Hack on the Hill (HOTH) is a 12 hour, beginner-friendly hackathon designed to give beginners a glimpse into what a real hackathon would be and feel like. During HOTH, there are workshops, mentors, and amazing prizes! Whether you’re a hackathon veteran or you’ve never been to a hackathon before, Hack on the Hill is the best way to get involved with UCLA’s hacker community and get a feel for what it would be like to attend a real hackathon.
For our prize tracks, full workshop schedule, and more, visit our website!
Eligibility
Participants must be UCLA students. Team sizes can range from 1-4 people.
Prizes
Best Machine Learning Project
Echo Dot (3rd Gen)
Best Design
Drawing Tablet
Best Web Project
Solar Phone Charger
Best Hack
Mini Projector
Best Mobile Hack
Mini Phone Printer
Best Game
Google Cardboard
"You do You"
Prize: ???
Best DevX API
$15 Amazon Giftcard
Best React Native
Facebook Backpack
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Rajeshwari Jadhav
ACM Hack Officer
Jeanette Lin
ACM Hack Officer
Tim Rediehs
ACM Hack Officer
Sahen Rai
ACM Hack Officer
Eugene Lo
ACM Hack Intern
Jody Lin
ACM Hack Officer
Connie Chen
ACM Hack Officer
Galen Wong
ACM Hack Officer
Xiaoyu
Facebook
Konstantinos
Facebook
Ram
Facebook
Hirday
DevX
Megha
ACM AI
Judging Criteria
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Improvement
Did your team start from the bottom, now the whole team here? Jokes aside, we'll be evaluating your project based on your current skills (never coded in your life) to where you are now at the end of this hackathon. -
Technical Difficulty
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Creativity of the Hack
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Pitch to the Judges
How well did you sell your project to the judges? This is all about your enthusiasm and how well you can explain the project you built. -
Marketability
Is the app complete and ready for use? Or partially complete, but the idea is still there?
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