u/Fun-Personality-4063

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Demographics

Gender: Male
Residence: India
Income: Need aid
School: CBSE / Ranked as top shool
Hooks: None

Intended Major(s): CS / Systems Engineering / Human-Centered Computing

Academics

Strong grades in gpa scale 4/4
SAT target: 1570+
Heavy self-study in CS/systems outside school

Honors

Codeforces Master( top 1% globally)
Recognition from local MLA/Mayor for technical/community initiatives
Environmental/community recognition for long-term tree initiative

Main ECs

Built an offline-first educational infrastructure server for students in my village( i do live in city) where internet access is unreliable/nonexistent. Students can connect locally from their phones to access:

AI chatbot
multilingual translation
class material
progress tracking
educational support without internet

Developed a portable ( smart ai powered speaker )offline AI assistant for ADHD/autistic users. It remembers conversational context and helps users organize tasks/reminders while preserving privacy through offline inference.
Founded an electronics repair/reuse initiative:

collect damaged electronics
repair usable devices
redistribute to underprivileged people
recycle/sell unusable parts to sustain project

Competitive programming:

Codeforces Master
strong focus on algorithms/systems thinking

Built and maintained self-hosted infrastructure/home servers:

Linux
networking
Docker
remote hosting
AI/self-hosted services

Worked as in intern in startups on technical infrastructure, deployment, debugging, and websites.
Long-term environmental initiative:

planted and maintained 500+ trees over multiple years
focused on survival/maintenance rather than one-time plantation drives

Technical workshops/community teaching:

Linux
networking
repair
self-hosting

Essays (planned themes)

infrastructure inequality
offline AI
repair culture
accessibility technology
growing up around unreliable systems and becoming obsessed with resilient infrastructure

u/Fun-Personality-4063 — 8 days ago