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William Choi-Kim

About Me

I'm a Korean-American high schooler looking to study computer science and medicine. I was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and currently reside in Cypress, Texas. I am passionate about programming, while also being an award winning writer and nationally recognized in competitive math. I am currently doing research regarding CT-CBN.

I've published an app on the iOS App Store and serve tens of thousands of users with my Discord integration, which has operated since 2021.

Education

  • Cy-Fair High School
    • Class Rank: 1/794
    • Expected Graduation: 2026

Contact

Extracurricular Programs

  • Wolfram Student Ambassador Program [2024 - Present]
  • Wolfram Summer Research Program [2024]
  • CT-CBN at UT Health [2023 - Present]
    • Building tools in R to run CT-CBN on cancer data.
  • SOM Summer High School Program for Computational Oncology at Johns Hopkins University [2023 - 2024]
    • I assisted in statistical analysis and visualization of large datasets using R
  • AwesomeMath [2022]
  • CTY at Johns Hopkins [2018, 2019]
    • Inductive and Deductive Reasoning [2019]
    • Inventions [2018]
  • SEE-Math at Texas A&M University [2018, 2019, 2020]

Leadership

  • Wolfram Emerging Leaders Program [2024 - 2025]
    • A yearlong research program and leadership training regimen
  • Competitive Math [2021, 2022, 2023, 2024]
    • Founded and began hosting AMC and AIME at Cy-Fair High School [2022 - Present]
  • Boy Scouts [2019 - Present]
    • Senior Patrol Leader (48 scouts) [September 2023 - April 2024]
    • Eagle Scout [Awarded October 7, 2024]

Awards

  • National Awards
    • Scholastic National Gold Medal for Critical Essay [2022]
    • AIME Qualification [2022, 2023, 2024]
    • AMC 10 Distinction Award [2022, 2023, 2024]
  • Regional Awards
    • UIL Ready Writing Regional Champion [2024]
    • Scholastic Regional Gold Key for Critical Essay [2022, 2023, 2024]
    • Scholastic Regional Gold Key for Short Story [2022, 2023]
    • Houston Regional Science Bee 1st Place [2022]
    • UIL 6A District 17 Academic Contest Mathematics 3rd Place / Regional Qualifier [2023]
    • Houston Public Media Regional Spelling Bee Finalist [2019]
    • Scholastic Regional Silver Key for Dramatic Script [2024]
    • Scholastic Regional Silver Key for Digital Art [2023]
    • Scholastic Regional Silver Key for Poetry [2023]
    • Scholastic Honorable Mention for Poetry [2023]
    • Scholastic Honorable Mention for Digital Art [2024]
  • District Awards
    • UIL Ready Writing District Champion [2024]
    • UIL Mathematics District Runner-Up [2024]
    • UIL Computer Science Team Champion / UIL Computer Science Individual 6th Place [2024]
    • Cy-Fair District Spelling Bee Champion [2019]
  • Other
    • Opal Hamilton Award [2022]
    • CTY Talent Search Award of High Honors [2018]
    • First Place in SEE-Math Problem Solving [2018]

Skills

  • Writing
  • Competitive Mathematics
    • Distinction in AMC 10
    • Three consecutive AIME qualifications [2022, 2023, 2024]
  • Bilingual in English and Korean
  • Programming
    • Proficient in
      • JavaScript
        • React / React Native
        • Web Workers
        • HTML Canvas API
      • HTML / CSS
      • R
        • Tidyverse
        • Seurat
        • spatialCCC
      • Python
        • Flask
        • Kivy
        • Tkinter
        • Discord.py / Pycord
    • Comfortable in
      • SwiftUI
      • TypeScript
      • WolframLanguage
      • Java
      • GDScript
      • Maple
      • Arduino
  • CAD and Manufacturing
    • Proficient in SketchUp and Blender
    • Proficient with band saws, scroll saws, CNC machines, 3D printers, sandblasters, and other machine shop equipment.

Service Hours

  • 113.5 hours
  • Opal Hamilton Middle School [30 hours]
    • Created and maintained volunteer tracking infrastructure
    • [2023] 3 hours
    • [2022] 27 hours
  • Cy-Fair Helping Hands [5 hours]
    • Built soil bins out of brick and mortar as part of my Eagle capstonee project.
  • Boy Scouts [18.5 hours]
    • Led projects to help non-profit organizations in the area and help conserve the environment
    • [2023] 6 hours
    • [2022] 5 hours
    • [2021] 2.5 hours
    • [2020] 5 hours
  • Student Council [36 hours]
    • Helped set up and run school events
    • [2023] 18 hours
    • [2022] 18 hours
  • Reach Unlimited [22 hours]
    • Volunteered with individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
    • Tended greenhouse and assisted in community outreach.
    • Played games and did crafts after school at facility.
    • [2024] 20 hours
    • [2023] 2 hours
  • Asian Student Association [2 hours]
    • Helped small Asian organizations with operational tasks
    • [2022] 2 hours

Projects