Ready to see how prompting can transform your academic planning?
Purple is UW’s interactive Gen AI tool designed to help students explore options, understand requirements, and prepare for informed conversations with advisors. It helps you ask better questions and engage more confidently in the planning process.
By learning how to craft effective prompts, students can use Purple to surface personalized insights and make advising conversations more productive and focused.
Purple supports academic planning by synthesizing official curriculum requirements and university resources into a clear, exploratory view of potential paths forward. With Purple, students can:
- Visualize core courses, electives, and milestones
- Test “what if” scenarios for different majors or minors
- Identify questions and prepare for meaningful advising conversations
By helping students better understand their options and reflect on their goals, Purple strengthens advising as a collaborative, human-centered experience. It’s about helping students and advisors make the most of the time they spend together.
Why does this matter?
Prompting AI isn’t just about asking questions. It’s about learning how to guide a tool effectively. With Purple, students get hands on experience in crafting effective prompts, seeing how the right input leads to smarter, more personalized guidance.
Ready to explore how prompting can change the way you plan your future? Check out the Prompting for Academic Planning tutorial to start exploring degree paths with confidence.