Students
A personal website for students: show what you made
A personal website for students shows two or three projects you are proud of, what you are studying, and how to contact you. It gives teachers, internship managers and admissions readers more to go on than a list of courses, and you can build one free at sayhi.page/yourname.
What to put on a student website
Show what you can do, then make it easy to reply.
- Two or three projectsCoursework, a club project or something you built on your own. Say what it is, what you did, and the constraint, such as a six-week deadline or a team of four.
- What you are studyingProgram, school and year in one line.
- What you are looking forAn internship, a research position or a summer job. Say it plainly.
- Links to the workA repo, a PDF, a video or a live demo.
- Your résuméLink the PDF so nobody has to ask for it.
- A professional contactAn email address you check, or the contact form.
Example
Example: Alex Chen’s page
Alex is a demo developer rather than a student, but his page has the structure a student page needs. It opens with a short note about what he is working on, shows two projects with a sentence each, links a talk, and ends with an email link and a contact form.
Swap in your own projects and add your school and year to the headline. If your field is visual, the Portfolio template will show your images larger.
Common mistakes on student websites
Easy to fix, and they make a real difference.
Listing courses instead of projects
A course name says what you sat through. A project shows what you can do.
An objective statement
Replace it with one plain line about what you are looking for.
A jokey email address
Use your school address or a simple one based on your name.
Too many projects
Pick the ones you could talk about confidently in an interview.
Student page or job-seeker page?
Student
Shows what you are learning. Projects come with context about the course or the constraint.
Job seeker
Built for a recruiter’s quick scan. It leads with the role you want, results and a résumé link.
Templates that fit
Minimal
Clean type and projects. The right default for most students.
Portfolio
For visual programs, where the image needs to lead.
Read next: How to make a personal website, a step-by-step walkthrough from first sentence to published page.
Make your page
Pick three projects you can defend
If you would dread being asked about one, leave it off.
Say the constraint
Six weeks, a group of four, a fixed budget. The constraint is often more interesting than the tool list.
Publish and use it in applications
Sign in to publish at sayhi.page/yourname and paste it into every form that asks for a website.
Questions
Do I need a custom domain?
No. sayhi.page/yourname is a complete web address for any application. Custom domains are planned for the Pro plan.
Can my page replace my résumé?
Use both. Link your résumé PDF from the page, and put the page URL on your résumé.
Is it free for students?
Yes. Publishing a SayHi page is free for everyone.
Related pages
Pages by role
Starting points for developers, designers, photographers, musicians, writers, and more.
Website for job seekers
A recruiter skim: one sentence, three samples, a résumé link, contact.
Minimal personal website examples
Type and a few true blocks, in Minimal and in Studio.
Personal website builder
One designed page for a personal homepage: bio, work, projects, and a URL.