Hello, everyone! Continuing on my progress with HSNavigator, I am happy to announce a new quality of life update to the website, which was highly requested! The feature I have added was given a sneak peek yesterday, and is the addition of City and State data to the entries in the list! Below I have […]
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New Sports Opportunities
Hello, everyone! Continuing on my progress with HSNavigator, I am happy to announce a new topic that I have added to the website, which was highly requested! The feature I have added is another new type of opportunity, which are opportunities for sports and sports medicine. Below I have attached some sample screenshots showing off […]
New Opportunities for Learning Disabilities
Hello, everyone! With this newfound time during these quarantined weeks, I have continued to work on HSNavigator, and I am excited to bring you a new feature with many more to come! The feature I have added is a new type of opportunity, which are opportunities for those with learning disabilities such as dyslexia and […]
New Translate Feature and Updates
Hello, everyone! I know it has been a little while since the last blog post, however with the COVID-19 outbreak and accommodating myself to online learning and quarantine, I have been a bit busy. With this newfound time, though, I have continued to work on HSNavigator, and I am excited to bring you a new […]
Recent Seminar and Future Updates
Hey everyone, I just wanted to start off by saying thank you to those who came to my recent seminar in Roselle, NJ. Courtesy of Councilwoman Denise Wilkerson, I was able to promote outreach of my website firsthand and bring my tool to brand new groups of people. I talked with counselors from the local […]
New Sorting Feature
After the continuous feedback that you all have been providing, for this week I have decided to improve the existing search functionality by adding a sort feature! Typically, when searching on the tool, while you were able to filter based on certain characteristics, you could not sort by increasing or decreasing values. As shown above, […]
New HBCU Data Added to the Database
As another good week went by, I made sure to continue my commitment towards updating the dataset and listening to the feedback that I get from those who use my website. Since I am doing my first seminar with Councilwoman Denise Wilkerson, she requested that I look into data from historically black colleges and universities, […]
Upcoming Presentation and Seminar
Through working on this website, I have been able to interact with not only my peers but also several other figures within the community. Whether those people are counselors, teachers, or parents, their feedback has served to drive this website to where it is today. Recently, I have been in contact with Councilwoman Denise Wilkerson, […]
New filters added to the Database
Recently, due to feedback provided by peers and those of you who have used the tool, I decided to add a new filter to the website. Simply categorizing the programs and offers by whether they were free or paid was good initially, but as more programs are added, there needed to be a way to […]
Updates to the Database and Website
Recently, I got in contact with counselors within my school and some fellow students, and one of the main requests they had was to increase the amount of local New Jersey opportunities available. Previously, the data was mainly spread out around colleges across the country, but I decided to add a lot more local opportunities […]