ClockIn! wins Rep. John Larson’s 2023 Congressional App Challenge in Connecticut’s First District

When asked what inspired the creation of ClockIn!, the student said, “As a teenager, I’ll admit it: I struggle to keep on top of things. Whether it’s work, school, family responsibilities, clubs, or whatever else life can throw, it gets hard to keep track of where I’m supposed to be, and what I’m supposed to do.

As a teenager, I’m a serial procrastinator: last-minute deadlines, pushing things off until the last possible moments, you name it. On one hand, I hate the idea of pushing it last-minute, but on the other, I just can’t seem to break that tendency in my head, regardless of whatever strategy or trick I find on the Internet.

With that in mind, I wanted to program not just any other app, but an app that I know I could use for myself, and see the tangible benefits with my own eyes. That way, I’d know whenever I was developing the interface, or programming the app, or testing it out for myself, that I could figure out whether or not ClockIn! would be effective (the answer to which is a resounding yes). But it’s not just all about me. My issues with procrastination and time-management aren’t unique to me. I’m one of many from all across the district, the state, and the world that have fallen into the trap of these unfortunate tendencies. With ClockIn! I feel like I’ll be able to do my part, even if it’s minor, in helping to provide a remedy to those all around me. In fact, it’s my current goal to work on getting this published onto the Google Play Store.

I also wanted to pay a bit of homage to my Android-loving parents as well, so I decided on programming this as the mobile Android application that it is.And with that, there’s the origin story of ClockIn!”