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import allBlack from "../../img/IMG_3095.webp";
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import style from "../../img/2026-04-07-20-45-39-165.webp";
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import savvy from "../../img/2026-04-07-20-44-35-818.webp";
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import {ReactComponent as Nextcloud} from "../../img/Nextcloud Logo Vector.svg";
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import {ReactComponent as K8s} from "../../img/Kubernetes Logo Vector.svg";
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# My high school experience
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<img className="thumbnail" src={allBlack} width={400} alt="turtleneck thumbnail"/>
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My first coding experience was in middle school playing Code Combat.
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You could say Python is the first language I learned, not particularly uncommon.
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That was probably the most fun I ever had in a middle school classroom.
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I was way ahead of class and even played in my free time.
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## High School Extracurriculars
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The first time I competed in my software engineering skills was FBLA. I did the Computer Programming event, which
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required us to setup a spreadsheet app that could record data and export into various formats. Funny thing is that
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my dad pulled an all-nighter to finish it. It was written in C# and using Windows Forms for desktop support.
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I didn't do well in the event but was inspired to fix it based on the rubric they provided. This is where I learned C#
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and also their web support. [GitHub repo here](https://github.com/tymur999/CommunityServiceDBTracker).
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After C#, I learned React to grind and spam hackathons with my friends. Our stack included React or Next.js, Firebase, with
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Typescript. [My Devpost](https://devpost.com/tymur999) hosts all my hackathon projects, which include:
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- [DormUp](https://devpost.com/software/dormup) - roommate finder app
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- [ExamIn](https://devpost.com/software/examin) - Quizlet x APClassroom
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- [Mura](https://devpost.com/software/mura) - YouTube spin-off for learning
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- [RecycleBot](https://devpost.com/software/recyclebot-zmr3tx) - my first solo project
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Not to flex, but every submission after my first hackathon has won some award.
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Nonetheless, hackathons helped us get comfortable with React in a short time limit.
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But of course, I like to be different, so this is my take on an abstract design.
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I'm proud of not using Bootstrap, that's so 2015.
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## Programming Hobby
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<div className="row">
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<Nextcloud/>
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<K8s/>
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</div>
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I began to experiment with Ubuntu on an old computer, and I enjoyed its ease of use and up-to-date repositories.
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I've been daily-driving Linux distros since 5 years ago. I decided to self-host all my applications
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through Kubernetes and Docker. I made a goal for myself to remove Big Brother companies from my stack,
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so replace Google Drive with Nextcloud, etc. My life goal is to be independent, and that extends to my data.
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Additionally, I did a startup in high school with my friends called [Kiwoon Learning](https://kiwoonlearning.web.app/). The goal was to educate
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high school students on investing and financial independence. I worked on the backend and a bit of the frontend.
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No longer was it a side personal project, [Kiwoon](https://kiwoonlearning.web.app/) taught me how to develop an application for a hundred or so real users.
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## The Graduation
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<div className="row">
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<img src={style} width={500} alt="style superlative"/>
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<img src={savvy} width={500} alt="tech savvy superlative"/>
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</div>
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On my graduation, I won the senior superlatives for best style and most tech savvy.
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I took the pictures with my friend Rahil who also won most tech savvy.
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We decided to duo the tech-savvy, and for best style, he took my picture outside some pines.
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In fact, I think the animation on the TV is my old personal website.
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I also won the Visionary Scholarship, which boosted my confidence in my creative abilities.
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It really taught me to trust my intuition, like nothing else.
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While men tend to be logical, I like to feel my way through everything and listen to my gut.
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I applied to various schools, around 21+. I had some issues because I maxed out CommonApp, so I applied to some
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schools directly on their websites. Unfortunately, I didn't get into University Of Illinois for CS+Math.
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That's wild since I got into Georgia Tech out-of-state but the state school denied me.
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The Princeton interview stressed me out, but I was deferred and then rejected, which I still treat as an accomplishment.
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My top two choices were Michigan State and Georgia Tech, mostly because MSU was so cheap.
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I chose Georgia Tech at the end because a Georgia Tech degree just looks too good to pass up. |