SmartPath

Inspiration

When making an educational plan at De Anza, we had to map everything out by ourselves, constantly comparing repeated courses between different universities. This was time-consuming and confusing.

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What it Does

SmartPath allows students to select up to five universities at once and instantly see the merged, filtered course requirements—saving time and reducing confusion.

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How We Built It • Referenced ASSIST.org to understand existing course requirements • Developed a front end for university selection and course display • Created a backend that merges and filters course requirements across universities • Designed a user-friendly interface to help students plan efficiently

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Challenges We Ran Into • Integrating course requirements for multiple universities • Making sure merged requirements are accurate and clear • Coordinating between team members with different roles

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Accomplishments That We’re Proud Of • Successfully created a tool that saves time for De Anza students • Merged and filtered requirements from multiple universities • Built a working demo under time constraints

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What We Learned • The importance of collaboration and clear communication • How to efficiently parse and merge course data • How to design a front end that is both user-friendly and functional

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What’s Next for SmartPath • Expand support to more California community colleges • Add features like GPA calculators and notes • Improve course recommendation algorithms