Free positioning check
Before you pay an agency, know whether to spend the money, where to spend it, and what to ask them.
Free · No sign-up · No email · Results on the spot
Reviewers are cautiously favorable
5 reviewers voted independently: 3 conditional, 1 no, 1 not voting
Kaiso 13 areas · where you stand
Blue line = Top 30 admit median · dot = current position
5 more areas, such as recommendations and essay material, show by product and grade
Read the full sample report ›Two samples, open to read: generated from test data with pseudonymous applicants, through the school-selection chapter — enough to see how each conclusion is reached.
A free positioning assessment powered by the Kaiso matching engine · 8 recent admission cycles + current-season policy. Every conclusion is auditable. We don't decide for you.
One path per grade. No bundles.
Not sure yet? Start with the free positioning check ›
General chatbots run on training-time data and tend to make up numbers. Kaiso uses 8 recent admission cycles and current-season policies, and every judgment has a source.
| General chatbot | PeiPaoLab · Kaiso Engine | |
|---|---|---|
| Admission odds | Made-up numbersGives percentages like "32–45%" with no source | Three-tier classificationOnly three tiers — reach, match, safety. No made-up numbers |
| Data freshness | Training snapshotA training snapshot, possibly a year or two old | Current-season dataFully updated every admission cycle; policy changes tracked as they happen |
| Chinese-family context | Generic POVAssumes a typical US-born applicant | Chinese-American POVCalibrated to the real competition in high schools with large Chinese communities |
| Traceability | Black-box generationCan't say why it reached a judgment | Auditable basis13-area scoring plus comparison with similar admitted cases, all checkable |
Data sources:Public admit data · 8 recent cycles · current-season policy · cross-checked sources · traceable
A data tool for US college applications: start with the free assessment to see where you stand, then decide whether to spend money and where. We use 8 recent cycles of real admission data to inform your judgment — the decision stays yours.
Really free — no sign-up, no email. Results in 2 minutes; an account is only needed if you want to save history.
General-purpose models give averaged answers with uncontrolled data recency, context, and provenance. Here every conclusion traces back to a specific source and timestamp, calibrated to the actual competitive density of Chinese-American feeder schools.
Knowing your real position tells you whether the money is worth spending, where to spend it, and what to ask. Think of it as a checkup before you sign.
Positioning diagnosis $49 (grades 9-11), application sprint pack $49 beta (grade 12), post-decision rescue kit $49, long-term subscription $9/month. The assessment and data tools stay free.
Reports are drafted by the Kaiso engine on cross-validated data; paid reports are then reviewed one by one by a counselor before delivery. Probability language stays in three tiers — no made-up numbers.
Grades 9-12 all have a use: lower grades for positioning and long-term planning, grade 12 for the application sprint, plus rescue paths after decisions. Applicants and parents can use it together.
Assessment stays free · deep reports from $49