🎓 FirstGen – AI-Powered Student Support Platform

AI-powered MERN platform helping first-generation college students with career guidance, scholarship discovery, mental wellness support, and counselor assistance.

🌐 Live Demo

• Frontend: https://first-gen-nine.vercel.app
• Backend API: https://firstgen-backend.onrender.com

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📖 Overview

FirstGen is a full-stack MERN application designed to support first-generation college students through a centralized platform for academic guidance, mental wellness, scholarship discovery, and career assistance.

The platform features secure role-based authentication for Students and Counselors, AI-powered guidance, mood tracking, burnout detection, and scholarship exploration. It is deployed using Vercel, Render, and MongoDB Atlas.

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✨ Features

👨‍🎓 Student Portal

• Secure Signup & Login using JWT Authentication
• Personalized Dashboard
• AI-Powered Career Guidance Chatbot
• Mood Tracking & Mood History
• Burnout Detection
• Scholarship Explorer
• Profile Management

👩‍🏫 Counselor Portal

• Secure Login
• Student Dashboard
• Monitor Student Mood Trends
• Identify Students at Risk
• View Student Profiles

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🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend

• React.js
• Vite
• React Router
• Axios
• CSS3

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB Atlas
• Mongoose
• JWT Authentication
• bcrypt.js

AI Integration

• OpenAI API

Deployment

• Vercel (Frontend)
• Render (Backend)
• MongoDB Atlas (Database)

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📁 Project Structure

FirstGen
│
├── frontend
│   ├── src
│   ├── public
│   └── package.json
│
├── backend
│   ├── config
│   ├── controllers
│   ├── middleware
│   ├── models
│   ├── routes
│   ├── server.js
│   └── package.json
│
└── README.md

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🔐 Authentication & Security

• JWT-based Authentication
• Password Hashing using bcrypt
• Protected Routes
• Role-Based Authorization

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🚀 Getting Started

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Srivalli2811/FirstGen.git

Backend Setup

cd backend
npm install
npm start

Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

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⚙️ Environment Variables

Backend (.env)

PORT=
MONGODB_URI=
JWT_SECRET=
OPENAI_API_KEY=
FRONTEND_URL=

Frontend (.env)

VITE_API_URL=

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❤️ Built With

• React
• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB Atlas
• OpenAI API
• JWT Authentication

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🔮 Future Enhancements

• Light & Dark Theme
• Email Notifications
• Personalized Scholarship Recommendation Engine
• Real-Time Chat
• Mobile Application
• Advanced Analytics Dashboard

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👩‍💻 Author

Srivalli Patta

• GitHub: https://github.com/Srivalli2811

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