Welcome to Find My Friends

Welcome to Find My Friends

💡 Project Overview

Making Friends at UH is a web-based platform designed to help University of Hawaiʻi students build real friendships based on shared interests, majors, and campus life. College can sometimes feel isolating, especially for new or transfer students—our goal is to create a safe, inclusive space where students can connect with others who share similar goals, hobbies, or academic paths.

This project is being developed as part of our computer science coursework to explore full-stack web development, user-centered design, and meaningful community-building through technology.

🎯 Project Goals

  • Help students make genuine connections at UH through interest-based matching
  • Support community involvement by linking users with shared clubs, classes, or events
  • Provide a clean, intuitive user experience that feels both modern and welcoming
  • Ensure user safety and privacy through email authentication and moderation tools

🌐 What the Final System Will Provide

By the end of the project, the system will include:

  • ✅ Student profile creation with custom interests, major, and personality tags
  • ✅ A smart matching algorithm to suggest compatible potential friends
  • ✅ A “mutual interest” system to encourage respectful connections
  • ✅ A secure, UH-verified messaging system
  • ✅ Optional event suggestions to find peers attending the same UH events

Organization Organization Project Homepage Repo Homepage App Repo App

Team Contract

Team Contract Contract

Deployment

You can access the deployed version of the Find My Friends app here:

https://find-my-friends.vercel.app

Project Pages

Landing Page

The landing page provides a clean, color-blocked layout that introduces the purpose of the “Find My Friends” app. It features UH Mānoa branding, a login and sign-up area, and a visual overview of how students can connect based on shared majors and interests. Landing

Sign In Page

The sign in page provides a clear way for users to login to use the site. SignIn

Sign Up Page

The sign up page provides new users a way to create their account and become a new user of the site. SignUp

Profile Page

The profile page allows users to create their own profile as well as upload a profile picture. They can also view other users of the site and connect with them as well. CreateProfile Users

Group Events Page

The group events page allows users to see iformaton about events hosted by others, or create and host thier own event. “Host an event” button leads to a forum where users can choose a title, date, and description for thier event. GroupEvents GroupEvents

Match Page

The match page is an interactive map that allows you to find potential friends based on location, interests, and more. MatchPage

Chat Feature

The chat page allows you to chat with other users on the site to make plans or just get to know each other. ChatPage

Project Pages

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