systems and methods for managing profiles and performing translations , validating translations , and managing student profiles are disclosed . an exemplary method includes receiving a registration request , providing a registration interface to a user device , receiving an expertise area selection and a user identifier from the user device , converting the expertise area selection from a base language to a target language , sorting users by expertise area into a list , and transmitting the list in the target language to a target user . a translation method includes receiving a sentence in a base language , accessing a translation system , generating and comparing a plurality of translations in a target language , and returning a satisfactory translation . another exemplary method includes collecting student identity and ranking data , determining an athletic and an academic requirement for a plurality of schools , collecting updated ranking data , and plotting the ranking and the updated ranking data on a college - sports combinations graph .