FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS & COLLEGE STUDENTS
CAREER INTELLIGENCE
Labor market research and analyst judgment — delivered to your inbox in 72 hours. No calls. No scheduling. No generic advice.
72hrs
DELIVERY TIME
100+
MAJORS COVERED
PhD
RESEARCH STANDARD
THE PROBLEM
You Are Not Alone ……
“I don’t know what major to pick and personality quizzes aren’t helping.”
“I’m thinking about switching majors but don’t know if it’s worth it.”
“I have a major but no idea which direction to take it.”
“My parents disagree about my path and I need data to anchor the conversation.”
“I want a semester-by-semester plan before junior year recruiting starts.”
“I want to optimize my major and minor together as a strategic pairing.”
And for parents asking the question they’re afraid to say out loud: “Is my child going to be okay?”
WHAT GOACORN IS
Career Intelligence, Built For You Specifically
Every assessment we deliver is built on four non-negotiable standards.
Research-Grounded
Built on current labor market data, real hiring trends, and PhD-level analysis of where each field is going — not where it was five years ago.
Transcript-Specific
We analyze your actual academic record, actual university’s resources, and actual graduation timeline, specifically for you. Not recycled from a template.
Written and Permanent
Unlike an advising appointment you half-remember, your assessment is a document you keep, reference, and share with your family at any point in your journey.
Delivered in 72 Hours
Because the research takes time to do right. We don’t generate instant answers. We do thorough work and deliver it on a timeline that reflects that.
EMAIL-BASED
We Chose Email On Purpose
No Scheduling Friction
No calendar links, no time zone juggling, no “does Thursday at 3pm work?” Submit your inquiry when you have 5 minutes — at midnight before finals if needed.
Better Questions, Better Answers
Writing out your situation forces you to think clearly. Students who articulate their question in writing consistently get more useful responses than those who show up to a call unprepared.
A Record You Can Keep
A written response doesn’t fade. Re-read it, share it with parents, cite it in a conversation with your academic advisor, or come back to it six months later.
Less Pressure, More Honesty
Some students find it easier to share real concerns in writing — especially sensitive topics like disappointing parents or questioning a major they’ve publicly committed to.
Depth Over Speed
A 72-hour turnaround lets us pull current data, run proper analysis, and write a response we stand behind — rather than improvising on a call with whatever we recall off the top of our head.
Shareable With Family
Every assessment is designed to be forwarded. Parents can read the same document and see the same data — turning a family disagreement into a shared conversation grounded in evidence.
OUR BUNDLES
Three reports. One clear answer.
FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS
Launchpad Bundle
Apply to the right schools for the right reasons
$299
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
Discovery Bundle
Find your major before you waste another semester
$169
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
Roadmap Bundle
Turn your declared major into a career that lands
$449
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FREE RESOURCES
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This free guide is a good start
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What Your Major Actually Pays At Entry
COMMON QUESTIONS
Your Questions, Answered
goAcorn is a career intelligence platform that researches current labor market conditions for college students evaluating majors and career paths. Our reports are grounded in research — not predictions, not guesswork.
goAcorn is for high school and college students who want data-based guidance rather than vague encouragement. Parents of college students also frequently engage us for a second opinion on their student’s major and career direction.
You can. But what you’ll find is fragmented, unverified, and rarely synthesized into a decision-useful format. goAcorn does the research, cross-references the sources, and delivers it structured — so you spend your time deciding, not digging.
Campus career centers do valuable work — resume reviews, job boards, employer connections. What they typically can’t offer is a research-trained analyst who applies current labor market data, AI disruption analysis, and career saturation metrics to your specific situation. That’s the goAcorn difference.
Many of our best sessions are with students who have a major but want to understand their actual career options, which specializations add the most value, and how to position themselves competitively. Declaring a major is the beginning of career planning, not the end.
Email is a deliberate choice, not a fallback. It removes scheduling friction, forces clearer questions, produces a response you can keep and share, and allows us to do proper research before responding — rather than improvising on a call. Most students find the written format easier and more useful than they expected.
Very specific – the more focused, the better. “Should I major in computer science?” is hard to answer well. “I’m a sophomore CS major at a mid-tier state school considering switching to information systems because I’m struggling with the math – is IS worth it career-wise?” is an inquiry we can research with precision. Use the intake form to give us full context.
If your response doesn’t address your question as submitted, we’ll revise it at no charge. We stand behind the quality of every assessment. If you feel the answer missed the mark, let us know and we’ll make it right.
We’ve built Career Intelligence library across 100+ majors and career fields — business, STEM, health sciences, social sciences, education, design, humanities, and emerging tech. If your specific field isn’t in our existing library, we will build a custom analysis using the same research framework.
Your major decision deserves actual research
Not a chatbot. Not a 20-minute advising appointment. A real report, built on real data, signed by a real analyst.
All assessments include a revision guarantee. If your response doesn’t address your question as submitted, we’ll revise it at no charge.