Aspira

Aspira helps students build a personalized 4-year high school plan using AI—based on their interests, strengths, and goals—with tailored club suggestions and a downloadable PDF.

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Inspiration

As high school students ourselves, we noticed that many peers feel overwhelmed trying to choose the right clubs, courses, and career paths—especially with limited guidance. We wanted to build a free, accessible tool that makes high school planning easier and more personalized.

What it does

Aspira is an AI-powered web app that generates a customized 4-year high school roadmap based on a student’s interests, goals, and strengths. After answering a short quiz, students receive tailored club recommendations and a downloadable PDF with their roadmap.

Key features:

  • AI-generated guidance using Mistral 7B via OpenRouter

  • Fallback scoring system to ensure results even without API response

  • Categorized club database sorted by interest

  • Instant PDF generation for offline access

How we built it

Frontend: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

AI Integration: Mistral 7B through OpenRouter API

PDF Generation: jsPDF library

Fallback System: Custom scoring logic based on quiz answers

Challenges we ran into

Handling API limitations and ensuring reliable results

Designing a scoring system that feels relevant and helpful

Balancing customization and simplicity in the UI

Making the PDF generation dynamic while preserving design

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Built a fully functional AI-powered planning tool in a short time

Successfully integrated the Mistral 7B model via OpenRouter

Created a custom fallback scoring system to ensure consistent results

Designed a clean, user-friendly interface for students

Enabled on-the-fly PDF generation for personalized roadmaps

Made something that can genuinely help students reduce stress and plan smarter

What we learned

How to work with language model APIs and handle timeouts/errors gracefully

How to design a meaningful quiz system and translate inputs into actionable recommendations

How to dynamically generate and style downloadable PDFs with jsPDF

The importance of user experience when designing tools for younger audiences

How to manage and structure data for quick access and clean categorization

What's next for Aspira

Add GPA and course tracking to the roadmap

Offer more personalized advice, including summer programs and competitions

Build a login system to save and revisit plans

Translate the app to multiple languages to reach more students

Partner with schools or counselors to offer Aspira as a free planning tool for under-resourced students

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