Counselor

The Solyo Counselor is your personal AI college advisor. Ask it anything about colleges, financial aid, admissions strategy, and more — and get answers that draw from a real college database and your own emails.

How It Works

Open Counselor from your dashboard. You'll see a chat interface where you can type any question. Behind the scenes, the Counselor combines three sources to give you the best answer:

• College database — data on 6,000+ schools including admissions, costs, programs, and outcomes
• Knowledge base — curated guidance on financial aid, applications, and test prep
• Your emails — if you've connected Gmail, the Counselor can reference your actual college communications

What You Can Ask

Find Colleges

Search and compare schools using natural language:

• "Find engineering schools in California"
• "Compare MIT and Stanford"
• "What schools have acceptance rates under 20%?"
• "Show me affordable private universities near me"

For discovery questions, the Counselor uses Progressive Find — a step-by-step search that asks you about size, location, cost, and selectivity to narrow down the perfect schools.

Financial Aid

Get clear answers about paying for college:

• "How do I fill out the FAFSA?"
• "What scholarships am I eligible for?"
• "How much does Stanford really cost after financial aid?"

Your Emails

If you've connected Gmail, the Counselor can pull insights from your inbox:

• "What did UCLA say about my application?"
• "Summarize all financial aid emails from this month"
• "Did any colleges mention scholarship deadlines?"

Reading Your Results

The Counselor formats answers with clear headings, tables, and bullet points. You'll also see:

• Intent badges — shows whether the answer draws from college data, financial aid knowledge, or your personal emails
• Sources — expandable section showing where the information came from
• School cards — rich cards with acceptance rates, tuition, test scores, and more

Tips for Better Answers

• Be specific — "engineering schools in California under $40k" works better than "good schools"
• Ask follow-up questions — the Counselor remembers your conversation
• Connect your email — personalized answers are always better