Dolphin AI — College Planning Assistant
Dolphin AI is the assistant built into
Dolphin Parents, the
college planning platform for students, parents, counselors and tutors. It answers
questions about the college journey and acts on your portal — adding colleges to your
list, creating tasks and tracking deadlines.
What you can ask about
- Building a college list of reach, target and likely schools
- Brainstorming and refining application essays
- Finding scholarships and keeping track of their deadlines
- FAFSA, the CSS Profile and comparing financial aid award letters
- Planning AP, IB and honors coursework across four years
- Summer programs, internships, volunteering and job shadowing
- NCAA eligibility and college athletics recruiting
Who it is for
- Students — essay coaching, test prep plans and next steps
- Parents — deadline oversight and how to talk it through at home
- Counselors — caseload digests and updates across every student
- Tutors — course load and test preparation schedules
Frequently asked questions
What is Dolphin AI?
Dolphin AI is the college planning assistant built into Dolphin Parents. It answers
questions about applications, essays, scholarships and financial aid, and it can act on
your portal directly — adding target colleges, creating tasks and logging activities.
Who is Dolphin AI for?
Students, parents, college counselors and tutors. Dolphin AI adapts to the role you sign
in as: essay and test-prep coaching for students, deadline oversight and conversation
starters for parents, and caseload summaries for counselors and tutors.
Do I need a Dolphin Parents account?
No — you can start asking questions as a guest. Signing in with your Dolphin Parents
account connects the assistant to your portal so it can see your deadlines, college list
and coursework, and save what you discuss.
Does Dolphin AI cost anything?
Dolphin AI is free to try and is included with a Dolphin Parents account. Dolphin Parents
offers a free tier alongside premium plans.
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or visit the
Dolphin Parents portal
— see also our terms and privacy policy.