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Project Virgo

High School Planner AI

An AI-driven academic assistant designed to dynamically map secondary education coursework and extracurricular pathways based on student objectives.

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Tech Stack

HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Node.js

Overview

It was my first experience with third-party API integration. The platform acts as a compass for incoming high school students as they negotiate the complex graduation requirements and elective tracks. I made this tool because I know how stressful and uncertain it is to get ready for freshman year on a new campus, and I wanted to provide students with structured, personalized guidance that helps relieve academic anxiety.

Features

  • User-centric UI captures target parameters and generates personalized academic schedules.
  • JavaScript asynchronous API orchestrations to control data sending and model responses.
  • Built dynamic prompts by combining user form inputs into structured requests for the language model.
  • Designed a responsive, mobile-friendly interface using semantic HTML5 and clean, accessible layouts.

Challenges and Solutions

Challenge: Users had to type nearly everything manually, which made the interface feel clunky and often produced inconsistent prompt formatting. Solution: Introduced dropdowns, specialized input types, and other HTML5 form controls to streamline data entry, reduce errors, and generate more consistent prompts for the AI.