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Marco Polimeni

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Hobbies & Interests

  • Sports
  • Math
  • Coding And Computer Science
  • Learning
  • Board Games And Puzzles
  • Statistics
  • Board Games and Puzzles

Reading

  • Current events

I read books daily.

Bio

I am a full-time student at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, and I was selected as one of their Pinnacle Scholars. I am pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science; in addition, I am looking to attain a Master's in Machine Learning through the Accelerated Master's Program (AMP). I have career interests in Data Science, Software Engineering, and Quantitative Analysis. I graduated fourth in my High School class after taking the most rigorous courses available, and I demonstrated leadership, active participation, and distinction in many extracurricular activities. College Activities: Computer Science Club (Treasurer), Google Student Development Club, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Pinnacle Scholars Program, LEADS Emerging Leaders Seminars, SigEp Leadership Academy, Software Engineering Club; High School Extracurricular Activities: Computer Science Club (Co-Founder and Co-Leader), Cross Country (Varsity, Captain, District Qualifier), Mock Trial (Key Varsity Witness), Track & Field (Varsity), Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (State Qualifier), Scholastic Scrimmage (Captain and Eastern PA Conference Qualifier), National Honor Society (member and elected Treasurer), Youth & Government (Judicial Chair), Spanish Honor Society (member and elected Vice President) HONORS AND AWARDS:  AP Scholar with Distinction (2018 and 2019)  Varsity Letter recipient: Cross Country (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)  Captain for Cross Country (2018)  Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and District Qualifier for Cross Country (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)  Distinguished Honor Roll (2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019)  Perfect Attendance (2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018)  Mock Trial District Champions (2017, 2018, and 2019)  Mock Trial 1st place tournament champion (2016 and 2018)  PA Junior Academy of Science-1st award at regionals (2018 and 2019), Perfect Score (2019), 2nd award at states (2018), 1st award at states (May 2019)  Track-Varsity Letter Recipient (2016, 2017, and 2019)  National Honor Society-inductee and elected Treasurer (2017-2019)  Spanish Honor Society, inductee and elected Vice President (2017-2019)  Excellence in Spanish III (9th gr), in Honors Chemistry (10th gr), in AP Computer Science (11th gr), in Computer Science Research (12th gr) and in AP Calculus BC (12th gr)  Eastern Pennsylvania Conference playoffs qualifier for Scholastic Scrimmage (2018)  Top 9 to present term project in computer science at showcase at Carnegie Mellon University (2018)  2nd place team, Google Tech Challenge (Sept 2019)  3rd place team, HealthTech Hackathon (Nov 2019)  Seed funding from 1517, rehack Princeton University (Nov 2019)

Education

Stevens Institute of Technology

Bachelor's degree program

2019 – Present

Majors:
  • Computer Science

Career

  • seasonal retail sales associate

    Retail · American Eagle Outfitters

    Jan 2017 – Jan 2017

Miscellaneous

Dream career field:
Computer Software
Dream career goals:
Software Engineer, Data Scientist
Has nursing license:
No

Future Interests

  • Volunteering
  • Philanthropy
  • Entrepreneurship