# Get every college deadline and aid step on one plan

> Six colleges, three deadline types and every aid form land in one table you can check off together.

Give AI your teen's college list and graduation year. You get one plan with each school's deadlines, required pieces, financial aid steps and a month-by-month to-do list.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/college-application-plan-for-your-teen/
- Category: Handle life admin fast
- Made for: Everyone
- Works in: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude
- Time: About 15 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste
- Note: Works on free plans with web search. Always confirm dates on each college's own site.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Help me and my teen keep college applications on track. My teen graduates high school in [GRADUATION YEAR, e.g. 2027] and is applying to [COLLEGE LIST, e.g. 6 schools, list them here]. They're thinking about [APPLICATION PLAN, e.g. early action where possible].

Search each college's official site and build one table with: school, application deadline (by plan type), application platform, essays or extra pieces required, test policy, financial aid forms and their deadlines, and the link you used. Then give me a month-by-month to-do list from now until May, with who does each task (teen or parent). Flag the 3 dates we can't miss. Mark anything you couldn't confirm on an official page so I can check it myself. Don't pick schools or write essays. Just help us stay organized.
```

## Step by step

1. Open ChatGPT and turn on web search
2. Paste the prompt below with your teen's list of schools
3. Check each date against the college's own admissions page
4. Ask for a monthly to-do list and add the dates to your calendar

## What you'll get

One table of deadlines, required pieces and aid forms for every school, linked to official pages, plus a month-by-month to-do list split between teen and parent.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude. On this page, ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. Works on free plans with web search. Always confirm dates on each college's own site.

**How long does it take?** About 15 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 3 blanks: graduation year, college list and application plan. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** One table of deadlines, required pieces and aid forms for every school, linked to official pages, plus a month-by-month to-do list split between teen and parent.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by OpenAI: https://openai.com/index/teens-learn-and-plan/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable); Second Brain (Give your AI a memory it reads across every project, so it finally knows your business).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.