Polygence Reviews

Want to get a peek inside a Polygence project? We also publish student spotlights to highlight the incredible work our students are doing.

Where these can be found publicly

• Polygence blog - student spotlights

• Polygence scholars page, where students can choose to feature their own projects

• Polygence Symposium, where students have the opportunity to present their work

"The Introduction to Research that I got from my project helped me transition into MIT, I ended up doing a bunch of research project, so getting my toes wet in high school was super useful. I also built collaboration skills, working one on one with a mentor was a test of that- I had to push myself, allow myself to get uncomfortable, ask a lot of questions and get the wrong answer a lot of times in order to get used to ‘this is what science actually looks like’. Polygence was my first foray into that. " - Luke Jain, Polygence Alum and current student at MIT

"This project really sparked my interest in research, which also translates into the Clinical Work that I do at the Research Lab I now work in college. My Polygence mentor was also incredibly supportive and helpful both in my research and college decision process, and I still stay in touch with her today. " - Camdyn Wu, Polygence alum and current student at USC (University of Southern California)

"It was the best choice I ever made, because it really helped me. As a matter of fact, I was applying to summer opportunities this year, after my first year in college, and I still find the skills that I learned in Polygence tying back to my applications today, so I think it was just invaluable." - Riddhi Guruzu, Polygence alum and student at Kings College London

"This project was my first hands-on opportunity to apply all these Machine Learning algorithms I was learning to an actual data set, and it was a big step up for me beyond just conceptually understanding the algorithms before from classes and courses. It really deepened my knowledge in the field and it motivated me to keep exploring it’s potential." - Arjun Ramakrishnan, Polygence alum and current student at University of Virginia

"I wanted to find ways to get involved with research, but it was really difficult, especially being an international student. I remember I cold emailed a bunch of professors from top universities but a lot of them did respond, however it wasn’t the most positive response because it’s hard to work in person when I’m living halfway across the world. So I found Polygence online. My goal coming into it was to publish in a peer reviewed journal, not just a high school journal. I’ve been able to use a lot of what I learned from my Polygence mentor at uPenn." - Manasvi Adusumilli, Polygence alum and pre-law student at uPenn

"I did my project with Polygence about 2 years ago, on racial stereotypes in youth media, and this was really pivotal to my college application process, I did it in the middle of my senior year, and I was really leaning into the fact that I was doing research on my interviews, and my common App. I think the major reason why I’m at Tufts is that I had experience in research." - Zoe Renazile-Winter, Polygence alum and current student at Tufts University