Inspiration
One of our teammates had transferred schools and while looking for his new transfer school, he had a lot of problems finding what was available.
What it does
This prototype allows a student or someone interested in college to find colleges in any state and within their budget (with more search criteria to come)
How we built it
Initially in Python, we switched to JavaScript and HTML around halfway through the hackathon.
Challenges we ran into
None of us knew JavaScript or HTML, so we spent a lot of time getting the basics in the time we had allocated. Also, figuring out how APIs work!
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Able to successfully learn how to use APIs and do so in both JS and Python. We were able to make a webpage with no prior knowledge in HTML or CSS and we have our site hosted so that it is actually usable for those who need help finding colleges.
What we learned
JavaScript is very similar to Python, but definitely not the same. Also, JQuery is the best ever.
What's next for CollegeFinder
Adding more search criteria. Since we're near the end of the hackathon, we don't have enough time to make this as deep as we wanted, but implementing new search criteria is something we can definitely do with our learned skills.
Log in or sign up for Devpost to join the conversation.