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Education and College Admissions

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ABOUT POLYGENCE

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Polygence students: The chefs of their education

Aug 4, 2020

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MEET OUR MENTORS

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Polygence mentor Soha guides students through engineering projects addressing environmental problems

Aug 3, 2020

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

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High School Research Student Kevin Explores the Scientific Literature on the Human Microbiome in Food Allergies

Jul 30, 2020

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MEET OUR MENTORS

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Fabian, Stanford Biochemistry PhD, mentors students in biological modeling projects focused on COVID-19

Jul 24, 2020

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

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High School Research Student Alexia finds her passion for historical fashion design

Jul 23, 2020

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

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Polygence student presents computational linguistics paper on the media's political bias at the WiNLP Workshop

Jul 22, 2020

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

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Middle School Research Student David Calculates Value of Carnival Cruises

Jul 17, 2020

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

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High School Research Student Skye writes brave and vulnerable prose poem about living with marginalized identity

Jul 13, 2020

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MEET OUR MENTORS

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Mentor Spotlight: Niokhor

Jul 8, 2020

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ABOUT POLYGENCE

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COO and co-founder Jin Chow Interviewed on Geeks of the Valley Podcast

Jul 3, 2020

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

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High School Social Psychology Research Student Luke produces survey on COVID-19

Jul 1, 2020

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MEET OUR MENTORS

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Mentor Spotlight: Liz

Jun 24, 2020

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

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High School Classics Research Student Tatiana produces a podcast on The Myth of Io in Ovid’s Metamorphosis

Jun 2, 2020

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HOW TO

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Stand Out Without Standardized Tests: Cultivate your Interesting-ness

May 29, 2020

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EDUCATION AND COLLEGE ADMISSIONS

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Understanding MIT’s motto – ‘Mens et Manus’

Sep 18, 2019

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ABOUT POLYGENCE

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Princeton Valedictorian Jin Chow’s journey as a dedicated educator

Jul 30, 2019

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ABOUT POLYGENCE

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Letter from the Founders

Jun 11, 2019

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