A free weekly email covering college admissions, GPA tracking, financial aid, and everything parents actually need to know. No jargon, no anxiety, just clarity.
Four Pell Grant changes hit July 1, 2026. The biggest one cancels your Pell if scholarships cover your full cost of attendance. Here's how to protect it.
Going Merry shut down in March 2026. Here is what families should look for in a scholarship app, which alternatives to consider, and how Solyo compares.
Parent PLUS Loans are now capped at $20,000 a year and $65,000 per student. Learn what the July 2026 rules mean for your college plan and how to fill the gap.
Do PowerSchool and Canvas sync? Learn why your child's grades don't match between the two systems, which grade to trust, and how to see both in one place.
Olivier is a parent with a high schooler who started this newsletter because he couldn't find what he needed. Every September, the PowerSchool emails start flooding in. The GPA calculations don't make sense. The advice online is generic, outdated, or trying to sell a $5,000 consulting package.
Solyo was built by parents, for parents. The team behind it is doing the same thing you're doing: trying to help their kids succeed without losing their minds in the process.
Solyo doesn't aim to replace any counselor. It's built to augment what parents already do today, whether that's tracking grades manually or working with a counselor, with an automated, personalized, and data-driven approach.
Free, weekly, and unsubscribe in one click.
Not ready? Read recent articles or try the free GPA calculator