for every student, college list, essay, and deadline. Built for IECs and counseling firms growing past spreadsheets.
Free to try. Full product access. Free onboarding services.
Counseling teams building on Pave
Students deserve attention.
The process is stealing it.
Spreadsheets hold the college lists. Google Docs holds the essays. Email holds the parent conversations. A shared drive, somewhere, holds everything else. Every new counselor you hire spends months learning where things live. Every student transition risks dropping context, important details falling through the cracks.
At 20 students per cycle, duct tape still works. At 100, 200, 500? It doesn't.
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Notes live everywhere
Student history, parent notes, and college lists are spread across drives, inboxes, and personal spreadsheets. Handoffs are painful; audits are impossible.
Quality drifts as the team grows
Every counselor has their own templates, their own shortlisting logic, their own essay process. Senior leadership has no way to enforce standards without micromanaging.
You can't see the full picture
You're flying blind on workload, at-risk students, deadline exposure, and where AI could actually help. Reports take days to pull together, and they're stale the moment they land.
Everything in one place.
Nothing falls through.
Built for IECs and counseling organizations : one system for every student, every college, every essay.
AI that actually understands your students
Support more students without cutting corners
Eliminate counsellor burnout for good
Spend time with students, not spreadsheets
Pave handles everything the admissions cycle throws at you.
Student Profiles
Every document, goal, and note in one living profile. New counselors onboard in minutes.
Student Profiles
Built for Counselors
Why counseling organizations choose Pave
Reduce Admin Workload
Reduced admin workload up to 20 hours per week
Increase Each Counselor's Student Capacity
Increase each counselor's student capacity by 50%
New Counselors Onboarded
New counselor onboarded in less than a week
Verified Data across 11+ countries
Verified data across 11+ countries including france, spain, germany, singapore and many more.
Simple pricing that scales with you.
One plan. Every feature. No hidden fees.
Billed monthly
- Unlimited AI essay feedback & brainstorming
- Personalized college matches & acceptance insights
- Application tracking & deadline management
- Family & counselor collaboration tools
- Priority support
- Verified data across 11+ countries
Billed every 3 months
- Unlimited AI essay feedback & brainstorming
- Personalized college matches & acceptance insights
- Application tracking & deadline management
- Family & counselor collaboration tools
- Priority support
- Verified data across 11+ countries
Billed yearly
- Unlimited AI essay feedback & brainstorming
- Personalized college matches & acceptance insights
- Application tracking & deadline management
- Family & counselor collaboration tools
- Priority support
- Verified data across 11+ countries
How to Get Started
Replace the spreadsheet. Retire the shared drive. Close half your tabs.
Seamless Data Migration
We move your existing student records, college lists, and essays into Pave.
Custom Workflow Mapping
Our team maps your current admissions workflow to Pave's specialized modules.
Structured Team Training
Train your counselors in two structured sessions, so you hit the ground running.
Germany undergraduate dataset for counselors
Get 47 English-taught German undergraduate degrees in one source-checked file: board-wise entry requirements, deadlines, EU/non-EU fees, living costs, scholarships, application route, and visa steps by passport.
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What is inside
29 fields on every programme, 33 on most
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Frequently asked questions
What is Pave?
Pave is an AI-powered college counseling software built specifically for independent education consultants and counseling organizations. It replaces the spreadsheets, documents, and email threads most counselors juggle today with one structured system for student profiles, college shortlisting, application tracking, essay management, deadlines, and communication.
Who is Pave for?
Pave is designed for independent education consultants (IECs) and schools, from solo practitioners managing 20 students to counseling organizations with 20 or more counselors and hundreds of students per cycle.
How is Pave different from a generic CRM?
Generic CRMs are built for sales pipelines. Pave is built for the college admissions workflow, which means college lists, essays, applications, test timelines, recommendation letters, and parent communication are first-class objects. Counselors save setup time and get reporting that actually reflects the work.
Does Pave replace the Common App, UCAS, or Coalition?
No. Pave is the workspace your counseling team uses to guide students toward and through the application portals. We track every application you're managing across every portal in one place, so your team knows what's due, what's blocked, and what's submitted without manually updating a spreadsheet.
How does Pave use AI?
Pave's AI helps counselors with three things: surfacing insights across each student's profile (gaps, strengths, narrative fit), generating realistic milestone-based plans, and tracking college data in real-time to be updated on deadlines, course information, and much more.
Is our student data safe?
Yes. We follow GDPR principles and offer a Data Processing Agreement. We are working toward SOC 2 Type II in 2027.
How long does migration take?
Most counseling organizations are fully live on Pave within 7 days. For teams on annual plans, our team handles the migration of your existing student records, college lists, and essays, and trains your counselors across two structured sessions. You don't lose a day of momentum.
Do you offer a free trial?
Yes. You can start free of charge with full product access. If you'd prefer a guided walkthrough with your own data, book a demo and our team will show you the product against your organization's workflow.
How does pricing work for large teams?
Please review the pricing page for more details.
Which countries does Pave have verified data for?
Pave tracks verified data for institutions across 13+ countries. Our database is updated the moment institutions make changes, giving you real-time access to:
- Admissions requirements
- Application deadlines
- Acceptance benchmarks
Trust & Security
Student data is the most sensitive data you handle. We treat it that way. We follow GDPR principles and offer a Data Processing Agreement. We are working toward SOC 2 Type II in 2027.
Testimonials
Trusted by IECs and counseling organizations worldwide
"As a new counseling firm, we needed structure from day one. Pave gave us one place for student profiles, college lists, essays, and parent updates, so we could operate like an established team from our very first cycle."
Nishant
Founder, Uniconnect
"Pave helped us replace scattered spreadsheets and inbox threads with a clean workflow. Our counselors spend less time on admin and more time guiding students, and our families finally have clear visibility into progress."
Christian
Senior Counselor, Global University Advisors