Chance me for RSI

Chance me for RSI!

Academics:

Demographics: From a private school, African American, Male

GPA: 98.7/100 (4.0)

PSAT: 1480 (RW: 760/ M:720)

ECS: 1. Published research under Stanford/Cornell graduates on medical bias in LLMs. Presented research at EMNLP (2nd most prestigious LLM conference internationally). Also accepted into NeurIPS AIM-FM and SoCalNLP. Cited by researchers from the NIH, Howard University, University of Florida, and University of Michigan.

  1. Hired by a video game studio to create a realistic WW2 battle simulator. Have ~3,000 discord server members. Post dev content and gained 10k YouTube followers, 200k views, and 2M+ impressions. Also worked with Lockheed Martin researchers for realistic simulations. Secured $2k per month for funding through Patreon.

  2. FTC Robotics team coder for school. Build and coded the robot. Championed the FIRST Robotics Competition and advanced to the States Super Qualifier round. Donated old parts to underserved middle schools.

  3. Developed a non-profit organization aimed at reducing online scams targeting the elderly. Taught weekly classes at assisted living facilities to directly teach the most vulnerable. Impacted ~400 people. Designed and launched an informational website using HTML and C++ to provide additional tips.

  4. Currently researching the causality of medical biases in large language models with a Columbia Professor. Branching off previous research (activity #1).

  5. Developed a website using Python, C++, and HTML equipped with the OpenAI API to serve as a college admissions counselor.

  6. I teach ~20 underprivileged middle school girls of color highschool math to advanced their understanding of complex concepts.

  7. Coding Club President. Teaching a python class to approximately 20 students at school.

—————————————- Non-Stem activities

  1. Congressional Debate Team Captain at school. Lead a team of 10. 2x qualifier and semifinalist for the Tournament of Champions (top ~2.7% of debaters nationwide). Reached top 10 at multiple national tournaments. Ranked 2nd in my state (a very competitive one) for debate.

  2. Black Student Coalition representative. I lead discussions and events for 500+ black students across 100+ predominantly white institutions.

  3. Communications director and executive member for a nonprofit aimed to uplift black men in education. Fundraiser $10k for scholarships. Helped run unique workshops on financial literacy, SAT prep, etc… Organized university tours at institutions like Columbia and Princeton.

  4. I help TA/Mentor classes for underprivileged middle school girls of color (again). Focused in ELA, math, and latin.

  5. I teach weekly debate/public speaking classes for ~40 underprivileged elementary schoolers.

  6. I volunteer weekly at a work authorization clinic for migrants. I help assist migrants with work application forms and supervise/engage ~15 children during sessions, creating a welcoming and supportive environment for families.

Essays: I mainly focused on finding the intersection between societal issues and STEM. I proposed ways on how to leverage AI to break down systemic inequalities. I also mentioned my passion for being a future congressman with a background in STEM, creating regulations that support innovation.

Additional info: - I took math courses over summer - I currently take the hardest classes my school offers - I partook in a Quantum computing course at Brown University - Valedictorian in my grade so far… (I got an award for having highest gpa for the past 2 years and added that in)

Overall I’m kinda worried that my application was a bit too well rounded…