What We Build & Publish

Research

How We Work

We are a research and build division. We study a hard problem, then ship a real solution for it. Education is where we started, not where we stop.

Research

We investigate a problem with data until we genuinely understand it. Findings are published openly.

Build

We turn the research into a working product, engineered to a standard people can rely on.

Open

We release it accessibly, with a free tier, so the solution reaches everyone it was built for.

Our First Solution · 2026

The Ivory Index

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The Ivory Index is the first product to come out of AOArose, an AI-powered college admissions intelligence platform built for macOS and Windows. It consolidates the entire pre-application research workflow into one precision-engineered tool: scholarship discovery, essay analysis, deadline management, and institutional comparison, backed by live data and AOArose research. It is one solution in a growing roadmap, not the boundary of what we build.

Scholarship Finder

AI-matched scholarships from a live database. Filtered by major, GPA, location, and essay requirements.

Essay Intelligence

Semantic analysis of college essays. Tone mapping, structure evaluation, word economy scoring.

Deadline Orchestrator

Unified deadline calendar with milestone breakdowns. Never miss a round deadline.

College Comparison

Side-by-side institutional analysis: acceptance rates, cost of attendance, financial aid generosity, outcomes.

Application Studio

End-to-end Common App workflow assistance. Section by section, prompt by prompt.

Research Dashboard

AOArose research papers and data visualizations, surfaced directly inside the tool.

macOS

Apple Silicon (M1+)

arm64

Windows

x64 · MSI Installer

x64

Publications

Research Papers

Admission Rate Volatility in US Research Universities, 2010–2025

Published

A longitudinal analysis of acceptance rate compression at R1 institutions, controlling for application volume inflation.

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The Scholarship Discovery Gap: Who Finds Aid and Why

In Review

Why the majority of available scholarship funding goes unclaimed, and how AI-assisted discovery changes the distribution.

Coming Soon

Essay Signals: What Admissions Readers Actually Weight

In Progress

Interview-based qualitative research with former admissions officers on the implicit scoring of personal statements.

Coming Soon

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