JOANNE LEE

My coding journey began when I started creating dress-up games for fun using Scratch in elementary school. I self-studied website development in middle school, and after taking a year to realize engineering wasn't for me, I took my first coding class in my sophomore year of high school: Principles of Java.

Since then, I've studied object-oriented programming in Java, C, C++, and Python. I specialize in web and app development, and I've worked with HTML, CSS, Python Flask, JavaScript, and frameworks such as Bootstrap. Both in and out of the classroom, I strive to learn new programming concepts and bring my ideas to life.

• ✦ Attending: University of Maryland, College Park (UMD)
• ✦ Major: Computer Science
• ✦ Year: Rising sophomore
• ✦ Previously attended: Marriotts Ridge High School
• ✦ Programs: UMD Honors College (Design Cultures and Creativity Living Learning Program), QUEST Honors Program
• ✦ Academic Awards: National Merit Scholarship Finalist, UMD Dean's Scholarship recipient, Dean's List (Spring 2024), AP Scholar with Distinction

Some things I like to do other than code:

• ✦ Create digital art and animations
• ✦ Learn new songs on the piano
• ✦ Listen to video essays (usually on books, movies, and video games)
• ✦ Drink matcha + red bean boba
• ✦ Play badminton