“I am an urban planning student interested in designing a more sustainable and happier world by 2100.”
Education
2021 – Present: Rutgers University-New Brunswick, New Brunswick, New Jersey
BA in Urban Planning & Design, May 2025
Coursework: Intro to Business, Intro to Planning Policy & Health, Intro to Stats for Business, Intro to Entrepreneurship, Expository Writing, Global Environment, Intro to Microeconomics, Video Editing, Designing Healthy Cities
2017 – 2021: Fairfax High School, Fairfax, Virginia
AP Coursework: Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Literature ● Arts and Design Coursework: Digital Arts IV, Digital Arts I-III, Studio Art & Design
Extracurricular Activities
Independent Urban Design Project, Fairfax, Virginia
Artist, June 2020 – August 2020
● Conceptualizing, designing, and building an interpretive urban landscape to explore urban futures for independent interest
● Hand-drawing multiple types of architectural forms on construction paper to challenge concepts of contemporary architecture
● Digitally sketching planned streetscapes and buildings on SketchUp to ultimately 3D Print
GIVE Youth Nonprofit Organization, Chantilly, Virginia
Mentor, September 2018 – March 2020
● Tutor local elementary school students in STEM coursework for free at Chantilly Regional Library ● Cultivate membership at high school student-founded nonprofit to empower local youth
US Arts Center, Chantilly, Virginia
Portfolio Art Student, January 2017 – December 2020
● Attend 11-hour-long Portfolio Art classes each week at a local art academy to develop as an artist
● Explore and hone a range of artistic mediums, including but not limited to acrylic painting, freehand drawing, graphite sketching, oil pastels, soft pastels, and watercolor painting
● Developed several project portfolios over four years of consistent weekly attendance
FIRST Tech Challenge Competition, Fairfax, Virginia
Designer, August 2013 – February 2017
● Spearheaded design for sixteen member team in the annual FIRST robotics competition s
● Designed models of robot on PTC software with different materials and parts to best tailor complex robot attributes to competition prompt
● Won State and Regional Awards
○ Northern VA Qualifier Winning Alliance Award 2016-2017
○ Inspire Award First Lego League – Northern VA Qualifier 2014-2015
○ Inspire Award First Lego League – Northern VA Qualifier 2013 – 2014
Skills/Interests
Digital Arts Skills: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe inDesign, AutoCAD, Blender, SketchUp
Technical Skills: Google Drive, jGRASP, Microsoft Office Suite, PTC Creo Parametric, Slack
Interests: Architecture, Cartography, Environmental Sustainability, Travel, Urban Planning
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