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.

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Prizes

$1,066 in prizes
Best Hack
1 winner

Seagate Backup Plus 1TB Portable Hard Drive

Best React Project
1 winner

LapGear Home Office Lap Desk

Best Mobile Hack
1 winner

Google Cardboard + Kasa Smart WiFi Plug Mini (Smart Plug)

Best Machine Learning Project
1 winner

Google Home Minis | 2nd Generation Echo Dots

Best Design
1 winner

Huion H420 USB Graphics Drawing Tablet Board Kit

Best Game
1 winner

Google Chromecasts

"You Do You" Prize
1 winner

Prizes: ????

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Kevin Tan

Kevin Tan
ACM Hack President

Timothy Gu

Timothy Gu
ACM Hack Officer

Galen Wong

Galen Wong
ACM Hack Officer

Prateek Singh

Prateek Singh
ACM Hack Officer

Kristie Lim

Kristie Lim
ACM Hack Officer

Connie Chen

Connie Chen
ACM Hack Officer

Jody Lin

Jody Lin
ACM Hack Intern

Shirly Fang

Shirly Fang
ACM Hack Intern

Tim Rediehs

Tim Rediehs
ACM Hack Intern

Rajeshwari Jadhav

Rajeshwari Jadhav
ACM Hack Intern

Judging Criteria

  • 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
  • Creativity of the Hack
  • 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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