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        Although my high school was quite uneventful because of the pandemic and online schooling, there are some experiences that stand out to me. While everyone was busy learning new skills and cooking delicacies, I focused on growing my skillset by learning coding. I was a pretty average student 2 years back. Sure, I got A's in all my classes, but there was nothing in particular about my portfolio that stood out. But learning to code literally changed the path of my career.

        I started by learning basic Python and then working on additional tools and libraries to analyze data, perform Machine Learning algorithms, code automation tools etc. I also worked with my Calculus and Computer Science professors to learn all the calculations behind popular algorithms and their calculus-based foundations. I think this was a major experience that helped me get a Research Assistant position at UC despite being an incoming student, that too a non-CS major. 

       I worked on different projects to predict car resale prices, vaccination results and also a complete one to predict housing prices in my area. I started by sending out surveys to my neighbors and on WhatsApp groups where they answered simple questions to give me their house purchase details like year, square footage, price etc. Then, I worked on cleaning the data and arranging all values in standard formats so that I could use them in my algorithms. I then used Linear Regression codes to train a model to predict housing prices in 2020 if someone enters their requirements. This really helped me get an idea of the way data works on a small scale and to learn transferable skills like coding, data analysis and most importantly, a sense of self-direction.