Hosted by Partnership with Boston University and BU Spark!
PreHacks is designed to give high schoolers an introduction to hackathons, coding, and a career in STEM.
PreHacks is a free two-day program co-hosted with Boston University and BU Spark! for women (cis and trans) and non-binary high schoolers to learn more about career paths in STEM and learn coding fundamentals. The goal of this program is to get you the resources and information you need to thrive at your next hackathon.
At PreHacks Seattle, 100% said they would recommend PreHacks to a friend and 84% said PreHacks increased their confidence in attending future hackathons.
This program is designed for those in the Eastern Time Zone (EST). If you need help converting the time difference, please use this resource. The schedule for the program will be released soon!
“I loved this program so much! Thank you so much for everything it was great!”
PreHacks Seattle 2021 Attendee
"I definitely recommend attending PreHacks! Not only was it a learning experience, I also met a lot of awesome people! My advice would be to make sure you participate because you will make new friends and connections as well as gain confidence.”
PreHacks Seattle 2021 Attendee
"If you feel that you might be too busy for PreHacks, really look at the schedule because there might be something you definitely don't want to miss."
PreHacks Boston 2020 Attendee
"Don’t worry about anything coming into the event, just have fun!"
PreHacks Boston 2020 Attendee
"Everyone at PreHacks was so incredibly supportive and helpful to me, especially considering I was a beginner who had no clue what to do at hackathons and what they were. I learned so much and I can't thank you enough for that!"
PreHacks 2019 Attendee
"I really enjoyed the PreHacks as it familiarized me to the environment of the Hackathon. Because I attended, I feel more motivated to learn to code on my own time and come back next year with better skills."
No coding experience is required to attend. The point of PreHacks is to teach you the skills you need to build projects for hackathons and learn coding fundamentals.
You can attend as much of as little of the event as you'd like. We understand that not everyone can dedicate a full-weekend to the program.
All you need is a laptop and access to wifi. If you don't have one or both of these resources, please email us at [email protected]
PreHacks is not a hackathon, but a program to help prepare you to attend future hackathons.
No, PreHacks is specifically for high school students only. However, we will have similar beginner-friendly workshops and activities at all of our gender-focused hackathons that you can attend.
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