Is Got In! — College Application & Decision Tracker safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Personally identifiable information such as name, address, email address or age
• Authentication information such as passwords, credentials or PIN codes
• Website content such as text, images or links on the pages you open

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on a number of websites
• Read your browsing history

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 147 match patterns.

• https://*.commonapp.org/* commonapp.org and all its subdomains
• https://apply.universityofcalifornia.edu/* only apply.universityofcalifornia.edu
• https://cognito-idp.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/ only cognito-idp.us-west-1.amazonaws.com
• https://8sk6zshx3e.execute-api.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/* only 8sk6zshx3e.execute-api.us-west-1.amazonaws.com
• https://*.amazonaws.com/* amazonaws.com and all its subdomains
• https://www.google-analytics.com/* only www.google-analytics.com
• *://*.berkeley.edu/* berkeley.edu and all its subdomains
• *://*.yale.edu/* yale.edu and all its subdomains
• *://*.ucla.edu/* ucla.edu and all its subdomains
• *://*.admission.ucla.edu/* admission.ucla.edu and all its subdomains
• *://*.stanford.edu/* stanford.edu and all its subdomains
• *://*.mit.edu/* mit.edu and all its subdomains
• and 135 more

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Worth knowing

• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting
• See when you navigate between pages webNavigation

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Store data in your browser storage

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: the first 50 site patterns we keep.

• https://*.commonapp.org/* commonapp.org and all its subdomains
• https://*.got-in.app/* got-in.app and all its subdomains
• https://main.d1mog039aebwon.amplifyapp.com/* only main.d1mog039aebwon.amplifyapp.com

We keep the first 50 patterns of a list; the manifest may declare more.

A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.

What it may ask for later

Not granted when you add it: Chrome asks you the moment the extension requests one of these, and you can refuse. It may later ask for access to every site.

• *://*/* every site

Sites that can connect to it

Web pages matching these patterns can open a messaging channel to it: 2 site patterns.

• https://*.got-in.app/* got-in.app and all its subdomains
• https://main.d1mog039aebwon.amplifyapp.com/* only main.d1mog039aebwon.amplifyapp.com

Declared as externally connectable in the manifest: a page on these sites can exchange messages with the extension, for example to tell it you have signed in. It does not give the page access to your browser.

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Education, 17% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 5 browser permissions.

• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 21% of extensions in this category ask for it.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

8 users

• Last updated in the store 6 days ago, on 2026-10-26.
• We have seen 6 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.
• Trader The publisher has declared itself a trader under EU rules.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

1. 2026-10-26Asked for more permissions (152, was 82) (changed: site access)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-26Version 1.0.10 · Asked for more permissions (152, was 82) (changed: site access)
2. 2026-10-06Version 1.0.8
3. 2026-10-04Version 1.0.6
4. 2026-10-01Version 1.0.5
5. 2026-09-28Version 1.0.4
6. 2026-09-02Version 1.0.3

Who publishes it

Video Notebook, who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-07-03 and was last updated on 2026-10-26.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. College Portaler No permissions at all · No permissions declared 4 users
2. CollegePath – College Application Tracker No site access · 1 permission 4 users ★ 5.0
3. CollegeFill - College Application Form Filler Access to specific sites only · 3 permissions, 2 site patterns 8 users ★ 5.0

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Got In! — College Application & Decision Tracker access?

Specific sites only: 147 match patterns. It declares 5 browser permissions.

What data does Got In! — College Application & Decision Tracker collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Personally identifiable information, Authentication information, Website content. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Got In! — College Application & Decision Tracker asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-26.

Does Got In! — College Application & Decision Tracker publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.