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SciTech Week Innovation Challenge
STEM Path Navigator
Team Bold Visions · Amil Clark & Mikaili Hackel · 23 March 2026
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SciTech Innovation Challenge · NC A&T · 2026
STEM
PATH
NAVIGATOR
AR/VR Major Discovery Platform
The Problem We Identified
Why students need a better way to choose their path
0
% of STEM students
change their major at least once - often without understanding what the new one actually involves
$20K
added per major change
Each switch costs students $10,000–$20,000 in extra tuition and delays graduation by a full semester or more
500+
students we can reach
Incoming NC A&T students annually who face this exact decision with almost no experiential information to guide them
The Gap

Students commit to majors they've never actually experienced

Program brochures show buildings. Campus tours show hallways. Neither shows what it actually feels like to do the work, sit in the labs, or live inside a discipline for four years.

Students are making one of the biggest decisions of their lives based on a pamphlet and a gut feeling.

Our Answer

Let them experience it before they commit

STEM Path Navigator is a two-part platform - a personalized quiz that matches students to programs based on their actual interests, paired with immersive VR tours that put them inside those programs.

More clarity. More confidence. Fewer $20,000 mistakes.

How
It Works

Two tools built to work together - one finds your path, one lets you walk it before you commit.

01 ·

Personalized Quiz

Matches students to STEM programs using their interests, strengths, and career goals - recommendations that feel tailored, not generic

02 ·

Immersive VR Tours

Step inside departments, explore labs, and see day-to-day life before committing to a four-year program

03 ·

Companion App

AR walkthroughs and saved quiz results available 24/7 - removing barriers of location, scheduling, or access to campus

04 ·

Built to Scale

A framework adaptable to any university - the platform can expand nationwide and support institutions beyond NC A&T

What Early Testers Said

I wish I had this when I was going to school. It really would have helped me narrow down my options - I might not have even completed the major I did!

Ari Jacob Alter
NC A&T · Graphic Design Alum

That's such a cool idea! I would have never picked my department if I could have taken a virtual tour first.

Jillian Jackson
NC A&T · Information Technology Alum

I didn't even know that A&T offered so many different certificates. I might look more into those now...

Jayla Blade
NC A&T · Computer Engineering Alum
#1
SciTech Week Innovation Challenge · NC A&T · 23 March 2026
First
Place.

Awarded for innovation, real-world impact, and execution that turned an idea into a winning product.

Result
1st Place
Challenge
SciTech Innovation Challenge
Team
Team Bold Visions
Follow-up
Propel Center Mentorship

We're not just helping
students choose a major.

We're helping them choose the right path - with real information, real experience, and real confidence. STEM Path Navigator proves that design thinking and technical ambition, together, can change a student's entire trajectory.

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