The BranchOut! Blog

On July 19th, 2024, BranchOut! hosted an insightful community workshop on how AI is shaping industries. Our guest speakers included Dr. Grace Lindsay from New York University, Dr. Philip Frana from James Madison University, Dr. Michael Klein from James Madison University, and Dr. Huaxia Wang from Rowan University, all of whom are distinguished professors and researchers in their field. They discussed the transformative impact of AI in their field, as well as unique ways AI is

Four of BranchOut!’s student leaders participated in the 2024 United Chinese American (UCA) Convention in Washington, DC, from June 27th to June 29th. The convention attracted over one thousand participants from across the United States, Canada, and many other countries. UCA 2024 allowed the BranchOut! members to connect with many influential political, economic, and business figures. At the convention, BranchOut! students met influential AAPI leaders like Dr. Larke Huang and

The Montgomery County STEAM Camp and the Virginia STEAM Camp have worked hard this past week! Co-directing the Montgomery County (MC) STEAM Camp this year are David Liu, a rising 12th grader at Episcopal High School, and Richard Zhu, a rising 12th grader at Richard Montgomery High School. Meanwhile, directing the Virginia (VA) STEAM Camp this year is Elizabeth Li, a rising 12th grader at Oakton High School. For the first week of the program, David Liu, Richard Zhu and the MC

BranchOut!’s annual training and open house event took place on Friday, June 21st, 2024, at 7 PM EST. BranchOut! leaders David Cao and Dr. Linfeng Chen, a member of the Howard County Public School Systems Board of Education, encouraged new and returning members to grow and explore their passions. This year, David Cao, a rising Harvard freshman who has been a BranchOut! mentor since middle school, kicked off the training event. He began by talking about his transformative expe

For the fifth year in a row, BranchOut! was proud to host a College Admissions Night with current admissions officers from top US colleges and universities to demystify the college application process. On Thursday, April 11, the BranchOut! student leadership team and around 300 registered participants were joined by current admissions representatives from Cornell, Stanford, Duke, UC Berkeley, and Penn. Each panelist introduced what made their school unique, clarified common