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Team Newbie Hackers!

  • First time hackers

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  • At Big Red Hacks for the fun and learning

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  • Representing all 4 years of undergraduate

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  • Strong believers in 8 hours of sleep during hackathons!

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  • Along the way we became best friends.

Diane Tarira

Jeanelle Tanhueco

Sophie Zhao

Chris Truong

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Our Hackathon Experience

  • Networked with companies

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  • Attended…
    • Qualifying round of the cup stacking event
    • Slide show karaoke
    • Ukulele and Piano Playing Sessions

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  • Spent hours laughing, telling stories, getting to know new people, taking pictures at the photo booth.
    • 33 hrs having fun including sleeping, 3 hours brainstorming, researching first generation obstacles, designing, and coding

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Our Idea

  • Interactive Webpage that connects first generation college students to resources and tools

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  • We aim to target major challenges such as housing, financials, advising, and social/academic adjustments.

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What We Did

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What We Did (cont.)

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Next Steps

  • Interactive webpage with a plot that would follow a first generation character throughout college.

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  • Provide a forum/discussion page for first generation students to ask questions

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  • Create a calculator that would show future income over time depending on your college type

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  • Utilize Capital One Nessie and Google Cloud API’s

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