Burple For school counselors & leaders

College discovery for high schools

Better questions for the college search.

Burple helps students explore colleges that fit their interests and bring better questions to their school counselor. Students can start in ninth grade, and parents can take a separate version.

Inside a college search
What I like learning
Where I feel comfortable
What I’d like to try
A question to bring to school

Where could I study science and make things?

Compare courses, clubs, and ways to get hands-on experience.

Illustrative example of a question a student could bring to a counselor.

What families get

Two perspectives on what might fit.

Students and parents take separate, free quizzes. Personalized reports are available separately. Each offers college suggestions, reasons to explore them, and details about campus opportunities.

For students

A college list with reasons to look closer.

The student quiz considers academics, personality, interests, and preferences about campus life. The personalized report points to things to investigate, such as courses, student groups, and campus opportunities.

For parents and caregivers

A way to bring what you know about your child.

Parents and caregivers answer from their own perspective. Their report suggests colleges, explains why they might fit their child, and gives the family campus details to discuss together.

An example

Same family, different observations.

The student notices

“I’d like a campus where I can try design without choosing a major right away.”

The parent notices

“They do their best work when they know their teachers. How easy is it to get to know professors?”

In your counseling program

Give students something to bring to the next meeting.

Students can prepare between meetings. It also gives families with limited access to private college guidance a place to start.

  1. Introduce it when students are ready.

    Share it with a ninth-grade advisory, a junior college planning group, or families attending a college night.

  2. Ask students to bring one discovery.

    A course they want to look up, a campus they hadn’t considered, or a question they want to ask is enough to start.

  3. Put it in context together.

    Use the conversation to weigh academics, affordability, location, and the student’s own priorities as their list takes shape.

For counselors and administrators

Before you share.

When can students start?

Students can begin in ninth grade. Early exploration can help them notice what they want from college. Older students can use the report to investigate options and prepare for advising.

Can families participate on their own?

Yes. The student and parent versions are separate. A student can explore independently, and a parent or caregiver can take their version whenever it’s useful.

What access can we offer families?

The quizzes are free. Personalized reports are a separate step. We’ll confirm report access and any school offer with your team before you share it with families.

What would the school need to do?

Choose a group and a way to reach it. Burple can supply a short newsletter blurb, a graphic, and instructions for the agreed access. You can review the materials first.

Start with a review

See what a family would receive.

Email Edward for sample materials and tell him which students or families you’d like to reach. Your counseling team can review the materials. We can agree on report access and a sharing plan by email.