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CommonGround helps high school students discover personalized internships, volunteer opportunities, clubs, competitions, and academic programs — then tracks your growth over time.

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CommonGround
Find opportunities that fit you.
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Finding meaningful opportunities is harder than it should be.

Most students are told to volunteer, join clubs, and find internships — but given no real guidance on where to actually start.

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Too many random lists

Students waste time searching through outdated or irrelevant opportunities with no sense of what actually fits them.

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Hard to know what fits

Most platforms don't explain which activities match a student's goals, grade, schedule, or interests — they just list everything.

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Growth gets forgotten

Students rarely track what they did, what they learned, or how their experiences shaped them over time.

How CommonGround works

Three steps to go from "I don't know where to start" to a personalized match list with explanations.

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Build your profile

Choose your interests, goals, grade level, location, and availability. Quick setup — no essay required.

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Get personalized matches

AI recommends internships, volunteering, clubs, competitions, and programs that fit you — and explains why each one matches.

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Track your growth

Save opportunities, update your progress, earn badges, and build a visual portfolio of your experiences over time.

Every type of opportunity, in one place

From volunteer hours to national competitions — all personalized to who you are.

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Volunteering
Local & online
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Internships
Career exploration
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Competitions
STEM, writing, business
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Research
Academic programs
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Leadership
Youth councils & clubs
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Summer Programs
Free & selective

Personalized matches, not random suggestions.

Every match tells you why it fits you, what it builds, and how to get started.

Example only — Your real matches are generated from your actual profile and interests.
#1 Match 92% fit
Teen Library Volunteer Program
Volunteer Local Free Beginner-friendly
Good for: service hours, community involvement
Why it matches you
"You selected education, helping others, and local service. This puts you directly in a community environment where you can see if working with people is your path."
Unlocks: Community Builder badge
#2 Match 87% fit
Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
Competition Business Online
Good for: business, leadership, competitions
Why it matches you
"You selected entrepreneurship and problem-solving as top interests. This competition lets you build and pitch a real idea — exactly what you said you want to try."
Unlocks: Young Entrepreneur badge
#3 Match 84% fit
Mental Health Awareness Club
Club Advocacy Leadership
Good for: advocacy, leadership, service
Why it matches you
"You care about mental health and peer support. This club lets you turn that into real action — running campaigns and supporting students in your school community."
Unlocks: Wellness Advocate badge

Everything students need to take the next step.

Built specifically for high school students — no fluff, no paywalls.

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AI opportunity matching

Personalized recommendations based on your actual interests, goals, and schedule.

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"Why this fits you" explanations

Every match comes with a reason — not just a score, but a sentence that actually makes sense to you.

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Saved opportunity tracker

Save anything you're interested in and come back to it whenever you're ready.

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Application status tracking

Move opportunities from Saved → Planning → Applied → Completed, all in one place.

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Avatar and badges

Personalize your profile and earn badges as you explore and complete opportunities.

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Growth map

A visual portfolio showing your skills, paths, and the story you're building over time.

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Reflection journal

Log what you learned from each experience in a few sentences — builds your story over time.

Skills summary

See the skills you've been building across all your experiences at a glance.

Turn activities into a story of growth.

CommonGround tracks everything — what you saved, applied to, completed, and learned — so your experiences become something you can actually talk about.

Skills developed

Leadership
Service
Communication
Research

Badges earned

Community Builder
Health Explorer
Young Entrepreneur
Wellness Advocate

Progress

Saved
5
Applied
2
Completed
1
Reflections
3
Your growth theme
"Your early pattern shows a consistent interest in healthcare and community advocacy. You're building empathy and service skills through every experience."

Make growth feel motivating.

Students personalize an avatar and unlock badges as they save, apply to, and complete opportunities. Small rewards for real effort.

Community Builder
Health Explorer
STEM Explorer
Young Entrepreneur
Wellness Advocate
Story Builder
Future Researcher
Civic Leader
Service Spark
Creative Leader
Career Starter

Built to make opportunity discovery more accessible.

The students who find the best opportunities early are usually the ones with more guidance. CommonGround changes that.

Levels the playing field

Students without private counselors or professional networks get the same personalized guidance as anyone else.

Reduces overwhelm

Instead of endless searching, students get a short ranked list of matches that actually make sense for them.

Connects interests to action

CommonGround bridges the gap between "I'm interested in medicine" and "here's exactly what you can do about it."

Builds self-awareness over time

Tracking experiences and reflections helps students understand who they are — not just what they did.

Supports students who don't know where to start

Designed specifically for students who feel behind or lost — not just those who already have a plan.

Free forever for students

No subscription, no premium tier. Every feature is available to every high school student at no cost.

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