About The CAR Mach 1 Guide

From start to submit in under 2 hours!

Are you feeling the pressure of last-minute college applications?

Don’t worry—we’ve designed the perfect solution just for you!
The CAR Mach 1 Guide will walk you through all the essential components of the college application process, ensuring you’re ready to submit in no time.

Why Choose The CAR Mach 1 Guide?
All-in-One Resource: From creating accounts and filling out Common App forms to essay drafting and final submission, The CAR covers it all.

Fast-Track Your Applications: Whether you’ve procrastinated or just want to get your applications done quickly, our step-by-step guide is tailored to help you navigate the process efficiently.

Streamlined for Success: The CAR saves time for students, parents, and school counselors, allowing everyone to focus on what matters most: the discernment and flourishing of each student.

Customizable to Your Needs: The CAR is fully customizable to your school’s specific deadlines and requirements. Encourage your school counselor to reach out to us so we can tailor The CAR to keep you on track with your school’s timeline.


What You’ll Get:
- Step-by-Step Instructions: Clear, concise directions for every stage of the application process.
- Personalized Worksheets: Tools designed to help you organize your thoughts, achievements, and aspirations.
- Expert Insights: Learn from college admissions professionals and successful students who have been where you are.

Don’t let the college application process overwhelm you. With The CAR Mach 1 Guide, you can confidently tackle your applications and secure your future—all in under two hours!

Get Your CAR Mach 1 Guide Now and Take the Fast Lane to College Success!

Lesson Layout

    1. Overview

    2. Create a College-Specific Email Account

    3. Create a Username & Password Master List

    4. Create a Common App Account

    1. The Common App: Profile

    2. The Common App: Family

    3. The Common App: Education

    4. The Common App: Testing

    5. The Common App: Activities

    6. The Common App Essay: First Draft

    1. Supplemental Applications

    1. How to Submit

    2. Creating College Portals

    3. Congratulations! Need More Help?

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  • $35.75
  • 14 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

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Scholarships Available

The CAR offers full and partial scholarships to students in need because we believe that higher education should be accessible to all.

About The CAR's Founder

Polly Korbel

Polly is a higher education administrator and former school counselor who walks alongside students as they self-actualize so that they can realize their full potential and achieve their dreams.

For the past 15 years, Polly has helped students apply to college and followed them through to graduation. She initially built The CAR to help her primarily first-gen and low-income students navigate the application process in order to save both her students and herself (as an overworked school counselor) time. Her fellow school counselors found out about it and asked to share the guide with their students as well. Thus, The CAR was born. Since then, thousands of students across the world have Hopped in The CAR. In The CAR, Polly shares the same strategies that helped her students secure over $25 million dollars in scholarships and receive acceptances from countless universities including: Princeton, Yale, Brown, NYU, Columbia, Carnegie Mellon, and more.

Polly completed her undergraduate degree at Princeton and graduate studies at Yale. As a low-income student from Texas public schools, Polly recognized early on the tools and resources needed to navigate applications, college campuses, and beyond. She has since used these tools to work with thousands of students, parents, and educators over a decade in higher education to connect each student - no matter their background - with their unique calling.

Polly resides in New Haven, CT where she enjoys attending lectures, getting lost in Yale’s libraries, kayaking, and photographing events.

The College App Roadmap and The CAR Bootcamp

If you have more time and want a complete guide through the entire college application, submission, decision, matriculation and move-in process - check out the full College App Roadmap.

If you are a high school freshman, sophomore or junior, check out The CAR Bootcamp to get your application forms completed before senior year.