For Students & Alumni

Stop guessing.
Start knowing
your next play.

The NextPlay Assessment gives you a deep, honest picture of how you think, learn, and work — then turns that into specific major recommendations, role-level career paths with earning data, and connections with alumni who've already walked your road.

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Your journey with Nextplay
1
Take the NextPlay Assessment
Three focused surveys — NextPlay Compass, Mind Mechanics, and Core Identity — build a complete picture of how you actually operate.
~30 min3 surveysScience-backed
2
Get your recommendations
Ranked major matches, role-level career paths with earning potential, and a full profile of your strengths — all built around who you actually are.
Major fitSpecific rolesEarnings data
3
Connect with matched alumni
Alumni who share your profile and career path are surfaced and ranked. AI drafts your first outreach — no cold emails, no guesswork.
Profile matchAI outreachReal network
What You'll Discover
Real recommendations. Not generic advice.

Every output is generated from your NextPlay Assessment results — a personalized roadmap built around who you actually are.

Best-Fit Majors, Ranked
Scored by compatibility
Every major at your institution scored against your full NextPlay profile — with a plain-language explanation of why each one fits the way you think, learn, and want to work. Stop guessing, start choosing with confidence.
Role-Level Career Paths
With earning potential
Specific roles — not industry buckets — ranked by how well they match your profile. Each comes with real-world earning data so you're choosing a path that aligns with both your strengths and your financial goals.
Matched Alumni, Ready to Connect
94% top match accuracy
Real alumni ranked by how closely their path mirrors yours — by major, personality, and career trajectory. Each match comes with an AI-drafted outreach message so your first connection is never cold.
What Makes NextPlay Different
We match you to a role, not a bucket.

A law clerk, a paralegal, a law firm manager, and a trial attorney all operate completely differently — and earn very differently too. A surgeon and a hospital administrator both work in medicine, but one thrives on precision under pressure, the other on systems thinking and leadership. NextPlay Lab doesn't lump them together. We figure out which one is actually you — and what that role pays.

What you usually hear
You should go into Law.
Trial Attorney
Oral advocacy, high-pressure courtroom work
Paralegal
Research, drafting, case management
Law Firm Manager
Operations, finance, HR, firm strategy
Law Clerk
Research, writing, judicial support
What NextPlay tells you
Your profile fits Law Firm Management.
Trial Attorney
Needs confrontation drive — not your profile
Paralegal
Good fit for detail — your leadership aims higher
Law Firm Manager
Planning, leadership & systems thinking = strong fit · $90–140k
94%
Law Clerk
Strong research — independent learner prefers autonomy
The NextPlay Assessment
Three surveys. One honest picture.

Each survey targets a different dimension of who you are — so your recommendations are built on something real, not a five-minute quiz.

NextPlay Compass
Are you driven by mission, competition, or growth? This surfaces what actually energizes you — so your career leads somewhere you'll want to stay long-term, not just graduate into.
Mind Mechanics
Do you learn by doing, by researching, or by collaborating? This tells us which environments — and which majors — will pull the best out of you and which will drain you before you even start.
Core Identity
How do you handle pressure, structure, and uncertainty? Your identity profile shapes which work environments you'll thrive in — and which specific roles are built for someone like you.
Your NextPlay Profile
Purpose-Driven Builder
Growth-Oriented · Balanced Adapter · Independent Researcher
Mission Focus
Independent Thinking
Growth Orientation
Top Major Matches
Business & Entrepreneurship96%
Psychology88%
Communication Studies82%
Political Science78%
Alumni Connections
Meet the people who've been where you're going.

Your alumni match is built on your profile — not just your major. NextPlay surfaces alumni whose career trajectory, personality, and background align with yours, then writes the introduction so you show up with something real to say.

Every match is ranked by compatibility — by major, profile, and career path — not just industry or employer name.
AI drafts a personalized outreach message built around both your profile and theirs — so your first email is never a cold one.
Alumni who've walked your road can speak to the specific decisions, trade-offs, and timelines that matter for your path.
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MJ
Marcus Johnson
Senior PM · Salesforce · Finance '18
94%
AP
Aisha Patel
Investment Analyst · Goldman Sachs · Econ '20
91%
DR
Derek Reynolds
Operations Lead · Nike · Business '19
82%
NC
Nina Chen
Brand Strategy Manager · LVMH · Comms '19
78%

Ready to find your next play?

Take the NextPlay Assessment. Get your major matches, role-level career paths, and earning data. Make your first real connection with someone who's already walked your road.

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