NinetoNext

From ninth grade to what's next.

Starting high school? Build the four-year plan now, keep every door open, and see the path to college from the first day of 9th grade.

For families of 8th and 9th graders, starting with Pennsylvania high schools.

Example: planning 9th grade with all four years in view Checked against the school's graduation rules and course prerequisites

Grade 9

LA 9 Honors
Geometry Honors
Physical Science Honors
Research & Design

Grade 10

LA 10 Honors
Algebra II Honors
Biology Honors

Grade 11

AP Languageneeds 93% in LA 10 H
AP Precalculus
AP US Government

Grade 12

AP Calculus ABkept open in 9th
AP Literature
Senior Seminar
Honors Physical Science requires Honors Geometry at the same time. Taking both in 9th keeps AP Calculus open for senior year.
On track for graduation 2 doors to keep open Every 9th-grade requirement scheduled

A nine-tab spreadsheet still missed it.

One family's parent kept a careful plan: every course by grade, a credit count, a GPA calculator, a list of questions for the counselor. It showed 24 planned credits against 21 required. It looked done.

We ran it against the school's published Program of Studies. The plan didn't graduate.

Nine to Next reads your school's published graduation rules and checks your plan every time it changes, so these show up in 9th grade, not senior year.

  • Math, 1 credit shortAlgebra I and Geometry taken in 8th grade count as electives, not math.
  • English, 1 credit shortAP Literature is a 12th-grade course. Planned for 11th, it couldn't cover both English requirements.
  • A 9th-grade requirement never scheduledResearch & Design is required in 9th grade. It wasn't on her schedule.
  • Senior-year requirement in the wrong yearGraduate Readiness only counts in 12th grade. It was planned for 11th.

Everything between ninth grade and the first day on campus.

Four-year plan

Lay out every course from 8th grade on, including online, dual-enrollment and study-abroad courses. See which later courses each choice unlocks, so 9th-grade decisions keep doors open.

Graduation check

See credits by subject, weighted and unweighted GPA, and exactly what's left, using your school's own rules. Courses planned in the wrong grade get flagged before you register.

Colleges

Build a list, track every application from "considering" to "enrolled", and see every college deadline in one place.

Ready for the counselor

Keep a running list of questions tied to each course, then print a one-page sheet for the meeting with what's settled and what's still open.

Built for how families actually do this.

Parents get their own account

Link one or more students, edit the plan together, and get a weekly summary of what's due. Students keep their own notes private.

Your school's data, only if you say so

Coming for participating Pennsylvania schools: connect your school's graduation tracker to see verified grades and credits. You choose what's shared, and you can disconnect any time.

We never sell student data

No ads, no lead lists for colleges. GPA and demographics are optional, and you can export or delete everything.

Start with the plan. Everything else builds on it.