Project Detail
Build a Tech App
Turn an idea into a real app for iPhone, Android, or the web. Students in grades 8–12 identify a problem, design a solution, and develop a product with the latest tools and guidance from a mentor. We empower students to lead the work (not do it for them) then help them launch, reach real users, and earn verifiable App Store downloads. No prior coding or technical experience is required. A live product with real-world traction demonstrates initiative, problem-solving, and follow-through, creating a credible edge in the college application process, especially for non-STEM students.
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Mentors for This Project
Work one-on-one with a specialist who has experience bringing projects like this to life.
Anastasiia Uvarova
Tech & AI Mentor - LLMs, NLP & Computer Vision (MIT)
Ana spends her days at one of the world's top AI labs asking a very kid-friendly question: how do we learn to communicate? She brings that same curiosity to mentoring - meeting students where they are, then walking them into real AI research one experiment at a time. (MEng Computer Science, MIT; 3 years at MIT CSAIL.)
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Samiul
Tech Mentor - iOS / SwiftUI & Full-Stack (Carnegie Mellon)
Samiul remembers the thrill of his first app actually running on a real phone - and that's the moment he chases with every student. He guides kids from 'I have an idea' all the way to a real app on the App Store, teaching them how professional engineers actually work along the way. (Carnegie Mellon; production engineering at fintech startups.)
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Daniel Ige
Tech & AI Mentor - Software Engineering & ML (MIT)
In high school, Daniel founded the first Black Student Union in his school's 116-year history - he knows what it means to build something where nothing existed. Now at MIT with a perfect 5.0, he's presented to Jack Dorsey, out-traded every intern at Jane Street, and mentors students with the same energy: start where you are, build what matters. (MIT; Block, Microsoft, Nasdaq, Jane Street.)
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