For parents
College prep is a four-year marathon. Run it together.
Your teen logs their hours, goals and college plan. You follow along, read only: what's due, what's done and what comes next, from 9th grade to graduation.
Free for 30 days · No card · Your teen stays in control
Ava's college plan
11th grade86
service hours
3.8
GPA
1390
best SAT
Bright Futures: 86 of 100 hours86%
- SAT registration closes in 9 days
- Ask two teachers for recommendations
- State University: early action, November 1
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Year by year
What to watch in each grade
The short version of a long road. Your teen's plan in My Award Tracker turns each line into steps with dates.
Start strong
9th grade
- Pick the goals that matter: graduation service hours, Bright Futures or the Congressional Award
- Log every activity with its hours and someone who can confirm them
- Grades from 9th grade count in the GPA colleges see
- Try clubs, sports and service to find what sticks
Go deeper
10th grade
- Stay with one or two activities and take on more responsibility
- Try the PSAT 10 or a practice SAT or ACT
- Work toward a Congressional Award level: the Bronze Medal takes at least 7 months
- Plan the summer: a job, a program or a service project
The big year
11th grade
- PSAT/NMSQT in October, then the SAT or ACT in the spring
- Build a college list together and plan visits
- Ask two teachers for recommendations before summer
- Look for scholarships that reward service hours
Apply and finish
12th grade
- Early deadlines are often November 1 or 15
- The FAFSA opens in the fall: file it as early as you can
- Scholarship deadlines run from fall into spring
- Finish graduation hours and print the verified records
The family view
Know where things stand, without the nagging
Read only, and only when your teen chooses to share.
What’s coming up
Deadlines and the next steps for their grade, in plain words.
Progress that matters
Service hours and goals, GPA, best SAT and ACT, and their college list.
A monthly email
Your teen can add you to their monthly progress report, so it comes to your inbox.
Their counselor’s weekly note
If they work with a counselor here, the weekly summary can come to you too.
Essays, notes, reflections and files stay private to your teen.
How to start
Three steps, five minutes
1
Invite your teen
Create a free account and enter their email under Family. Or they invite you from their account.
2
They choose to share
Nothing is shared until your teen says yes. They can stop any time.
3
Follow along
Open Family to see what’s due and what’s done. No more “did you log your hours?”
On their phone, like an app
On iPhone, open the site in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android, open it in Chrome and tap Install app. It opens from the home screen and can send reminders.
App Store and Google Play versions are on our list.
Free to start
30 days
Every feature, no card
Then Plus is $9.99 a year to keep logging and print the hours documents. One payment, no auto-renew.
Questions
What parents ask us
Can I see everything my teen writes?
No. You see dates, progress and statuses: deadlines, hours, goals, GPA, test scores and their college list. Essays, notes, reflections and files stay private to your teen.
Does my teen have to agree?
Yes. Your teen chooses to share, and can stop sharing any time. That keeps it their plan, with you alongside.
What does it cost?
Every feature is free for 30 days. Then Plus is $9.99 a year to keep logging and print the hours documents, and the Full package is $19.99 a year with the college tools and the family view. Each is one payment with no auto-renew, and you can buy it for your teen as a gift.
Is there a phone app?
Yes. My Award Tracker installs from the browser on iPhone and Android, opens like an app from the home screen and can send reminders. App Store and Google Play versions are on our list.
I have two children in high school.
Invite each of them. Your Family page lets you switch between them.