College Decision Maker

Stop Guessing. Start Deciding.

Choosing a college isn't just about rankings or gut feelings — it's about finding the school that's actually the right fit for your family, financially and personally. The College Decision Maker turns that overwhelming decision into a clear, side-by-side comparison you can actually trust.

How it works:

Rate what matters most to your family — academics, cost, location, campus culture, career support, and more — then score up to 15 colleges against those priorities. The spreadsheet does the rest: every college gets an automatic Weighted Score, your top-choice schools rise to the top, and you get a clear, ranked list of your best-fit options — no math required.

What's included:

• ✅ College Scorecard — rate every school against 10 customizable priority factors
• ✅ Cost Comparison — enter real tuition and aid numbers; your Cost & Affordability score calculates itself
• ✅ Application Tracker — simple checkboxes for visits, applications, and deposits
• ✅ Final Results — your colleges, automatically ranked from best fit to worst — no sorting, no guesswork
• ✅ A full instructional Welcome tab, so you're never wondering what to do next

No downloads, no software to learn. This is a ready-to-use Google Sheets template — click the link, make your own copy, and you're comparing colleges in under two minutes.

Built by a career school counselor with over 25 years of experience helping families navigate exactly this decision.