Inspiration
These last few months I've been writing my college essays without a counselor and realized how many tabs I had open looking for free resources. I even had a Google Doc of compiled tips from these sources, which made me realize that I could make a website for this to help others too.
What it does
Compiles college essay advice, mistakes, examples, prompts and more from 20+ resources. Lets you compare college essay requirements, and ask questions to a chatbot.
How I built it
Using HTML and CSS (Tailwind) for the website and formatting. Typescript, React.js, and Next.js (UI, assembly, data)
Challenges I ran into
When creating the prompts subtab, designed to use a random forest regressor (Python) to output an application strength percentage based on data from an embedded form, I ran into an issue which I didn't have enough time to combat.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Creating a resource many can use, and making one of my first full comprehensive sites.
What I learned
How all these languages and libraries work together in a website and how intricate it is.
What's next for College Essay Hub
Debugging prompts subtab, adding more college info, and being able to track essay progress.
Built With
- html
- next.js
- python
- react
- tailwind
- typescript