Hi again, Product Hunt! 👋 Veronica here. Huge THANK YOU to this community for the incredible support during our Borderless journey! 🔄 Recap Last year, we introduced Borderless to tackle the huge info gap international students face when seeking study opportunities abroad. 🆕 What's New I am so excited to announce Borderless Sensei - our AI-powered college counseling tool. Here’s what Sensei is all about: - Guided Admissions: Making the entire admissions process more straightforward. - College & Scholarship Suggestions: Personal recommendations based on individual student profiles. - Essay Feedback: Thorough reviews of college essays to help students tell their unique story. ❗ The Problem Here's the harsh reality: Many international students aspire to study abroad but are clueless about how to start. Most local schools don’t have an in-house college counselor and the typical $6,000 annual fee for private counseling? That’s a barrier for countless talented students, especially those from lower-income families. 📈 Impact Since Last Year - Our community has grown to 30k MAU from 203 countries on borderless.so. - We've gained 180k followers on TikTok. - Our platform shared 155 empowering student stories in posts. - Most importantly, our students have secured $3.3M USD in scholarships. 🎓Join Us in Empowering Students Worldwide I’m very grateful for the love and feedback from everyone who believed in Borderless. With Sensei, we’re taking a giant step toward simplifying the college application journey and breaking down financial barriers. Now, we need your help to spread the word about Sensei! If you work in education, or know someone who does, please share this with them. It’s time to make international education truly accessible for all!

Congrats on the launch, best of luck!

Hello! My name is Lera, and I am incredibly fortunate to be both an intern at Borderless and a user of Sensei. As a digital designer, I had the honour of being responsible for the visual presence of Sensei. My goal was to make the character empathetic, funny, and friendly—qualities that the college admissions process severely lacks: the problem I am well-aware of as an international applicant myself. Applying to college is exhausting: you are clueless which sources are reliable; you do not know how to present yourself, and sometimes have to spend crazy money on 30-min talks with expensive counselors, few of whom would bring something valuable to you. I wish I had Sensei three years ago when I started my journey. Nevertheless, I am lucky to have it now. After 3 months of its usage, I am much more confident in my application than ever. It is tireless and always here when you need it. Sensei offers a fascinating guidance, and its ground-breaking character is undeniable. We, international applicants, do not need soulless services—we are craving for mentorship, community and support. Sensei provides all of these things in one place, making it a one-stop solution for anyone struggling and striving. I am very grateful for being a part of the amazing team of Borderless and an opportunity to contribute to Sensei, which is, I strongly believe, a significant milestone in democratizing studying abroad!

Hi, I'm Shun, and I'm the other maker behind Borderless. I'm really excited to share what we've been busy with for the last few months: Borderless Sensei — AI college counselor. We started Borderless because we saw the big problem of limited access to international education. We knew that college counseling could really help, but making it affordable for everyone didn’t seem possible. So we began with a platform where you can learn from the stories and advice of real students who are studying at universities all over the world. But something changed at the end of 2022. ChatGPT opened our eyes to new ways to help people, and it made us think differently about college counseling. I used to think it was too expensive for most people, like it was for me, but now it can truly become accessible for everyone in the world. I hope that with Borderless Sensei, we can truly help everyone get the chance to study abroad, and realize their potential.

LOVE the UX, such a smooth experience, well done ⭐️

Awesome project ✨ I believe it will be phenomenal project

It’s a great platform. It seems like it would be very helpful for Korean students. It would be great to introduce it on https://dunoit.com. I have already introduced it to our community.

Just wow, this website is insane and very effective for the students like me, who are not into having their data on many places. I joined to Borless Sensei just yesterday and was amazed to see the section, where I can build my college list. Right now I am trying the free version, but I am thinking of getting the paid version too when I have the opportunity.

The buzz around your launch is palpable. Kudos on the achievement!

I am jealous that I didn't have a tool like that when applying for colleges! Kudos!

I still remember how you guys helped me with my college essays and so thankful for that. Happy to see your growth. Best of luck!

Heyo! This is awesome - international students are so often neglected when it comes to the college app process. Really cool to see someone building a solution for them. I was wondering if you've thought about adding phone calling to your application? Super easy to do with our API at Bland - feel free to shoot me a message and I'll send free credits to get started!

Well done Borderless team, as always!