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INSPIRATION

College shouldn’t feel like guessing. Students need clear answers to:

  • Which program maps to my career?
  • Which universities accept my credits?
  • What will it really cost (tuition + housing + fees)?
  • Do I need internships/certifications? What salary can I expect?

WHAT IT DOES

CareerPilot AI creates a fully personalized college-to-career roadmap in under 30 seconds. Students instantly receive three optimized paths to reach their target career, including:

  • Cost estimates
  • Time to graduation
  • Transfer steps and requirements
  • Internships and certifications

CORE FEATURES

1. INTELLIGENT CAREER ASSESSMENT

2-minute quiz that collects:

  • Target career (Software Developer, Engineer, Nurse, etc.)
  • Current education level & GPA
  • Budget ($30K, $80K, $80K+)
  • Timeline (fastest, standard, flexible)
  • Location (Miami, Florida, anywhere in the U.S.)
  • Goals (grad school, internships, certifications, research)

2. THREE OPTIMIZED PATHWAYS

  • Cheapest Path: Minimizes total cost
    Example: Miami Dade College → FIU (~$64,562 total)
    Best for budget-conscious or first-generation students

  • Fastest Path: Minimizes time to graduation
    Example: Bachelor’s in ~3.5 years with summer/accelerated courses
    Best for students who want to enter the workforce quickly

  • Prestige Path: Maximizes long-term ROI
    Example: MDC → University of Florida (~$120K total)
    Best for competitive and research-focused careers

3. INTERACTIVE VISUAL ROADMAP

  • Drag-and-drop flowchart (React Flow)
  • Degree steps: AA → BS → MS → PhD
  • Semester-by-semester timeline
  • Transfer requirements and deadlines
  • Internship and certification milestones
  • Full cost breakdown per stage

4. COMPREHENSIVE COST ANALYSIS

  • College Scorecard API for real tuition data
  • Housing estimates per city (Miami ~$1,560/mo, Gainesville ~$1,030/mo)
  • Living expenses: food, transport, books
  • Fees: application, tech, lab
  • Total yearly and overall cost calculated

5. CAREER SALARY OUTLOOK

  • Bureau of Labor Statistics median salary data Example: Software Developer ~$110K national / $102K Miami
  • Job growth rate (e.g., 21% “Much faster than average”)
  • ROI estimate (break-even in ~3–4 years)

6. AI CHATBOT ASSISTANT

  • 24/7 conversational assistant (Gemini 2.0)
  • Answers questions about pathways, costs, scholarships
  • Context-aware: understands career, location, budget, goals
  • Recommends strategies, resources, and financial aid

HOW WE BUILT IT

  • Multi-agent AI with Google Gemini
  • Frontend: Next.js, React, Tailwind, React Flow
  • Backend: FastAPI on Google Cloud Run
  • Proxy + caching: Cloudflare Worker
  • Data: College Scorecard API, Bureau of Labor Statistics

CHALLENGES WE RAN INTO

  • Conflicting agent outputs and duplicate schools
  • Cost accuracy without housing/fees was off
  • LLM hallucinations (non-existent programs)
  • In-state vs out-of-state pricing
  • API rate limits/timeouts
  • Static export + API route issues

ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE’RE PROUD OF

  • Working multi-agent system in 72 hours
  • Accurate, transparent cost breakdowns
  • Drag-and-drop interactive roadmap
  • No login required; mobile-responsive
  • Solves a real student pain point

WHAT WE LEARNED

  • LLMs need structure/constraints + validation
  • True cost = tuition + housing + living + opportunity cost + time
  • Students need multiple pathways, not one
  • TS + Python + Cloudflare + Cloud Run scale fast

WHAT’S NEXT

  • Scholarships/financial aid matching
  • Multi-language + voice chatbot
  • Progress tracking, deadlines, reminders
  • Job/internship matching; nationwide expansion
  • Mobile app; school partnerships

WHY IT MATTERS

CareerPilot delivers expert-level advising to every student—especially first-gen and low-income—so education becomes a ladder, not a maze.

github - https://github.com/xizzxy/Sharkbyte2025

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