2026

Design Awards Silver Winner - Aproject Factory

FitU

Entrant

Aproject Factory

Category

User Experience (UX) - Product UX

Client's Name

Country / Region:

United States

FitU is a digital platform designed to simplify one of the most overwhelming decisions for students: choosing the right college. Instead of relying on generalized national rankings, FitU creates personalized university recommendations based on each student's academic goals, personality traits, financial considerations, and lifestyle preferences.

The experience begins with a short guided analysis. Through a series of structured questions, the platform collects information about the user’s intended degree, academic background, campus culture preferences, extracurricular interests, and budget expectations. Based on this data, FitU generates a customized ranking of universities that best align with the student’s profile, helping them identify institutions where they are most likely to thrive.

Beyond recommendations, FitU integrates a mentorship network that connects students with relevant advisors. The platform includes both peer mentors—students currently studying at target universities—and professional mentors with admissions and career expertise. Intelligent filters and AI-assisted matching help students find mentors whose experience aligns with their academic goals, enabling personalized guidance throughout the college application journey.

FitU also transforms complex application requirements into a structured planning system. Once a student receives their personalized ranking results, the platform automatically generates an application roadmap. This roadmap organizes deadlines, documents, and preparation tasks into a clear timeline, helping students track progress and manage the entire application process more effectively.

To extend support beyond scheduled mentoring sessions, FitU incorporates an AI conversational assistant capable of answering questions, providing guidance, and helping students explore potential universities at any time.

By combining personalized ranking, mentor matching, and application task management into a single platform, FitU redefines how students approach college selection. Instead of navigating fragmented information and conflicting rankings, students receive a coherent, data-driven pathway toward universities that truly fit their ambitions and potential.

Credits

Lei Cui
Project Management Specialists / Aproject Factory
Jinjin Du
UX Designer / TikTok
Jing Xu
UX Designer / Aproject Factory
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