Our Team

Chaim Durst

Chaim Durst graduated from Columbia College in 1992 magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. Since 2001, as a college essay consultant, he has helped students craft thousands of successful essays. He is the author of "The Art of Essay," a detailed guide how to craft a highly effective personal statement that stands out and moves the reader. He mentors students to create college essays that are works of art.

Warren Fu

Warren is an incoming freshman at Columbia majoring in applied math and philosophy. Much of Warren’s work experience has revolved around education: his first ever job was teaching competition math to kids in Hong Kong in 8th grade, and since then he has been a volunteer tutor for biology and the SAT, a head instructor for his local math circle, and an instructor at LIVE. Warren has also conducted computational oncology research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and is an STS Scholar and ISEF Grand Award Winner; and he also grows algae in his bedroom. In high school, Warren was involved in Student Government, the morning announcements, the school's television program, and was occasionally the school mascot. He likes Trident's original flavor gum and can breakdance.

Angela Ho

Angela Ho is an incoming Math & CS student at MIT. Currently, she is a Chapter Head of Chicago InteGIRLS (a nonprofit that empowers minority genders in STEM) and the President of her school's Math Team and Choir. Some of her achievements include developing a novel cost-effective model to detect tampering in CT and MRI scans, finishing in the top ten at the premier MIT Math Prize for Girls competition, and accumulating over three hundred hours of math education experience through her volunteer work and teaching with Daily Challenge LIVE. Angela is passionate about using AI to make educational resources accessible and to help people ask insightful questions to foster deeper human connections. She also enjoys distance running, finding good reads on Substack, and experiencing new foods, landscapes, and cultures on her travels.

Arav

Arav is a senior from Long Island, New York, who is passionate about creative problem-solving. He loves participating in olympiads across math, computer science, and physics. Arav also engages in math research in the awesome fields of combinatorics and number theory. At school, he's been co-president of the district Computer Club since 8th grade, helping teach peers CS theory and programming languages. He also developed and published the proactive safety app "Halt Hate" on the App Store - download today! (shameless advertisement)

Isaac

Isaac is a high school student from Massachusetts who enjoys math, programming, tutoring, and martial arts, specifically kung fu. He's an active member of the math club/team and programming club, and he enjoys solving complex problems. Outside of math, Isaac enjoys building apps, playing with AI, and practicing kung fu, particularly the Guandao.