Anya Chopra | Honor Society®

About

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student at the University of Southern California.

University of Southern California

mechanical engineering

2026 – Present
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

mechanical engineering

2025 – 2026

Girl Scout Gold Award

Hosted 2 events with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) for girls interested in pursuing engineering to promote gender diversity in STEM.
dean's list

Took 7 classes Fall 2025 (17 units) and earned 6 A’s and 1 A-
high school valedictorian

Highest GPA of my class of ~500 graduating seniors
United States Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award

Recognizes academic achievement and leadership as a role model to peers. 2/475 students at my high school received this award. Maintained high academic achievement while taking challenging courses. Demonstrated leadership by supporting and mentoring peers

Tutor

Orange Unified School District

Aug 2023 – Jun 2025
Volunteered at community holiday events. Organized care packages for foster youth. Planned and arranged a community beach clean up.

National Honors Society

Aug 2023 – Jun 2025
Mentor students in electrical and team assistance at competitions. Created leadership, DEI, safety, and electrical workshops. Organized 31 free community outreach events (Exp: STEAM for Teens with the local library (Free event open to elementary/middle school students. Teach students the basics of mechanical and electrical engineering through hands-on activities)). Volunteer for competition field set up. Developed 250+ public resources for teams to use internationally (mainly process documentation and public 3D-models).

FIRST Robotics

Jan 2022 – Present
Dog foster

Bichon Rescue of Orange County

Jul 2020 – Present
Organized a donation drive for people in need during COVID/the holidays. Staff aide at day camps 2019-24. Mentored younger Scouts at Fall Sales Kickoff with sales advice. Girl Scout Gold Award Project: Hosted 2 events in collaboration with the Society of Women Engineers for girls interested in pursuing engineering. The first was a free virtual panel event reaching 50 attendees in 3 different countries where speakers shared their experiences in engineering. The second was an in-person event reaching 75 attendees with speakers and activity stations for hands-on engineering experience.

Girl Scouts

May 2014 – Present