ChatGPT is adding college planning tools for teens
OpenAI is bringing a new College Planner feature to ChatGPT for Teens to help students manage applications, deadlines and financial aid.
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OpenAI is adding new college planning tools to ChatGPT for Teens, the mode for younger users it introduced in August with added safeguards and break reminders, according to The Verge.
The new feature, called College Planner, is designed to help users navigate the college application process by bringing together application requirements, deadlines, tasks and financial-aid steps for the schools a student is considering, consolidating information that is normally scattered across multiple sources.
ChatGPT for Teens was launched as a dedicated mode aimed at younger users, incorporating protective features such as usage break reminders alongside other safeguards intended for a teenage audience.
The addition of college planning functionality reflects a broader push by OpenAI to position ChatGPT as a tool for everyday tasks beyond general-purpose conversation, extending into structured, task-specific use cases such as academic and administrative planning.
The Verge's report does not specify an exact rollout date or detail every feature included in College Planner beyond the application, deadline, task and financial-aid tracking described.
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- ChatGPT is getting college planning tools — The Verge
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