Education
GPA Scale
GPA scaleYour school’s maximum scale: 4, 5, 10, 100 or None. Do not convert it into the US system.
Tells you what to pick
Not just the definition — the answer for your situation.
For applicants with no college counsellor
You understood the question.
Now what do you write?
Knowing that “class rank” means your standing does not tell you what to pick when your school does not rank at all. Fillo answers that — on the page, from your own profile.
Free · Known portals work offline · Your answers never leave your computer
Your profile
GPA scale · 100School code · CEEBRank · DecileThis fieldReasons from your profile
Your school, your grades — so the advice is actually yours.
✕ Never fills fields for you
✕ Never writes essays
✓ Reads only field labels
No verified explanation yet — we say so honestly and link to the portal.
Silent when unsure
Hand-verified explanations only. Nothing invented.
The help page ends where your question begins
Portals define their terms. They do not tell you that “None” is the right rank when your school does not rank, that converting your GPA by hand is the most common error, or what a 150-character activity line must contain. That gap is what a counsellor fills — and most applicants do not have one.
$200–500What a private admissions consultant charges per hour
372:1US students per school counsellor — and 17% of schools have none
~130Decisions in one Common App application, each one yours to get right
Three steps to an answer you can defend
Nothing to switch to. The guidance appears over the portal, where the decision is being made.
1
Fill your profile once
Name as in your passport, school code, GPA scale, parents’ education. Stored on your computer only.
2
Highlight the confusing question
Right on the portal page — an orange “?” button appears beside it.
3
Read the explanation
What to pick and why, the mistakes people make here, and a link to the official source. You still type it yourself.
What the product deliberately refuses to do
An application is a document you sign personally. A wrong answer costs a rescinded offer, so the limits are enforced in code.
- ✕Never fills fields for you. We only explain — you type the answer.
- ✕Never writes essays. Portals treat generated application text as a violation.
- ✕Never advises on visas. That is licensed work — we point to official government sources.
- ✕Never stores family income or national ID numbers.
- ✓Your answers never leave your computer. We read field labels only — never what you typed into them.
- ✓We read only field labels — captions and help text. Never what you typed.
- ✓Your profile stays local, in browser storage. No account needed.
- ✓We ask permission before reading anything on the page.
Coming to the Chrome Web Store
The extension works and is going through a final check of its explanations against the live portal. Leave your email and we will write the moment it installs in one click.
The first explanations are marked “draft”: written from official materials but still being checked against the live portal. That status is visible on every card.
Frequently asked
Is it free?
Yes. It is free for applicants and will stay free for the core explanations.
Can you see my data and my application?
No. The explanations ship inside the extension, so it works without sending anything to a server. Your profile lives in your own browser and no account is required.
Does this count as cheating?
No. We explain what a field is asking — like a school counsellor or a dictionary. We do not write your essays and do not fill fields: that is exactly the line the portals themselves draw.
Does it work on a phone?
Not yet: Chrome on Android does not support extensions. You need a desktop — Chrome or Edge.
What if an explanation is wrong?
Every card shows its review date, status and a link to the official portal page — the decision is always yours. When we have no verified explanation, we say so instead of guessing.
Are you affiliated with Common App?
No. Fillo is an independent project, not affiliated with Common App or any university or portal.