ConnectU

Take that step, make that connection.

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Inspiration

Our inspiration for this web application comes from our gratefulness to give back to the STEM community, and to give those who may not have the same educational experience/opportunities as us the chance to experience the same.

What it does

ConnectU aspires to create a community initiative between High Schools/Colleges and willing Sponsors to connect and invest in opportunities that help underprivileged communities. The application allows student organizations (such as the National Honor Society, ACM, SWE) to "post" workshops/initiatives that increase outreach/assistance to the community, and interested Sponsors (such as companies or non-profits), can express interest and join hands with student organizations to make positive initiatives come to fruition.

How we built it

Our web application is built with React.js on the front end, and Node.js+Express.js+MongoDB on the back end.

Challenges we ran into

A challenge our team ran into was making our idea as easy to use as possible while maintaining a balance to inspire student organizations and sponsors alike to use our application.

Aside from that, some technical challenges we faced were designing an effective user interface and merging back-end and front-end functionalities.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Learning technological stacks and experimenting with a minimalist, yet jubilant design.

What we learned

  • Garner opinions! : Ask other people strengths/weaknesses of your idea. Contemplate and evaluate the pros and cons of different approaches and weigh them out carefully.
  • Stay persistent: Errors are integral to any coding experience, but working through them requires patience and continuity.

What's next for ConnectU

  • Filter opportunities/initiatives by location
  • Implement an in-app chat feature to have sponsors and student organizations communicate directly through the app.

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