College apps at age 14.

NBC News reports.

New Site Allows High School Freshmen to Start College Application

A new online portal is enabling high school students to get started on their college applications when they’re as young as 14 years old.

Through the Coalition for College Access — a new group of more than 80 schools — students who are only freshmen in high school can access online tools aimed at making the college admissions process less complex. Sophomores and juniors will also have access.

The portal will launch in April 2016. Its goal is to give minority and low-income students a leg up on the often daunting college application process.

“This is a free tool that will be open to counselors in those types of schools and even in community-based organizations,” Zina Evans, vice president for enrollment management at the University of Florida, a member of the coalition, told the Associated Press.

But critics worry it could end up serving overachievers who don’t need extra assistance in the first place.