 Navigating through the world of higher education can be a difficult task. Even with prior experience, hitting a stopping point can make it hard to find the right path and get moving forward again. MapEd is a web and mobile service that provides users the most realistic next steps for success in their academic career by accessing the user's digital footprint across social media as well as all of the user's past academic data and suggests a map to an academic goal. Combining both personal information and official academic transcripts allows MapEd to create a whole person profile that can tell a well-rounded story of who the user is and what they're capable of achieving. A transcript shows what grade a user got in a class, but the whole person profile tries to show why. MapEd shows more than just the student's behavior in class, but also uses all available data to solve time commitment, financial challenges, and other personal information freely shared on social media that might present challenges to a student reaching his or her goals. MapEd then searches its database of options from stackable certificate programs through baccalaureate degrees to match the user with the best option for them. Whether the user just took a few classes or swirled through a few schools, MapEd uses the whole person profile to present the best routes, just like a GPS. Meet Claire. Claire attended a large out-of-state university for a year. She took classes in pre-med and hated it. She took some business courses, but hated those two. Eventually, her GPA fell below 2.0. She dropped out of college and went home to be a server at a local restaurant. After a few years, she decided she wanted to try college, but she didn't know where to start. She knew she wanted to be close to home, have flexibility in the courses she'd be taking, and wanted something that would allow her to quickly find a job that would pay a little bit more during her time in higher education. After analyzing Claire's current and past digital footprint and weighing that against her transcripts, MapEd suggested Claire start with a professional certificate program at a local community college. This will allow Claire to take a light inexpensive load and online classes in various fields of study while working as a server. Upon completion, she'll be able to find a better, higher-paying job that allows her to work while completing her next level of education and return to MapEd to reassess her situation and guide her to further steps toward a successful future.