OUR REPORTS
Career clarity delivered in 72 hours
Research-grounded reports on majors, specializations, and college programs — built on labor market data and analyst judgment, not guesswork.
Founding customer pricing – rates increase with demand
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
Undecided on a major, rethinking your path, or choosing a specialization track? goAcorn maps your profile to real outcomes.
FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS
Making your major and college decisions before application deadlines? Start with data, not assumptions.
FOR PARENTS
Researching options on behalf of your student? goAcorn delivers a report you can read together — not AI output you have to trust blindly.
FOR PARENTS
Your Child’s Degree Is A $100,000 To $320,000 Investment.
The decisions being made inside that investment — which major, which specialization, which schools, which courses, which recruiting timeline — will determine whether it pays off.
But bad advice doesn’t announce itself. It shows up quietly — in a senior year scramble, a resume with no work samples, a switched major junior year, a student who picked the wrong specialization two years ago and can’t course-correct in time.
goAcorn exists because the gap between what schools provide and what students actually need to navigate this decision is real, it is consequential, and it is solvable.
Every goAcorn bundle costs a fraction of what families typically spend on independent college counseling — and delivers a written, research-grounded answer you can act on immediately.
“The question is not whether this is expensive. The question is what it costs not to have it.”
“The question is not whether this is expensive. The question is what it costs not to have it.”
OUR BUNDLES
Three reports. One clear answer.
FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS
Launchpad Bundle
Apply to the right schools for the right reasons
$299
Who this is for:
High school juniors and seniors who don’t yet know which programs actually fit — not just which schools sound impressive. If you’re picking based on rankings, a campus vibe, or a gut feeling, you’re one application deadline away from locking in the wrong decision.
This is also for parents and students who don’t agree on the direction. Launch Pad gives you both a shared, researched answer — not another argument about “safe” vs. “reach,” but a strategy grounded in your actual fit and admissions odds.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
Major Exploration Report
A ranked look at the majors that fit your interests, strengths, and goals — grounded in current AI-era entry-level hiring data and sourced salary and growth stats, not guesswork about what “sounds interesting.” This becomes the direction the rest of your bundle is built around.
Strategic College List
A tiered list of schools — Reach, Strong Target, Solid Match — matched to your recommended major and specific program strengths at each school, not just overall rankings. Includes admissions strategy tailored to Early Action, Early Decision, and Regular Decision timing, so you know not just where to apply but when and how to maximize your odds.
Delivered together within 72 hours of your submission — both reports arrive as one package, so you have the full picture (direction and destination) at the same time, ready to act on before deadlines.
Launch Pad is designed for high school students. Because a parent or guardian typically purchases on the student’s behalf, we ask for parental review and consent at intake.
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
Discovery Bundle
Find your major before you waste another semester
$169
Who this is for:
College sophomores through seniors who are undecided, second-guessing their current major, or stuck choosing between two paths that both sound fine on paper. If you’re relying on a personality quiz, a parent’s opinion, or “I’m just good at it” as your entire decision process, this report gives you the labor market data and honest tradeoffs those sources can’t.
This is also for parents who want their student to make this decision with real information — not just gut instinct — without turning it into another argument about the “practical” major versus the one they actually want.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Stage 1: Major Matching Report + Personal Analyst Note — delivered within 24 hours
A ranked shortlist of your top 3 majors, built from your academic background, interests, and goals — not a generic quiz result. Each match comes with the reasoning behind it, so you understand why it fits, not just that it does. Your personal note from our analyst walks you through the shortlist and asks you to confirm which major you want the full report on.
Stage 2: Major Report — delivered within 48 hours of your confirmation
Once you tell us which major to go deep on, we build your full report answering the 7 questions that actually matter: real job prospects, entry salary, AI resilience, the typical career path, what raises your ceiling, whether grad school pays off, and how well it fits you personally — plus an honest bottom line.
Total turnaround: 72 hours, in two stages — because a report worth trusting is built around the major you actually picked, not our best guess.
If we don’t hear back on your major choice within 48 hours of Stage 1, we’ll proceed with our top-ranked recommendation to keep your order on schedule.
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS – DECLARED MAJOR
MOST COMPREHENSIVE
Roadmap Bundle
Turn your declared major into a career that lands.
$449
Who this is for:
College students who already know their major but haven’t picked a lane within it — and are watching classmates lock in internships while they’re still exploring. If you’re choosing electives at random or hoping a specialization “just happens” by senior year, this report gives you the market data and execution plan to make that choice deliberately.
This is also for parents who’ve watched their student pick a major but stall out on what to actually do with it — Roadmap turns “I’m a [major] major” into a specific, semester-by-semester plan toward a real outcome.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
Stage 1: Specialization Matching Report + Personal Analyst Note — delivered within 24 hours
A ranked shortlist of the top 3 specializations within your major, built on real fit signals — not just interest, but market demand, comp reality, and career resilience tradeoffs for each path. Every match includes a Fit Signal, Tradeoff, and Comp Reality Check so you’re comparing options the way an analyst would, not guessing. Your personal note from our analyst walks you through the shortlist and asks you to confirm which specialization you want to move forward with.
Stage 2: Specialization Report + Semester-by-Semester Roadmap — delivered within 48 hours of your confirmation
Once you confirm your specialization, we build two things:
- Specialization Report — a deep “Highest-Leverage Combination” analysis of your major + specialization pairing: market demand, AI resilience, saturation risk, required skills and certifications, the grad school calculus, disqualifying criteria, and who’s actually hiring.
- Roadmap — your personalized, semester-by-semester execution plan: course sequencing, portfolio projects, internship strategy, and a recruiting timeline built specifically around your major, school, and the specialization you picked.
Total turnaround: 72 hours, in two stages — because your execution plan should be built around the specialization you actually chose, not a guess made before you had the full picture.
If we don’t hear back on your specialization choice within 48 hours of Stage 1, we’ll proceed with our top-ranked recommendation to keep your order on schedule.
THE PROCESS
Four Steps. 72 Hours. A Plan You Keep.
No calls. No back-and-forth. Complete your intake form and receive your report by email.
1
YOU ORDER
Select the bundle that matches your stage and complete the intake form.
2
WE RESEARCH
We pull current labor market data and run your profile through our analysis framework.
3
WE ANALYZE
We review every answer, analyze your academic and interest profile against current labor market data, and build your personalized written assessment and reports
4
WE DELIVER
Your written, research-grounded reports delivered to your inbox within 72 hours. Built for you specifically. Ready to share with your family
WHY 72 HOURS
We Don’t Deliver Instantly. That’s Intentional.
Instant answers are easy to generate. Useful answers take research. Our 72-hour turnaround exists because we are actually doing the work — analyzing your specific situation against current labor market data, mapping your university’s resources to your target path, and building a plan that is grounded in evidence rather than generated from probability.
“Slow is not a limitation. It is proof of rigor.”
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COMMON QUESTIONS
Before you order
Is this just an AI-generated report?
No. AI handles data retrieval and initial synthesis. Viv, goAcorn founder, interprets your intake responses, applies judgment, and signs every report. The distinction matters — AI can surface data, but it can’t tell you which questions matter for your situation. We can.
Can’t I just use ChatGPT or a free AI college counselor for this?
You can — but free tools only work if you already know which questions to ask, and they won’t catch it when the answer’s wrong. Most students end up in an open-ended chat loop that confirms what they already think instead of testing it. We do the opposite: we ask the questions you don’t know to ask, verify the data behind every recommendation, and hand you one finished report in 72 hours. AI helps us pull the data — we decide what it means for you.
How is this different from talking to my college advisor?
Your advisor manages 300+ students. They can’t go deep on specialization tracks, salary benchmarks by field, or AI-resilience ratings for your specific major. goAcorn does only this — at the depth your advisor doesn’t have time for.
Which report is right for me?
Discovery ($169) if you’re choosing your major. Launchpad ($299) if you’re a high school student building your college list and admissions strategy. Roadmap ($449) if you’ve already got your major and need a specialization and execution plan.
What happens after I submit my order?
You’ll receive a confirmation email immediately. Discovery and Roadmap orders arrive in two parts — a matching report within 24 hours, then your full report within 48 hours of confirming your pick. Launch Pad arrives as one package within 72 hours. No calls, no check-ins — just your reports when they’re ready.
What is your refund policy?
Review our full refund policy before ordering. Because reports are custom-researched and delivered digitally, refund eligibility is limited. See our Refund Policy for complete terms.
Your Inquiry Deserves A Real Answer.
Not A Vague Conversation
Discovery is for college students who are undecided or reconsidering their major. Roadmap is for students who’ve declared and need a specialization plan. Launchpad is for high schoolers making major and college decisions before application deadlines lock them in.