Sophia Majid

sophiamajid908@gmail.com
Mechanical engineering focused student dedicated to coding and volunteer work that makes a
difference in the community

EDUCATION SKILLS HONORS

Mt. Hebron High School, Ellicott City MD C​oding Languages:​ ​Physics Camp UMD
Expected graduation May 2020, GPA: 4.3 - MATLAB 2nd place - experiment
- Independent Research G/T - Java ​Gold Honor Roll
- Java G/T - JavaScript consistently through HS
- Computer Science AP Fluent Languages:​ ​Silver Honor Roll
Howard Community College-Columbia - English twice in HS
- Urdu ​Muslim Interscholastic
Arabic 101 - Hindi ​Tournament
paid for by the Department of Defense - Punjabi 3rd place- research on
Proficient Languages: Spanish, Arabic Euthanasia
John Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Stem Other skills: Presentation, ​Oyster Gardening Award
Academy Leadership, HTML, Excel 750+community service hrs.
- MATLAB I / MATLAB II
- Leadership and Public Speaking

WORK EXPERIENCE
Best Brains, Ellicott City​ - 2017-present - ​Teacher/grader
Evaluate student work to determine if student needs to review concepts and master concepts
BCCC Refugee Youth Project, Woodlawn & Catonsville - Collaborating with UMBC​ - 2017-present - ​Tutor/ Mentor
Tutor refugee students from Burma in English, math, science, and history. Provide non-academic support
Youth Leadership Project​ - 2017-present - ​Liaison
To educate ourselves and our peers to speak out against behaviors that support dating violence and oppressions.
ASPIRE John Hopkins Applied Physics Lab​ - 2018-present - ​Intern at the Space Exploration Center
Mentor: Romina Nikoukar - Romina.Nikoukar@jhuapl.edu
Develop signal processing techniques to gain information about Earth’s ionosphere from radio and optical
measurements using MATLAB to analyze
EXTRACURRICULARS
TedXWomen at Mt. Hebron High School​ - 2017 - ​Co-lead of Curating and Marketing
Identify and solicit potential speakers, motivate and help them prepare for the day of the talk
Girl Scouts of America​ - 2009-present - ​Ambassador
Builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Delta Scholars ​- 2018-present
Encourages girls to excel, plan for their future, and find opportunities for leadership through service.
GirlUp​ - 2017-present - ​Treasurer
Engaging girls to stand up for girls, empowering each other and changing our world.
Math Engineering Science Achievement (MESA)​ - 2018-present - ​President
Program created by the Applied Physics Lab to help promote and prepare students for STEM fields.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Council of American Islamic Relations, Maryland​ - 2016-present - ​Teen Representative
Help reduce Islamophobia and the stereotypes of American Muslims by forms of public speaking, brochures, and
educating others about Islam
Islamic Society of Baltimore ​- 2009-present -​Youth Sisters
Help out on minor issues such as preparing for big social events by organizing, hosting, packaging, and fundraising
Girl Scouts of North America Camp Ilchester​ - 2018 - ​STEM counselor
Practice math and give young girl scouts hands on science experiments to work on and evaluate