Edutrial

Hi Indie Hackers 👋

After months of testing with high school students and educators, we just launched Edutrial – a gamified career trial platform that helps young people make better decisions before committing to a major or career path.

🎯 The Problem

Many students (especially in Asia, where we're based) choose college majors blindly – influenced by family, grades, or random trends. They don’t really know what it's like to be a data analyst, a graphic designer, or a nurse — until it's too late.

This leads to years of regret, costly career pivots, or even dropout.

💡 Our Solution: Edutrial

We built Edutrial as a "try-before-you-choose" platform.

Students can:

• Experience real-world tasks from different careers (e.g., marketing, programming, UX, etc.)

• Reflect on what they enjoyed or struggled with

• Receive personalized recommendations based on their performance and preferences

It’s like a career sandbox, in your browser.

🛠️ Built With:

• No-code + low-code + custom backend

• Real content co-created with young professionals and mentors

• Gamified design to keep students engaged

🚀 Why We Built It

We’re a team of educators and young founders from Vietnam 🇻🇳 who saw too many talented friends burn out because of the “wrong-fit” career path.
Edutrial is our answer to make career discovery more playful, practical, and personal.

🙌 What We’re Looking For:

• Feedback from you! (UX, onboarding, clarity)

• Partners in EdTech or career coaching

• Support when we launch on Product Hunt next week 😉

👉 Try it here: http://edutrial.io.vn/

Let me know what you think – we’re all ears.
Thanks for reading, and wishing you clarity on your own journey too!

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Editorial team

Hey Indie Hackers!

I recently launched Edutrial – a platform that lets high school students experience different university majors before they commit to one.

❓The Problem:

Too many students (especially in Vietnam, where I’m based) pick a major based on:

• Parental pressure

• Prestige or income potential

• No real understanding of the subject

This leads to regret, wasted tuition, and years spent studying something they don’t love.

🎯 The Solution:

Edutrial lets students:

• Take trial lessons in different majors (business, law, engineering, etc.)

• Get AI-powered recommendations based on interests/personality

• Read real student stories from people in those fields

Think: a “career test” meets mini-courses + reality check.

🌱 Traction:

• MVP launched with first users

• Partnerships forming with schools and student ambassadors

• Focused on Vietnam now, but the problem is global

💬 Would love your feedback:

• Does this problem resonate in your country?

• If you were 17 again, would this help?

• How can I make the trial experience more fun / sticky / shareable?

You can check out a demo or just drop any thoughts. Brutal honesty welcome.

Thanks! 🙏
— Edutrial