My First Hackathon

3.5 years ago, I participated in my first hackathon and it changed my life. This is that story. Having no coding experience and with no idea what a hackathon was, I wasn't sure what to expect. But I had lots of fun, learned many new things, met some cool people, and somehow won second place! Most importantly, this hackathon got me interested in computer science and technology, so I did more and more hackathons (14 and counting), and now I'm a Computer Science student at the University of Waterloo.

If you've never participated in a hackathon, I recommend trying it out to learn, meet new people, have fun, and get free stuff!

If you're reading this, comment: propulsion 🚀

Also, if you want to hear more hackathon stories, let me know in the comments!

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[nicholast]

drop a like for more hackathon stories 😎

[whocares]

Girl carried you guys so hard her entire lineage will have inherited back pain, arthritis and muscle atrophy

[damianbhatia]

lol I was the HTML guy in your group! glad i came across this video 😀

[fraction]

"Oh, wait. I don't know how to code. So, I did homework or something." hahaha soo good

[sameershrestha]

That girl who carried yall is the mvp. You owe her a lot Nicolas.

[osmokm]

Wow...You really hold a grudge against the girl who rejected you 😂

[huonsmith]

Whoever that graphic design girl was, she did a damn good job. I would legit get that app if it existed, it actually looked really clean

[heetshah]

Anyone who has stickers on their laptop knows what they’re doing 😂

[my-vnnw]

"...so therefore my background is in
... business" 📈 so funny!!! I nearly snorted 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[likeohmygeerawr]

I was doubting going to my first hackathon this weekend but I'm glad I came across this video. I'm trying to remind myself that it's ok to not know everything, it's uncomfortable but it's for the sake of growth!

[robdeluksschmidt]

This was really funny and such a wonderful story. I really enjoyed it! I am a third year CS student and I can relate to so much here, except that I am much older and most of my stories are probably more embarrassing and have less of a happy ending. Regardless, I would love to hear more about your journey. Keep up the great work Nick!

[eavyeavy]

"i dont like to speak"
*Bring 3 older people (including a girl) under his banner*

[sebipoiana]

That girl didn't deserve you in her team. Many CS students miss the bigger picture in these hackatons and decide to partner up only with those who have the experience, but they don't realise that asking for experience as a coder is the same as an employer rejecting 'them' for not having enough. People should have retrospective in terms of 'hmmm, how will his background be useful in this project?' - they may find out that some skills are transferable to the task at hand and that you can even aim for the top! Great Story Nic! :)

[floguo]

Also 14 hackathons is pretty impressive :o kudos to that + your gr 10 win

[haroon]

I also get intimidated by people with stickers on their laptops.

[xSingularity]

Just found your channel yesterday, and these videos are hilarious. Thanks bro!

[natashajchen]

Wooo so inspiring! 🎉 Crazy how one event can change career prospects

[edabbas]

Bro, you’re a great storyteller, amazing experience, thank you for sharing!

[meep]

ive only done 1 hackathon so far as a sophomore cs major and i pretty much spent that hackathon just inputting data into a json file. it was definitely an interesting experience and while i didnt get much coding done at all, i think i learned a decent bit about web dev with apis and all

[isaacgonzalez]

fake it till you make it is my life motto