Georgia Tech is filled with opportunities for students to flourish; but the students are some of the many who contribute to the community to make it enriching for many others around them. Not only do I want to benefit from this diverse community, but also support this tight-knit group through spreading cultural awareness, doing community service, and working on research projects that can bring about changes in the society.
I have been training in Bharatanatyam, a form of classical Indian dance, since I was in kindergarten. Over the past thirteen years, it has been a great experience performing at various locations and learning new styles of dance. When I entered high school, I joined South Asian American Student Association and choreographed many Bollywood,
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Through SWE, I will be able to motivate females in the Atlanta high schools to pursue a career in STEM, a field that needs more female participation. Not only will I be able to mentor students through STEM, but also have research opportunities. I want to continue my learning in Computer Science and work on research projects that can bring changes in our society. I am learning theory, algorithms, and optimization of runtimes in the Program in Algorithmic and Combinatorial Thinking at Princeton University. I believe as we continue to move more in digital world, we will continue to grapple with issues such as handling larger and larger databases, querying and analyzing data in the most efficient ways and cybersecurity of these databases etc. For example, healthcare and education industries are the critical pillars in our society and economy, and an opportunity to work on the issues that may help healthcare and education industries will be very satisfying. I plan to discuss my research ideas with professors at Georgia Tech and do research projects through either the Undergraduate Research Program or the Research