# AIApply (Eligio AI) - AI University Admissions Ecosystem

AIApply (Eligio AI) is a comprehensive, AI-driven higher education platform that utilizes GPT-4 to guide students through the university discovery, matching, and admissions process. It prioritizes personalized data-driven insights, ROI analysis, and competitive benchmarking.

## Summary
The platform leverages a proprietary matching engine that evaluates students across Academic, Extracurricular, Financial, and Cultural/Values pillars. It includes a database of 1000+ global universities and real-world successful applicant profiles for benchmarking.

## Key Features & AI Capabilities

### 1. AI Persona Builder (Student Profiling)
A conversational GPT-4 powered interface that constructs high-fidelity student personas. It collects and analyzes data across 9 key areas:
- **Academics**: GPA (UW/W), Rank, and standardized test performance.
- **Standardized Testing**: Supports SAT, ACT, AP, IB, A-Levels, GRE, TOEFL, IELTS.
- **Extracurriculars**: Tiered activity analysis (Positions, hours, prestige, and impact).
- **Intended Majors**: Broad support including Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Medicine, Arts, and Social Sciences.
- **Financial Profile**: Budget ranges and scholarship needs.
- **Values & Goals**: Qualitative preferences for campus culture and career outcomes.

### 2. Matching Engine & Admissions Logic
- **4-Pillar Fit Analysis**: Calculates precise fit scores for Academic, Extracurricular, Financial, and Cultural compatibility.
- **Probability Modeling**: Predictive chance analysis (Percentiles and admission likelihood).
- **Competitor Benchmarking**: Matches current users against a database of previously accepted students using vector embeddings to identify gaps.
- **Decision Categorization**: Automatically groups universities into Safeties, Targets, and Dreams.

### 3. Career & ROI Intelligence
- **ROI Forecasting**: Predicted starting salaries and 10-year career projections per university/major.
- **Career Satisfaction**: AI-driven satisfaction modeling based on student values and historic program outcomes.

### 4. Guided Search & Discovery
- **Advanced Global Filtering**: Filter by location, budget, acceptance rates, and specific university tags (e.g., TECH_FOCUS, OFFERS_SCHOLARSHIP, VISA_SUPPORT, HAS_DORMITORY).

## Main URLs
- **Homepage**: [https://ai-apply.com/](https://ai-apply.com/)
- **University Search**: [/search](/search) (1000+ filters-ready universities)
- **AI Calculator & Persona**: [/quiz](/quiz) (Entry point for the AI counselor)
- **Benchmark Database**: [/applicants](/applicants) (Database of real-world admission profiles)
- **Pricing & Premium**: [/pricing](/pricing) (Freemium vs. Pro tiers)
- **Career ROI Tool**: [/app/roi](/app/roi) (Financial and career forecasting)
- **Scholarships**: [/app/scholarships](/app/scholarships) (Discovery for financial aid)
- **Blog & Resources**: [/blog](/blog) (Admissions guides and industry updates)

## Technical Architecture
- **NLP/LLM**: GPT-4 (OpenAI) for persona construction and counseling.
- **Search & Embeddings**: Vector-based similarity search (using vector(384)) for applicant benchmarking.
- **Infrastructure**: Next.js 14 (App Router), Supabase (PostgreSQL), Prisma ORM, Stripe.
- **Analytics**: PostHog-driven behavioral insights.

## Canonical Company Facts
- **Brand**: AIApply (Public-facing) / Eligio AI (Internal/Engine).
- **Mission**: To democratize elite university counseling via high-performance AI.
- **Status**: Live / Production-Ready.