Purdue's Freshman Only Hackathon

We are Purdue's Freshman Only Hackathon! We are dedicated to mentoring freshman while getting them involved in hacker culture and the Purdue CS community. We spend time introducing freshman to hackathons and how they work and give them their first taste of hackathons.

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Prizes

$360 in prizes

1st Prize

Echo Dots

2nd Prize

Bluetooth Speakers

3rd Prize

Rocket Books

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Eligibility

Hello World is open to Purdue's freshmen and first-time hackers.

Requirements

Submit your project on here! Make sure it is the project you worked on during Hello World not before! Also please remember to list all the members of your team so we know who contributed.

The final deadline for submissions is 12:00 PM, October 18th. After that, you will not be able to submit your projects and be eligible for prizes.

Judges

Organizers

Organizers
Hello World

Mentors

Mentors
Hello World

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Skill
    We're looking for people who went outside their comfort zone and developed an exciting project.
  • Creativity and Scalability
    We're looking for creative ideas and innovative projects that make you think outside the box and that offers a new perspective.
  • Technical Development
    We want to see how much you've challenged yourself and what technologies and programming tools you've used.