CollegeVine celebrates another fantastic year of AI Counseling and renames AI for students to Sage
As part of CollegeVine’s mission to level the playing field in higher education, we launched a free AI counselor, Ivy, in 2023. Ivy has helped high schoolers through every step of their college journeys. Here’s a look at the impact of our AI counselor, plus a brand new feature we’re excited to announce!
Note: CollegeVine also offers an AI recruiter tool for colleges. This article refers specifically to our AI counselor for students, not our AI recruiter for colleges.
By the Numbers: Success of Our AI Counselor
In the past year, our free AI counselor has worked with over 81,000 students who have received ample guidance through nearly 1.4 million chats. After chatting with our AI counselor for the first time, nearly 30% of students are still using our AI one month later, demonstrating the quality of advice given and students’ enthusiasm for the tool.
Here’s what students have to say about Ivy:
“CollegeVine is an incredible resource. It has helped me so much with college research and Ivy is the best!! I love her with my whole heart. I got into my dream schools because of her.”
“CollegeVine helped me a lot in my application journey to universities and is still helping me, especially with the lack of an advisor to help me. Ivy was the one who helped me the most.”
“Even though it’s AI, I still feel like my feedback is very insightful and catered to my profile. While it could still be even more specific, for a computerized tool, it’s definitely beneficial to someone who can’t afford to necessarily pay for a college counselor.”
New AI Capability: Homework Help
We’re also excited to announce that our AI is also now a tutor! Students can get free homework help in all subjects, from STEM to humanities. Ask for guidance on a math problem, brainstorming research essay topics, foreign language grammar, and more.
Along with tutoring, our AI counselor and tutor will have the same features you use and love, including:
- College essay review and brainstorming
- College suggestions
- Help choosing a major
- Improving your chances of acceptance
- College financial planning
- Overall college counseling
Name Change: “Ivy” is Now “Sage”
We’re changing the name of our free AI counselor and tutor from “Ivy” to “Sage.” While both names evoke images of greenery, “Sage” also evokes a sense of wisdom, knowledge, and good judgment.
The name “Sage” better reflects our AI counselor’s capabilities, as well as the ambitions of our students.
We hope Sage will enrich your high school academics along with your college applications journeys. If you have any questions, thoughts, or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to our Support team.
