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Human Potential, Amplified.

Expert-guided AI for life's most important goals.

Beginning with international applicants to selective U.S. universities.

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A young woman writing in a notebook at a sunlit desk in a wood-panelled research studio, a wall of pinned mountain photographs and maps behind her.

Task 03 · Your application journey

Find Your Story

“Your most compelling story starts with moments only you can tell.”

Explore the experiences that shaped you and uncover an authentic narrative — in your own words.

Step 3 of 5 · Find the through-line

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Fig. 01 — A research studio, late afternoon. Illustrative photograph; interface elements are product concepts.

Goal
Something that matters
Tasks
Expert-designed steps
AI mentor
Inside every task
Human mentor
When judgment matters
01Product
Product concept · In development

Big goals,
made actionable.

Choose a goal that matters. Afield turns it into expert-designed tasks — each with an AI mentor, real work to produce, and a human expert when judgment matters.

  1. Goal
  2. Tasks
  3. AI mentor + expert knowledge
  4. Human mentor when needed
  5. Real outcomes

Goal · Flagship

Apply to Selective U.S. Universities

  1. 1. Discover My Strengths
  2. 2. Build My School List
  3. 3. Find My Story
  4. 4. Develop My Essay
  5. 5. Prepare for Interviews
  6. 6. Review My Application

Inside a task: Find Your Story

Try the steps, the moments, and the mentor prompts.

Goal · Apply to Selective U.S. Universities Task 03

Find Your Story

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Concept

Objective

Explore the experiences that shaped you and find one authentic through-line to build your application around.

Expert-designed steps

  3. Look for a pattern across moments — a value, a habit of mind, a question you keep returning to.

Your story map

Your moments · 4 of 11 explored

Tap a moment

Your note · Age 14. I had to explain a diagnosis in two languages and realized the words mattered less than whether she felt safe.

Emerging through-line · draft, in your words

“I make complicated things understandable for people I care about.”

AI mentor · in this task

Three of your four moments involve explaining something to someone else — a language, a math problem, an old radio. What do you feel at the moment someone finally understands?

Human expert

An experienced mentor can review your work when judgment matters.

Done when

  • 8+ moments collected
  • 4 moments explored in depth
  • A through-line you can say in one sentence
  • Mentor confirms it's authentic

Interactive concept with a fictional applicant. Afield does not guarantee admission or predict outcomes — and students always write their own applications.

The same model, for other goals ahead

  • Choose a major
  • Land a first research role
  • Navigate a career change
02The journey

Built for the full journey.

From your first application to your next big opportunity, every meaningful journey is made of steps worth taking.

  • A young woman at her desk by a window, writing notes while speaking with someone on a video call on her laptop.

    Hyderabad, India

    01Where we begin

    Apply with Clarity

    Find your story, make informed choices, and build an application that's truly yours.

  • A young man working on a laptop and notebook in a café lit by warm golden sunlight.

    Seoul, South Korea

    02On the horizon

    Prepare to Go

    Navigate visa preparation, important decisions, and the steps toward a new beginning.

  • A student studying at a long table in a sunlit library with tall windows overlooking brick buildings.

    Cambridge, MA, USA

    03On the horizon

    Learn Without Limits

    Explore new ideas, pursue meaningful work, and make the most of your university experience.

  • A young professional and an experienced mentor reviewing printed materials together at a table in a bright, open creative workspace.

    San Francisco, CA, USA

    04On the horizon

    Find Your Next Opportunity

    Prepare for interviews, develop your strengths, and move confidently toward your career goals.

Illustrative journeys. Additional experiences are part of our long-term vision.

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03Why Afield

Great technology begins with human understanding.

Expert knowledge × AI guidance × Human mentorship

We are not handing an AI model a folder of documents. Expert knowledge shapes every task: its structure, the questions it asks, the standards it measures against, the feedback it gives — and when it hands off to a person.

  1. 01

    Expert knowledge

    Task structures, questions, and evaluation standards designed by people who have guided students through these decisions for years.

  2. 02

    AI guidance

    A mentor inside every task: always available, specific to your work, and built to ask before it tells.

  3. 03

    Human mentorship

    Experienced mentors step in for the judgment calls — reviewing drafts, pressure-testing choices, and catching what matters.

Our foundations

  • Expert-led education and mentorship through 知城 Zhicheng
  • Doctoral research on human behavior and decision-making (Harvard)
  • AI product and research experience (IBM, Intuit, Netflix) and marketing science (TikTok)
  • Years of guiding students through complex academic and international journeys

Refers to the prior academic and professional experience of members of our founding team. No affiliation with or endorsement by these institutions or companies is implied.

6,000+

followers across 知城 Zhicheng's community channels

~100

paying clients served by Zhicheng's mentorship practice

  • 知城 ZhichengOperating
  • Afield for applicantsIn development
  • Afield for institutionsRoadmap

Historical figures from our existing education business — not Afield product users or subscriptions.

04For institutions
Concept — not yet available to schools

Personalized guidance, at institutional scale.

International schools want every student to get thoughtful, personal university guidance — with counselors who are already stretched. We are designing Afield to help counselors guide more students, spend less time on repetitive work, and focus their judgment where it matters most.

University Counseling · Class of 2027

Sample international school (fictional) · 64 students · 2 counselors · Goal: U.S. universities

Concept

11

Drafts awaiting your review

5

Students needing guidance

86

Tasks completed this week

StudentTask progressNowNext milestoneAttention
AKAiko K.Essay draft 2Early deadline · 3 wksReview draft
DODaniel O.List lacks fit rationaleList due · 1 wkNeeds you
LMLina M.Story through-lineMentor session · ThuOn track
RSRafael S.Mock interview bookedInterview · 2 wksOn track
YCYuna C.Essay draft 1Early deadline · 3 wksReview draft

Conceptual counselor view with a fictional school and students. Not a deployed product.

Design partner program

We are inviting a small number of international schools to shape the counselor experience with us while it is being built.

  • Co-design workflows with your counseling team
  • Early pilots as features become ready
  • A direct line to our founding team
Become a Design Partner