Dormitory Searchitory

Inspiration

Why get frustrated over the unknowns of housing? Find out where you're likely to live, and skip the stress.

How it works

Takes data from previous room draws and consolidates it into relevant information, such as averages or suite numbers. The user can select a dorm and floor, and see which numbers and grades commonly occupy the rooms there.

Challenges I ran into

Inconsistent formatting of history tables, merging file formats, displaying rectangles properly, map display in the background, finding the coordinates and dimensions of literally every room on North Campus, etc.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Getting past all of the challenges

What I learned

Having easy to use, consistent data is very helpful for assembling a product. Having this data organized ahead of time also saves a lot of time.

What's next for Dormitory Searchitory

More interactivity can be implemented, such as allowing the user to enter their own room draw numbers and changing the colors of the dorms based on this number (to show which ones are easy or hard to get based on that number).

Built With

• excel
• historical-housing-data
• javascript
• python