XAVERIAN HIGH SCHOOL

FAMILY: Ritu and Kunal, parents; Sarthak, brother

HOME NEIGHBORHOOD: Dongan Hills, S.I.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: National Honors Society; Guitar Ensemble/Trio; Jazz Band I; Staten Island University Hospital volunteer; CHIPS Soup Kitchen; Senior Involvement; Track; Golf; Math Club; Rocket Club; Pi Day Competitor; origami artist

SCHOLARSHIPS: Cornell University, McMullen Scholarship; Georgia Institute of Technology, received nomination for presidential scholarship; Rochester Institute of Technology, presidential scholarship; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, medalist scholarship

POST-GRADUATION PLANS: Cornell University

FIELD OF INTEREST: Computer science/applied mathematics

QUOTE OF INSPIRATION: “Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” — Bruce Lee