TutorU

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Inspiration

Often times, a teacher will explain something in such a way that some students understand and some do not. The students who need help often don't go to the teacher for help because they don't understand that teacher's methods. This leads them to do poorly in school. We believe that all students deserve a chance to succeed, and sometimes the key to success is looking at something from another point of view.

What it does

TutorU connects a wide variety of tutors to students seeking academic success.

How we built it

• Python with Flask
• MySQL database

Challenges we ran into

• Database connectivity
• General front-end polishing

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• Clean UI
• Database connectivity
• Password hashing
• Scroll over the logo. (Trust us)

What we learned

• Building an application of this scale takes a long time
• Sacrifices in main features may have to be made to fit the time constraints

What's next for TutorU

Lots of new features:

• Location-based matching
• Notifications and Reminders
• Tutor profiles and ratings/reviews
• Price
• Online classes

Built With

• flask
• html5
• mysql
• python