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First iteration

Mobile app to prepare high school students for the college admission process

Problem: 

"The lowest-income students with the highest scores on eighth-grade standardized tests are less likely to go to selective colleges than the highest-income students with the lowest test scores" - The Education Trust

"The average public high school college counselor is responsible for 471 students, according to the National Association of College Admissions Counselors — an average dragged down by the even higher ratio in schools that serve low-income students." - The Hechinger Report

What’s the story you’re going to tell for the next four years?

Starting as early as 9th grade, students should be encouraged to start developing an academic portfolio that will get them in the right colleges (and scholarships). This should include classes (both online and at school), standardized and AP test prep, field trips, internships, mentorships, leadership opportunities, and other informal learning experiences.

As the system learns about the students' interests and strengths it would help them figure out what careers and colleges would best suit them. The system could utilize virtual reality to offer students "day in the life" experiences based on a college student or someone in the workplace.

When necessary, the system can connect students to a human consultant for more specialized assistance. 

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Second iteration

The internet contains a mass amount of free learning content online from podcasts and blogs to short lectures and videos. There is a need for an application that can quickly and easily curate these resources when you need them. This system would be used to curate and build playlists to help people learn anything they want at anytime by simply telling the system what they want to learn. Other features should include:

- Bookmarking key points in a lesson through voice command (e.g., by saying "save this point" during a podcast)

- Taking notes through voice command

- Context aware system: The ability to learn about your surroundings at any point or connect what you have learned in the past to where you are or what you are doing in the present

- Content rating system

- The system can quiz you on what you've learn by asking you questions (verbally or through text) after you finish a lesson or playlist

- If someone else is currently learning the same content, provide the ability to connect with them through video or chat for collaborative learning

- Award badges when you master a concept

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Third iteration

Placing all these features into an augmented reality device like Microsoft Surface or Meta. System becomes like Iron Man's Jarvis, a learning consultant who is always with you.