HI, I'M
Emily Gao
College sophomore and aspiring student of Cybersecurity
Emily Gao
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Northeastern University Honors Program
Sophomore
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Emily Gao
About
MY BACKGROUND
Emily is a sophomore at Northeastern University pursuing a major in Cybersecurity. She has been an artist for most of her life, working with conventional fine arts mediums and unconventional mediums such as words, wood, and food. She enjoys working on the front-end UI aspects of programming projects and although she also enjoys experiences involving art, history, and literature, she is above all excited about the challenges she faces in the future.
She finds the exploration of computational systems unfathomable yet more intriguing than anything she has yet to encounter. She hopes to one day become a software engineer with a background in cybersecurity or have a hand in the intersection between cybersecurity and current law and policy.
For now, Emily continues pursuing education which will enable her to better understand the intricacies of the technological world.
Education
WHERE I’VE LEARNED
2019-2023
Northeastern University, class of 2023
Honors Program - Cybersecurity Major
2015-2019
Great Neck South High, class of 2019
Unweighted GPA: 93.8
Extracirriculars
WHERE I’VE WORKED
July 2015–August 2015
Kuei Luck Summer Camp, Camp TA
Sep. 2017–Present
Great Neck South Stage Crew, Crew Chief
July 2018–August 2018
Cooper Union Summer STEM CS+E for Social Good
Skills & Languages
WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE
.Creative Analysis
.Project Management
.Professional Communications Experience
.Organizational and Scheduling Expertise
.Image & Design Tool Experience (i.e. Photoshop)
.Content Writing & Editing
.Social Media Management
.HTML, CSS, Javascript, BSL, & Java Experience
.English
.Mandarin
Awards
WHERE I SHINE
2018-2019
.AP Scholar Award with Distinction
.Drama Department Technical Award
For technical excellence in stage production.
.Technology Department Award for Set Design and Construction
For distinction in Set Design and Construction.
.Literary Scholar Award
For exceptional enthusiasm and skill in the reading and analysis of English literature.
.Best UI/UX at the TeenHacks LI Hackathon of 2019
.National Merit Scholarship Finalist
2017-2018
.AP Scholar Award
.4-Star International Thespian Society Induction
2014-2015
.President's Award for Educational Excellence (2015)
Interests
OUT OF SCHOOL
.Reading
.Creative Writing
.Cooking
.Traveling
.Baking
.Fine Arts
.Woodworking
.Repair-work
.Problem-solving
.Programming Projects