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IMACS Success Spotlight: Andrea Schefer

Andrea Schefer began her IMACS journey as a distance-learning student and thrived in some of our most challenging courses. She completed University Computer Science I, University Computer Science II, AP® Computer Science A, and Logic for Mathematics I, earning an A+ in all four courses. Her academic accomplishments extend well beyond IMACS. Andrea is an … Continue Reading

Blair Joselson Success Spotlight

IMACS Success Spotlight: Blair Joselson

Blair started IMACS in 2nd grade. She excelled in Math Enrichment as well as University Computer Science I and II. It is no surprise that Blair aced traditional advanced math classes. Seeking an even deeper understanding, Blair completed the entire Elements of Mathematics: Foundations (EMF) online program that takes students all the way through upper … Continue Reading

Orion Metzler Success Spotlight

IMACS Success Spotlight: Orion Metzler

Orion, an exceptionally advanced homeschooled student, began taking classes at IMACS in kindergarten. In his time at IMACS, he thrived at all levels of Math Enrichment, Computer Enrichment, University Computer Science, AP® Computer Science A, and Logic for Mathematics I. He soared through high school, taking all science classes available to him, earning numerous national … Continue Reading

Shane Herman Success Spotlight

IMACS Success Spotlight: Shane Herman

The Summer Camp program is how Shane first discovered IMACS as a third grader. He had so much fun that he continued during the school year with Math Enrichment and Computer Enrichment and excelled in those classes throughout elementary school. Shane advanced through and completed University Computer Science I and II during middle and high … Continue Reading

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IMACS Success Spotlight: Corban Pendrak

Corban was a highly talented homeschooled student when he found IMACS in second grade. He excelled in Math Enrichment and Computer Enrichment classes, as well as in university-level Computer Science and Mathematical Logic courses. Corban graduated high school as a National Merit Scholar while scoring 1530 on the SAT and a perfect 36 on the … Continue Reading

Timothy Yu Success Spotlight

IMACS Success Spotlight: Timothy Yu

Timothy joined the IMACS program in 4th grade and quickly excelled through the Math Enrichment courses, progressing to university coursework in Computer Science and Mathematical Logic.  Timothy graduated with an unweighted GPA of 4.0 (5.45 weighted) and earned an impressive 1530 on the SAT. He excelled in several AP classes, earning 5s on most including … Continue Reading

Amit Zohar Success Spotlight

IMACS Success Spotlight: Amit Zohar

Amit Zohar began her journey with IMACS in first grade. She successfully completed all five levels of math enrichment, computer programming enrichment, and university-level computer science. Amit has consistently demonstrated her dedication to achieving success. She participated in the prestigious three-week Summer Scholars program at the University of Miami, where she earned six college credits … Continue Reading

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IMACS Success Spotlight: Peter Edvardsson

Peter joined the IMACS Computer Science program in 10th grade and successfully completed University Computer Science I and II. His impressive SAT score of 1540 (780 in Math) and outstanding performances on AP exams (5s in Computer Science A, Physics C: Mechanics, and Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism) demonstrate his deep understanding of STEM disciplines. … Continue Reading

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IMACS Success Spotlight: Michael Colen

Michael’s journey with IMACS began in 1st grade. Over the years, he traversed the entire spectrum of IMACS programs, including math enrichment, computer programming enrichment, summer classes, university computer science, and AP® Computer Science A. From 5th through 7th grade, he completed the Elements of Mathematics: Foundations (EMF) program as a part of the Broward … Continue Reading

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Ryan Newton, Computer Science professor and IMACS alum

Ryan Newton, a computer science professor at Purdue University, began taking IMACS university-level mathematics and computer science classes the summer before sixth grade. After many years in IMACS, Ryan graduated college in three years, earned a PhD in computer science from MIT, and pursued an academic career in programming languages research. He also leads a … Continue Reading

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IMACS Success Spotlight: Kate Maier

Kate was an IMACS student from first through eighth grade. She completed all levels of our Math Enrichment Program, then successfully completed our Computer Enrichment curriculum as well as University Computer Science. She was accepted into the highly competitive FAU High School program, which is associated with Florida Atlantic University. After four years there, she … Continue Reading

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IMACS Success Spotlight: Apoorva Panidapu

As a homeschool student, Apoorva had the flexibility to study computer science anywhere, ultimately opting to take classes with IMACS. She excelled in our University Computer Science and AP® Computer Science A courses during high school and went on to earn exceptional scores of 36 on the ACT and 1570 on the SAT. When it … Continue Reading

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IMACS Success Spotlight: Isaac Brown

Isaac started with IMACS in first grade. In his time at IMACS, Isaac completed all five levels of our Mathematics Enrichment curriculum before going on to complete Computer Enrichment and both of our University Computer Science courses. Scoring a 36 on the ACT and a 1580 on the SAT, Isaac has been the recipient of … Continue Reading

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IMACS Success Spotlight: Samantha Carozzi

Samantha started IMACS in 1st grade and completed all five levels of the IMACS Math Enrichment Program during elementary school. In middle school she studied IMACS University Computer Science and was part of the second cohort of public school students to complete the Elements of Mathematics: Foundations (EMF) math program for highly gifted and talented … Continue Reading