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Portrait of Taylor Hearn

Honor Society® member

Taylor Hearn

Lifeguard at Mackintosh Community Pool

  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Computer Science
  • Class of 2019
  • Burlington, North Carolina

Member since May 2016

Education

  • Georgia Institute of Technology

    Computer Science

    2015 – 2019

Honors and awards

  • Deleonic Award for Exemplary Contributions

    Earned from VGDev leadership for contributing a substanstial amount to a game my freshman year

  • Faculty Honors Spring 2016

    4.0 GPA for a semester

  • Dean's List Fall 2015

    at least 3.0 GPA for a semester

  • President's Education Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence

  • Dwayne Smith Memorial Scholarship

    Awarded to a male athlete who demonstrates character and leadership in the classroom and in athletics

  • AP Scholar with Distinction

  • National Technical Readiness Gold Certificate

Goals and interests

Career goal

I plan to work in multiple internships throughout my education to make connections in industry and get a better idea of what particular type of job I want. As of right now I know that I want a software development job that relates to artificial intelligence.

Graduate school interests

I plan to acquire a masters in computer science with a focus in artificial intelligence after I finish my bachelors degree.

Outside the classroom

My hobbies over the years have come together to make me who I am today. I have always been an avid reader, which has inspired in me a passion for learning. In high school, I started programming and joined the school's FTC robotics team, which led to my interest in computer science. And within the last couple of years my interest in video games and how they are made along with my programming knowledge motivated me to investigate the fascinating sub-field of artificial intelligence.

Experience

  • Lifeguard

    Mackintosh Community Pool

    May 2013 – Aug 2015

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced

Additional information