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Pioneer alumni form a community of teenage researchers from 58 countries around the world. It is their genuine interest in their intellectual pursuits that bonds these talented young people from different cultures together.

Pioneer Scholars in The Spotlight

All Pioneer scholars shine in their own ways. Each year some Pioneer scholars responded to our editor’s invitation to feature their sharing. We welcome all Pioneer Scholars to share their stories and pictures with the community by sending an e-mail to info@pioneeracademics.com.

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Pioneer Scholars Share Their Early Decision and Early Action Destinations (2020~2021)

We applaud all Pioneer Scholars for their curiosity and diligent effort in 2020. Whether they have committed to a university or college through Early Action/Early Decision or are waiting for April results, our Pioneer graduates deserve kudos for their outstanding research.

Though Pioneer Scholars’ college acceptances are remarkable, it is the intellectual drive, passion, and dedication of these students that makes us most proud.

Fredrick Mungai

Spring-through-Summer 2020 Pioneer Scholar

High school:
African Leadership Academy
University:
Rice University
Pioneer Semester:
Spring-through-Summer 2020
Pioneer Research Topic:
Investigating the Effectiveness of Restorative Community-Based Justice Systems as a Method of Preventing Ethnic Violence

Fredrick Mungai

Rice University

“I had always imagined myself doing research as part of my university experience and career but never got the chance to experience what research entailed. Pioneer offered me that opportunity and convinced me that research is indeed the path for me.”

Clara Hyeryn Kim

Summer 2020 Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Hong Kong International School
University:
University of Pennsylvania
Pioneer Semester:
Summer 2020
Pioneer Reseach Topic:
Evaluating Olivine and Limestone Ocean Acidification Mitigation Methods for the Mediterranean Sea

Clara Hyeryn Kim

University of Pennsylvania

“Pioneer Research has not only allowed me to write a sophisticated research paper, but also connected me with brilliant cohort-mates, a caring program coordinator, and a supportive professor. It has given me a glimpse into actual college-level work and a taste of the college research experience.”

Catherine Kwon

Summer 2020 Pioneer Scholar

High school:
ASMSA (Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts)
University:
Yale University
Pioneer Semester:
Summer 2020
Pioneer Research Topic:
Application of EEG Signal Analysis and Machine Learning in Seizure Prediction

Catherine Kwon

Yale University

“I value how Pioneer Academics fosters relationships across the globe. In addition to the research program, Pioneer has provided numerous opportunities for me to connect with the global alumni community, whether through seminars or research symposiums. Meeting people from such diverse backgrounds and experiences has been extremely eye-opening for me.”

Chloe Liao

Summer 2020 Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Pope John Paul II High School
University:
Cornell University
Pioneer Semester:
Summer 2020
Pioneer Reseach Topic:
Scapegoats or Pawns: An Analysis on the Progress of Anti-Chinese Sentiments and the Adoption of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Chloe Liao

Cornell University

“Through the Pioneer Research Program, I learned from the different voices and opinions of scholars from all around the world. Pioneer allowed me to challenge myself. I improved enormously, from someone who knew nothing about writing a research paper to one that was able to finish a research paper independently.”

Miles Guerin

Spring-through-Summer 2020 Pioneer Scholar

High school:
UWC Pearson College
University:
Tufts University
Pioneer Semester:
Spring-through-Summer 2020
Pioneer Reseach Topic:
The Influence of Gaullism in the Evolution of France’s Intergovernmental Response to the Breakup of Yugoslavia

Miles Guerin

Tufts University

“The small size of the cohorts allows Pioneer to provide unrivaled professorial access both inside and outside of class. Our professor pushed us to think critically about the theories and answered every question with clarity and detail. I hope my university classes are as engaging as my time with Pioneer.”

Muhan Chen

Spring-through-Summer 2019 Pioneer Scholar

High school:
The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University
University:
Yale University
Pioneer Semester:
Spring-through-Summer 2019
Pioneer Reseach Topic:
Not How Things Happened — Dreams and Flashbacks in the works of Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch

Muhan Chen

Yale University

“In Pioneer, I studied film noir, and wrote a paper comparing the narratives Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch. It was my first real gaze into film as an art. Since then I knew it was what I wanted to pursue, and since began my experiments with Film Studies and Filmmaking. In my college application I described my Pioneer experience as the start of an ongoing dialogue, and it was.”

Xinxin Li

Spring-through-Summer 20 Pioneer Scholar

High school:
RDFZ
College:
Swarthmore College
Pioneer Semester:
Spring-through-Summer 20
Pioneer Reseach Topic:
The use of mirror therapy for treatment of phantom limb pain and partial paralysis and brain plasticity

Xinxin Li

Swarthmore College

“This process of brainstorming a college-level research paper was definitely a challenge for me, but I am thankful that I could experience it in my high school life. Pioneer also gives me a chance to take a glance at real scientists’ life, helping me to feel more certain about my future major.”

Feiyang Kuang

Spring-through-Summer 20 Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy
University:
Stanford University
Pioneer Semester:
Spring-through-Summer 20
Pioneer Reseach Topic:
Rethinking Memes: Critique and Alternative to the Dawkinsian Meme Theory

Feiyang Kuang

Stanford University

“The two rules of research for me through my Pioneer experiencel: research is the application of the rigorous academics to fun topics, but it also asks for new input on your behalf. And the final rule is good time management. The suggestion regarding the final rule, for anyone like myself, is to follow it.”

Davidson Jiaduo Zhu

Spring-through-Summer 2020 Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Beijing National Day School
University:
Duke University
Pioneer Semester:
Spring-through-Summer 2020
Pioneer Research Topic:
An Introduction to Basic Graph Discharging

Davidson Jiaduo Zhu

Duke University

“Pioneer provided me the unique opportunity to conduct research on a pure math topic. My paper presented extensive details and explanations for several representative proofs applying the graph discharging technique. From my Pioneer experience, I gained a general understanding about what a pure math research process is like.”

Elishevlyne (Eliey) Eliason

Summer 2020 Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Smoky Hill High School
College:
Creighton University
Pioneer Semester:
Summer 2020
Pioneer Research Topic:
Discourse Ethics and Its Practical Applications in Politics

Elishevlyne (Eliey) Eliason

Creighton University

“I valued Pioneer’s emphasis on integrating intensive collegiate level writing with personal engagement. I was challenged to explore my topic in a way meaningful to my immediate community and personal experiences. I’m not only a better writer and researcher, but I’ve solidified my passion for politics. In large part, I have Pioneer to thank for this.”

Preet Shah

Summer 2020 Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Navkar Public School
College:
University of Pennsylvania
Pioneer Semester:
Summer 2020 Pioneer Scholar
Pioneer Research Topic:
A Study in the Growth of Nations: India and Germany Identifying Divergence in these Converging Countries through the Solow Growth Model

Preet Shah

University of Pennsylvania

“Pioneer’s research program is highly challenging, enlightening, and rewarding—characteristics I deeply cherish. However, what I value most about Pioneer’s process is the support and commitment of faculty and staff alike. Pioneer’s dedication to student success, be it academic or personal, on or after the program, is unparalleled and highly commendable.”

Philippos Hatzis

Summer 2020 Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Athens College
College:
Columbia University
Pioneer Semester:
Summer 2020
Pioneer Research Topic:
The European Union During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Germany’s and Portugal’s Responses

Philippos Hatzis

Columbia University

“Pioneer Academics provided me the unique experience of analyzing how the Covid-19 pandemic changed the economic landscape of the European Union. The more aspects of economics I discovered with the help of Professor Van Horn, the more I realized how the subject’s fundamentals applied to my daily life.”

University Acceptance Statistics

We are proud of all Pioneer scholars for their curiosity and commitment to excellence. Similarly to most high schools, Pioneer publicizes our students’ college admissions record each year. This information helps our alumni maintain their Pioneer network after graduation and gives prospective students a sense of Pioneer’s academic rigor and the caliber of participants selected for the program. While this provides perspective, our focus is the intellectual passion and academic experience of all of our scholars. Regardless of which college or university they attend, we know they will shine.

Early Round University Admission Results (College Class of 2021)

Universities	Students' High School	Pioneer Research Topic
Boston College	Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy	Undocumented, Unemployed, and Sick in California: Extending Emergency COVID-19 Relief to Undocumented Immigrants
Boston University	Hisar School	Identifying the Receptor Based Vibrotactile Information Processing Channels Involved in Vibratory Analgesia and their Differences within the Ethnic Context.
Brown University (6)	Mahindra United World College India	Importance of and Pathways to Humanising Climate Change
	Radians School of Math, Science and Technology	The Effects of the Unequal Distribution of Damages From Environmental Breakdown on the Wellbeing of Wome, Black People, and Low-Income Households
	Beijing National Day School	Marketing and Reception of LGBT-themed Musicals in the U.S. and China
	YK Pao School	How does Montesquieu create the effect of grotesque in Persian letters?
	YK Pao School	Analysis by various methods of x-ray absorption with synchrotron radiation data to qualitatively and quantitatively ascertain the chemical structures of sulfur
	The Affiliated High School of South China Normal University	Modern Architecture: The Transformation of Windows in the Modern Era
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) (6)	Alief Early College High School	The Role of Hawking Radiation in Cosmic Inflation Models
	The Hill School	An Overview of Major EDCs in the Chesapeake Bay Area: Assessing the Risk of Ospreys Due to the Contaminants
	Northside College Preparatory High School	Analysis of XANES Data to Arrive at the Composition of an Unknown Sample
	Jayshree Periwal International School	Colonization, Exploration, and Research Vehicle for Venus
	Southridge School	Relationship between MRN protein complex and Ku protein dimer concentrations and the probability of DSB repair
	Klein Oak High School	Gravitational Wave Detection
Carnegie Mellon University	Oaks Christian School	Can you do good while earning money? Evaluation of Goonj
Columbia University (7)	École Jeannine Manuel	The Dynamics of a Generic Star Formation Model
	University Prep Charter High School	What type of carbon nanotube has the optimum photovoltaic performance to improve carbon capture technology
	Hawken School	Experimenting with Unsupervised and Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms
	Athens College	The European Union During the Covid-19 Pandemic
	Middlesex School	Coca-Cola's History in China: Coke Advertisements and Cultural Recreation
	Amity International School, Saket	Is Nordic Region an Optimal Currency Area?
	Shanghai American School Puxi	The Allegorical Truths in Plato's View of the Soul
Cornell University (18)	Pope John Paul II High School	Scapegoats or Pawns: An Analysis on the Progress of Anti-Chinese Sentiments and the Adoption of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
	Guangzhou Zhixin High School	Contradictions Make Waltz in B minor a Great Piece
	Bishop O`Dowd High School	The Influence of Long-Term Sun Exposure on Soil
	Shanghai Pinghe School	An Exploratory Study Of Chinese Adolescents' Views On Sex Education And Its Implication: Age, Culture, And Language Choice
	Pine Crest School	Inequality of NCAA Decisions Concerning Waivers and Sanctions in Division I Football
	Bellevue High School	Gender Discrimination toward Shoppers
	Northside College Preparatory High School	An Analysis of the Role of Negative Emotions and Experiences in Stimulating Environmental Activism Within Society
	Wuhan Britain China School of Wuhan Foreign Languages School	Youth Language in Chinese High Schools
	Exeter Township Senior High School	Identifying The Extent of Ocular Genotypes Between Parkinson’s Disease Mutations Using Spatiotemporal Profiling
	Hangzhou Foreign Languages School	Industrial upgrading in the international context: Chinese manufacturing under the US-China trade conflict
	No. 2 High School Attached to East China Normal University	Contributing factors of plastic waste and the effectiveness of incentive and penalty policy in plastic recycling
	Beijing National Day School	Using Networks to Simulate Hepatitis C Transmission and Treatment
	Shenzhen College of International Education	Economics of Property Crime Rates in India: Empirical study based on states of India in 2011
	Shenzhen Middle School	Design and Construction of Box Model Characterizing Heavy Metals Content in Pearl River Estuary, China
	Beijing National Day School	The Effect of Gaokao on High-School Students in China
	Harbin No.3 High School	A Sustainable Way to Improve Soil Quality for Harbin Local Corn Fields
	Wuhan Britain China School of Wuhan Foreign Languages School	Study of the Psychological States of Wuhan People During the First Few Months of the COVID-19 Outbreak
	The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China	Reimagining Mulan: Gender, Ethnicity, and Otherness
Dartmouth College (3)	Shanghai High School International Division	From Zero to Seventy Percent: Economic Development in Korea since 1960
	Chadwick International School	The Cycle of Our Planet’s Plastic Plight: Examining the Feedback Loop Between Marine Plastic Pollution and the Fishing Industry
	Westwood High School	The Relationship between the Anti-Inflammatory Strength of Butyrate and the Progression of Colorectal Cancer
Duke University (6)	Beijing National Day School	An introduction to basic graph discharging
	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School	The Cognitive Effects of the Sexual Objectification of Women Demonstrated with Change Blindness
	The Loomis Chaffee School	Incorporating Pre-Game Rankings to Colley, Massey, and Elo Methods
	Arnold O. Beckman High School	The role of TMIE in adaptation of mechanoelectrical transduction channels in mammalian hair cells
	Indus International School Hyderabad	Investigating the Accuracy of the 2-element Windkessel Model in Predicting the Relationship Between Arterial Compliance, Peripheral Resistance and Arterial Pressure
	Shanghai World Foreign Language Middle School	Analysis and Performance of Tonal Music; Analysis and Performance of Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32, op. 111.
Emory University (7)	United World College Changshu	Suicide and Euthanasia: Buddhist Ethics and Principles
	Nanjing International School	How does different materials (polymers and metals) display different heating behavior
	Hangzhou Foreign Languages School	The Effect of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
	BASIS International School Shenzhen	Plato's Characterization of Socrates.
	Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy	Game Theory in Strategic Oil Production: Russia-OPEC Rivalry in the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic
	Shenzhen College of International Education	Whether or not the identity of “Huji” influences parents’ educational investments
	Saddle River Day School	Are We Witnessing the Growth of the New Youtube in China? Evidence from Valuation of Bilibili Inc.
Georgetown University (3)	John P. Stevens High School	Understanding the 2018 Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Causes and Remedies
	The Potomac School	Venezuelan Risk Report 2020
	Cretin-Derham Hall	The Modified Glucose Molecules as Material for Molecular Scale Electronics
Harvard University (3)	Guangzhou Foreign Languages School	WeChat Usage Associated with Media Ideals, Social Comparison and the 'Circle of Objectification; among Chinese Female Adolescents in Urban South-East China
	The Latin School of Chicago	Polarizer, Catalyst: Why You Should Care about Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi
	Illinois Mathematics and Science academy	Implementation of ULMFiT for Recognition of Eukaryotic Promoters
Johns Hopkins University (6)	African Leadership Academy	The Effects of Using EMG-BFB on the Post-Stroke Impairments Affecting the Arm
	BASIS International School Shenzhen	Investigating the Cause of Decline in Taiwan’s Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) Population
	Qingdao No.2 High School	Civil Disobedience in Plato and the Civil Rights Movement
	Beijing National Day School	Investigation into the Visual Pathway Using Visual Crowding Experiments
	High School Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University	The Roles of Extracellular Vesicles in Cancer and the Investigation of Exosomal PD-L1 in Immunotherapy of Colorectal Carcinoma
	Beijing No. 4 High School	Text
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3)	St. Stephen`s and St. Agnes School	Diversity vs. Inclusion in STEM: Factors that Accurately Measure a Tech Company’s Commitment to Inclusion
	Head-Royce School	The Neurological Mechanisms That Cause Us to Choke Under Pressure
	Klein Oak High School	Gravitational Wave Detection: Event GW170814 and the performance of matched filtering and 􏰎􏰏-consistency testing in the presence of Gaussian noise, non-Gaussian distributed noise, and transient glitches
New York University (4)	United World College Mahindra College	An Olympic Face-Off: Examining Tensions between Olympic Principles and Political Neutrality
	Shanghai High School International Division	Violent Video Games: Factors Underlying Violent Video Games and Their Popularity Among Chinese Teenagers
	The Webb School	Design of Si02/Ti02/Hf02 band-pass filter with high transmittance at the visible band
	Jiangsu Tianyi High School	The Changing Description of Women in Film Noir
New York University-Stern	Beijing No.80 High School	The Literature’s View on the Differences Between Entrepreneurial and Managerial Leadership
Northwestern University (9)	Northside College Preparatory High School	The Effect of a High-MAC Diet on microbial diversity and immune response to S.typhimurium infection
	Mountain View High School	Evoking Emotion: How Social Media Contributes to Political Polarization
	Coppell High School	The Role of the Chaebol versus the Entrepreneurial First-Generation in South Korea
	Shanghai World Foreign Language Middle School	2020 Risk Report: Unstable Factors in the USA
	Pine Crest School	Autonomous Vehicles and their Integration into Society
	Ruth Asawa School of the Arts	Timber Skyscrapers: Recent Advances and a Study of Mj?st?rnet
	The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University	The Secret Of Laughter: how James Thurber creates humor in his short stories
	Rydal Penrhos School	What Made Singapore Successful in its Management of the 2003 SARS Epidemic: From a historical and Social Perspective
	Beijing No.4 High School	The Neurocognitive Basis of Mind Wandering Interaction between Attention, Working Memory, and Consciousness
Princeton University	Norman High School	Medicine Organization and Alerting Machine
Rice University (7)	BASIS Independent Silicon Valley	Primality Testing Algorithms and Prime Number Generation in Cryptography
	Hangzhou Foreign Languages School	Unimolecular Semiconductors: Comparison of Electrical Characteristics between Biphenyl-Dithiol Derivatives with Different Conjugate System Complication/Substituents and the Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
	African Leadership Academy	Investigating the Effectiveness of Restorative Community-Based Justice Systems as a Method of Preventing Ethnic Violence
	Nanjing Foreign Language School	COVID-19 and Plastic Waste: Facts and Advice on Plastic Waste Management
	Nanjing Foreign Language School	Tactile channel basis of brief sensory memory
	MacArthur High School	The Promise of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC) in the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
	Qingdao No. 9 High School	Design and Development of Remote Self-Parking and Exiting Vehicle Model for Disabled Drivers
Stanford University (12)	William Howard Taft Charter High School	Georgia and Belarus: Analyzing Economic Growth in Post-Soviet States
	Indian Springs School	The Effects of Class Culture on Education and Social Mobility in the United States
	Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy	Rethinking Memes: Critique and Alternative to the Dawkinsian Meme Theory
	Henry M. Gunn High School	How Erasmus’ Laughter Advances the Vision of Shared Humanity
	St. George`s School	Canada’s proposed single-use plastic ban: Motivations for enactment and policy design suggestions
	Franklin High School	Will the Movie Theater Industry be able to recover from COVID-19? A Comparison study between AMC, Cineworld, and Cinemark. Evidence from analyzing firm-level pre-crisis variables.
	Nanjing Foreign Language School	Fantastic Reflections: Literary and Historical References in Calvino’s Baron in the Trees
	Newport High School	An Examination of the Applications of Torricelli's Law
	McLean High School	Female Warriors in Two Different National and Cultural Contexts: The Cases of Mulan and Joan of Arc
	Milpitas High School	An Analysis of Sustaintable Transportation Solutions for Santa Clara county, California
	UWC Maastricht	Collectivism in propaganda during China’s Cultural Revolution
	Chongqing Nankai Secondary School	The Effects of Paraffin Particles on the Thermal Diffusivity of Portland Cement
Tufts University (2)	Nanjing Foreign Language School	How Does CCP’s Policy Aiming to Influence National Unity Influence Uyghur-Han Conflict?
Tufts University (2)	UWC Pearson College	The Influence of Gaullism in the Evolution of France’s Intergovernmental Response to the Breakup of Yugoslavia
University of Chicago (20)	Nanwai King`s College School	Relationship Between Coping Strategies and Burnout of Long-Haul Truck Drivers
	Dougherty Valley High School	Understanding the Racial Implications of a European Worldview
	Shanghai Foreign Language School	Evaluating the Effectiveness of Government Responses to COVID-19 in Authoritarian vs. Democratic Countries
	Northside College Preparatory High School	Analysis of XANES Data to Arrive at the Composition of an Unknown Sample
	Chengdu Foreign Languages School	Hong Kong Protest: Western View as Almost Exclusively Political, Not the Case
	Windermere High School	Investigating the Rise of the European Populist Radical Right
	Letcher County Central High School	The Effects of Artificial Intelligence On the Workforce
	Keystone Academy	Is Bilibili the Next YouTube of China? A Valuation of Bilibili Inc.
	The Experimental High School Attached To Beijing Normal University	The Influence of Quantum Computing on the General Well-Being of People in Industrialized Nations
	Beijing 101 High School	How Hong Xiuquan’s Modification and Localization of Christianity Helped to Gain Support for the Taiping Rebellion
	The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University	Parrhesia and Epimeleia Heautou in Plato’s dialogues: An Expansion and Evaluation of Foucault’s Ideas.
	Flintridge Preparatory School	Culture vs. Genetics: The Social Implications of Misleading Advertisements on Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Ancestry Testing
	The Affiliated High School of Peking University	Tilings of Height 2n Rectangles with 1 x 1 Squares and n x n Squares
	Beijing No.4 High School	The Neurocognitive Basis of Mind Wandering Interaction between Attention, Working Memory, and Consciousness
	The Experimental High School Attached To Beijing Normal University	Tibetan Buddhism in Tibetan Art
	Shanghai Weiyu High School	The Political Use of May Fourth in Contemporary China
	Changzhou No.1 High School	The Sociological Role of Buddhism in Contemporary China
	The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China	Next Generation Small Molecule Therapeutics for Treatment of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
	The Experimental High School Attached To Beijing Normal University	Music, Culture, and Cultural Change on Taiwan’s Lan Yu Island
	Hangzhou Foreign Languages School	A Study on Continued Fractions Involving the Fibonacci, Lucas Numbers and Related Identities of the Golden Ratio
University of Notre Dame	African Leadership Academy	Career Success of Quantitative Analysts: A Skill-set Analysis of Their Likelihood of Upward Mobility and Effective Leadership
University of Pennsylvania (15)	Bellarmine College Preparatory	How Search Engines Affect the Exchange of Quality Information Across the Internet
	The Harker School	A Macroeconomic Analysis of Iceland through the Financial Crisis, Present Day, and Beyond
	The Hill School	An Overview of Major EDCs in the Chesapeake Bay Area: Assessing the Risk of Ospreys Due to the Contaminants
	Hong Kong International School	Evaluating Olivine and Limestone Ocean Acidification Mitigation Methods for the Mediterranean Sea
	Lynbrook High School	Can Crocs’ Restructuring Initiatives Save the Company from Decline – Again? A Valuation of Crocs, Inc.
	Academy of American Studies	Microfinance and Female Empowerment Assessment Through Entrepreneurial Business Ventures in Rural Nigeria
	Harrow International School Hong Kong	The Evolution of Caliban: Representing Darwin in Beerbohm Tree’s Production of The Tempest
	Taipei Fuhsing Private School	Calcium Reduces Aminoglycoside Entry Into Hair Cells Through Slow Mechanotransduction Adaptation
	Pine Crest School	Social Media Influence on the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
	Pine Crest School	Us vs. Them: An Analysis of the Causes of Partisan Polarization
	Johnson College Prep	Pascal's Triangle and Fibonacci Numbers
	Navkar Public School	A Study in the Growth of Nations: India and Germany Identifying Divergence in these Converging Countries through the Solow Growth Model
	Monte Vista High School	Exit, Voice, and Violence: Contemporary Responses of Non-Hindu Groups to the BJP's Hindu Nationalism
	African Leadership Academy	The influence of shape, size and material on the optical properties of blue light emitting quantum dots
	Maggie L. Walker Governor`s School	Dynamics in the Modern American Anti-Abortion Movement
Vanderbilt University (4)	NSU University School	Sensory Deficits and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Diagnostic Tool for Early Detection
	Tenafly High School	BIPOC Lives Matter: Environmental Justice and African-Native American Communities on Social Struggles and Resilience
	The Experimental High School Attached To Beijing Normal University	Alumni Network: a Crucial Part in University Entrepreneurship Programs
	Shandong Experimental High School	Lithium Ion Batteries: Testing Different Anode Materials’ Discharging Performances by Establishing a Physics Simulation Model
Washington University in St. Louis (9)	Monta Vista High School	Permaculture-Based Design to Improve Water Quality
	The Experimental High School Attached To Beijing Normal University	The Sharing Bike Recognition Object Detection Algorithms Research
	Wuhan Britain China School of Wuhan Foreign Languages School	A Study of Empress Theodora as Patroness of Art & Architecture in Byzantium
	Wuhan Britain China School of Wuhan Foreign Languages School	Effect of Heated Acupuncture on the Proliferation of Neural Cells in Substantia Nigra
	Nanjing Jinling High School	The Bilateral Relationship Between Sleep and Brain Aging: Role of Oxidative Stress, Ion Homeostasis, and Other Factors
	Servite High School	The Therapeutic Effect of Listening to Music: Can Music Induce Physiological and Hormonal Changes?
	Saint Anthony`s High School	The Efficacy of Remdesivir for SARS-CoV-2 Treatment
	Nanjing Foreign Language School	A Study of Rumination and Leadership – Targeting Women
	The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China	Endorphins and Pain: The effects of endorphins on postoperative cardiovascular pain and analgesia.
Yale University (14)	Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts	Application of EEG signal analysis and machine learning in seizure prediction.
	Liberal Arts and Science Academy High School	“¿Que Dijo?” Adolescent Feelings Towards Language Brokering and its Effects on Family Conflict: The Moderating Role of Ethnic Identity
	L.C. Anderson High School	Pinpointing the Dynamic Lives of the Hypodermic Needle: Observations on an Object Situated in Urban America
	Coral Reef High School	"Praise of Folly” and Imagination
	Madison West High School	The Relativity of Reality and Power of Systems of Value in Don Quixote
	The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University	Constructing Islamic Identity in a Context of Diversity: A Comparative Study of the Ashab Mosque and Hagia Sophia
	Loyola High School	A Comparative Analysis of Bead Sort using Rust and Orca
	Harrow School UK	Kevin Project
	Flintridge Preparatory School	The Power of Civil Society in Promoting Peace: An Overview of Basque and Catalan Organizations in Spain
	Flintridge Preparatory School	Type of Synaptic Dysfunction and Severity of Autism: A Potential Correlation
	The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University	Hackenbush in Python
	School for Advanced Studies - Wolfson	Predicting Marital Satisfaction in Mail-Order Relationships: Congruence of Benevolent Sexism Between Partners and the Moderating Role of Women’s Femininity
	Greenhill School	Gender Quotas and Single-Member Districts: Incompatibility at the Superficial Level
	Saint Paul Central High School	The Viability of “Tower in the Park” in Public Housing for Densely Populated Cities

Early Round Liberal Arts College Admission Results (College Class of 2021)

Colleges	Students' High School	Pioneer Research Topic
Barnard College	The International School Bangalore	A comparative analysis of the neuroinflammatory effects of SARS CoV- 1 and SARS CoV- 2 on causing encephalitis
Bowdoin College	African Leadership Academy	A Review of the Effects of Game-Based Learning Designed for Mastery of Mathematics Achievement for Elementary Students
Bryn Mawr College	Benjamin N. Cardozo High School	Bone of Bones is She: The Painful Humanity of Porcia (Portia) Cantonis
Colgate University	African Leadership Academy	The Biosynthetic Development of Cow's Milk Allegrgens Casein (ΑS1-CN) and Β-lactoglobulin Genetic Based Detector
Colorado College (2 ED and 1 EA)	Ningbo Xiaoshi High School	Plato on Women's Equality
	Shenzhen Foreign Languages School	Combating Domestic Violence in Chinese American Communities
	Hangzhou Foreign Languages School	Understand it While Ignoring it: How Meaning affects Inattentional Blindness?
Hamilton College	Beijing National Day School	Application Reaction of Males and Females Receiving Different Levels of Income to Gendered Wording on Job Advertisements
Harvey Mudd College	Nanjing Foreign Language School	Chatbot for the Future: A Practical Ethics Guide
Haverford College	The Affiliated High School of South China Normal University	Civil Disobedience to Violent Protest: Locke, Mill, and the Case of Hong Kong
Macalester College (3)	San Domenico School	Craving for Attention: Schizophrenic Patients’ and their Families’ Views on Neuroimaging Technologies in the United States from 2000 – 2020
	Bugil Academy	Comparison of Drowning People Detection Systems for Water
	Hangzhou Foreign Languages School	Understand it While Ignoring it: How Meaning affects Inattentional Blindness?
Middlebury College	Whitney M. Young Magnet High School	The Kiki Bouba Effect: Implicit Sound Symbolism Between Separate Language Families
Pomona College (3)	MAST@Homestead	Comparative Cultural Studies on Contemporary Environmental Concerns Among Young People in Ecuador and Germany
	Robert College	Searching for Additional Mass Around Sagitarius A*
	Yk Pao School	’A Town of Lucid Lunatics’: Grotesque Imagination and Fantasy Laughter in One Hundred Years of Solitude
Smith College	African Leadership Academy	Zaha Hadid: Architecting with Context
Swarthmore College (2)	Flint Hill School	Star-Critical Ramsey Numbers for Multiple Copies of Complete Graphs
Swarthmore College (2)	The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China	The use of mirror therapy for treatment of phantom limb pain and partial paralysis and brain plasticity
Williams College (3)	Golden Valley High School	The contribution of Julian Huxley’s ideas in religious naturalism to modern-day transhumanism: How Christianity is affected by futurism.
	Nanjing Foreign Language School	The Theodora Panel at the San Vitale Church
	University School of Nashville	Nietzsche’s Agon with Plato: Truth, Morality, and Modernity

More Early Round College Admission Results (College Class of 2021)

More US Universities: Early Action
Appalachian State University	Arizona State University (6)	Babson College (2)
Bard College	Birmingham University	Butler University
Case Western Reserve University (14)	Central Michigan University	Chapman University
Clark University	Coe College	College of Wooster
Colorado School of Mines	Creighton University	Drexel University (8)
Duquesne University	Durham University (9)	Elon University
Emerson College	Fordham University (5)	Geneva College
George Mason University	Georgetown College	Georgia Institute of Technology
Hofstra University	Howard University (2)	Indiana University (4)
Knox College	Lake Forest College	Lewis & Clark College
Loyola University (2)	Manchester University (3)	Mercer University
Michigan State University (3)	New Jersey Institute of Technology	North Carolina A&T State University
Northeastern University (3)	Ohio State University (2)	Oklahoma State University
Oregon State University	Pace University	Pennsylvania State University - University Park (6)
Portland State University	Reed College (4)	Rhode Island School of Design
Rider University	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (6)	Rutgers University - New Brunswick (9)
Santa Clara University (9)	Spelman College	SUNY Buffalo
SUNY Stony Brook	Temple University (2)	Texas A&M University
Tulane University (4)	United States Naval Academy	University of Alabama
University of Arizona	University of Central Florida	University of Colorado
University of Delaware	University of Denver	University of Georgia (2)
University of Illinois (3)	University of Kentucky	University of Louisville
University of Massachusetts (7)	University of Memphis	University of Minnesota (5)
University of Mississippi	University of Nevada	University of Oklahoma
University of Pittsburgh (2)	University of Puget Sound (2)	University of San Francisco
University of South Carolina	University of Tennessee	University of Texas (2)
University of Texas - Austin (5)	University of Virginia (2)	University of Waterloo
University of Wisconsin - Madison (11)	University of Wyoming	Washington State University
Wayne State University (2)	Western Kentucky University	Westminster College
Willamette University	Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2)

Early Round Non-US University Admission Results (College Class of 2021)

Non-US Universities
Bocconi University	Eindhoven University of Technology	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (2)
Imperial College London (14)	King's College London (25)	KU Leuven
Maastricht University	New York University - Abu Dhabi	Queen's University
University College London (38)	University of Alberta	University of Amsterdam (2)
University of Auckland	University of Bath	University of Bristol (3)
University of Cambridge (2)	University of Edinburgh (26)	University of Groningen
University of Hong Kong (HKU)	University of Leeds	University of Manchester (11)
University of Nottingham	University of Oxford (12)	University of Southampton
University of St Andrews (10)	University of Sydney (3)	University of Toronto (26)
University of Warwick (12)	University of Western Ontario	York University

Prior Years

All Pioneer scholars shine in their own ways. The following students responded to our editor’s invitation to feature their accomplishments. We welcome all Pioneer Scholars to share their stories and pictures with the community by sending an e-mail to info@pioneeracademics.com.

Pioneer Alumni

Mpilo Norris

2017 Summer Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Choate Rosemary Hall, US
Pioneer Research Paper:
Comparative Inquiry Into Western Liberal Democratic Values
Attending institution:
Yale University

Mpilo Norris

Yale University

Mpilo Norris is a Pioneer Alumnus from the United States who will be attending Yale University this fall. Being both a strong leader and a scholar, Mpilo was elected to head Choate’s Student Council as the 2017/18 Student Body President. During this time, Mpilo was selected to be a Pioneer Scholar and conducted research on western liberal democratic values.

Hannah O'Toole

2017 Summer Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Monte Vista High School, US
Pioneer Research Paper:
Trophic Cascades Caused by Overfishing Analysis and Prevention
Attending institution:
Boston University

Hannah O'Toole

Boston University

Born in San Francisco, and a proud alum of Monta Vista HS and Pioneer Academics, Hannah O’Toole’s research focused heavily on what her environment had taught her Growing up by the coast, and from a neighborhood focused on environmental protection, Hannah wanted to bring her knowledge to the rest of the world. Working on overfishing complications in her paper, “Trophic Cascades Caused by Overfishing Analysis and Prevention,” Hannah explored the ripple effects caused by overfishing.

Wendy Wu

2017 Spring Pioneer Scholar

High school:
High Technology High School, US
Pioneer Research Paper:
Sustainable Urban Development
Attending institution:
Harvard University

Wendy Wu

Harvard University

Born to two architect parents, Wendy has been surrounded by a passion for design and creation her whole life, and she applied this desire to her studies at Pioneer. Focusing on Green Architecture in her research paper entitled “Sustainable Urban Development,” Wendy shares her aspiration to combine our natural and man-made worlds into a single bio-organic world.Wendy maintains a deep passion for ecology and sustainable living; this passion is what propelled her to greatness in Pioneer, and will continue to propel her in her time at Harvard.

Jiho David Yoo

2016 Summer Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Seoul International School, South Korea
Pioneer Research Paper:
The Study of Biology: How Biology Gives Rise to Sexism
Attending institution:
Cornell University

Jiho David Yoo

Cornell University

Amiel Dixon

2017 Summer Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Achievement First Brooklyn High School, US
Pioneer Research Paper:
Social Justice and Activism in African American communities
Attending institution:
Stanford University

Amiel Dixon

Stanford University

Amiel Dixon took her Pioneer experience to heart and used it to not only further her academic skills, but to give her the information she needed to become a stronger activist in the world. Her research topic was devoted to social justice and activism in African American communities. Amiel used her own deep rooted experiences in her culture and her neighborhood to fight back against the injustices in the world, and she will continue to do so at Stanford University in the fall.

Enci Liu

2016 Spring Pioneer Scholar

High school:
International Department of the Affiliated High School of South China Normal University, China
Pioneer Research Paper:
Chinese Tracking: An Unexploited Hotspot with Underlying Benefits
Attending institution:
Stanford University

Enci Liu

Stanford University

Kevin Calderon

2017 Summer Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Scholars’ Academy, US
Pioneer Research Paper:
The Relationship between the Molecular Structure of Insecticides and their Biological and Environmental Implications
Attending institution:
Stanford University

Kevin Calderon

Stanford University

While some people focus on the big picture, Kevin Calderon focuses on the small – the microscopic, to be exact. His research, titled ‘The Relationship Between the Molecular Structure of Insecticides and their Biological and Environmental Implications,’ looked at the connection between insecticides and the danger they pose to the world around us. Through his time with Pioneer, he developed a better understanding of both molecular and interpersonal interactions. Kevin, who attended Scholars Academy in New York, will be continuing his academic journey at Stanford University.

Kexin Zhao

2017 Spring Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Beijing National Day School, China
Pioneer Research Paper:
The Development of Folk Music in Modern China
Attending institution:
Brown University

Kexin Zhao

Brown University

Samantha Maguire

2016 Summer Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Carondelet High School, US
Pioneer Research Paper:
Research into Human Genetics and Precision Medicine
Attending institution:
Brown University

Samantha Maguire

Brown University

When Samantha Maguire was accepted into Pioneer, she was finally granted the opportunity she had longed for since she was nine: conducting research in the area of biology and genome studies. Samantha’s stellar Pioneer experience lead her to becoming a co-author on a paper spearheaded by the very professor she worked with in the program. This achievement made such a large impact on Samantha’s life that she is now preparing to move from Carondelet High in California to join her professor at Brown university, where they can continue their research together.

Xiangyu Zheng

2017 Spring Pioneer Scholar

High school:
International Department of the Affiliated High School of South China Normal University, China
Pioneer Research Paper:
Ethical Considerations of State Responsibility toward Refugees: Analyzing China’s Refugee Capacity from a Socio-Economic
Attending institution:
TBD

Xiangyu Zheng

Despite living in Guangzhou, China, Xiangyu always felt connected to the global community and the welfare of humanity. Drawing on personal experience and his cultural background, Xiangyu conducted his Pioneer research on China’s moral obligations towards Syrian refugees. His paper, “Ethical Considerations of State Responsibility towards Refugees: Analyzing China’s Refugee Capacity from a Socio-Economic Perspective,” dealt with the humanity factor of refugees and the cultural integrity of both the Syrian and the Chinese host communities. Xiangyu focused heavily to also draw attention to the realistic consideration that emerges from the encounter of diverse cultural communities.

Zheran He

2017 Summer Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Beijing No. 2 Middle School, China
Pioneer Research Paper:
The Brother as an Other: Redefining Otherness through Examining the Similar
Attending institution:
Stanford University

Zheran He

Stanford University

Pioneer allowed me to embark on an unexpected journey. Not only did Pioneer teach me how to conduct rigorous research, it also made me realize my power in the society, prompting me to foster people’s self perception development with my own words and endeavor.

Omar Ramos

2017 Summer Pioneer Scholar

High school:
Midlothian High School, US
Pioneer Research Paper:
Astor Piazzolla’s Libertango: Musical analysis of a Contemporary Epitome of Tango
Attending institution:
Stanford University

Omar Ramos

Stanford University

Despite living and attending school in Midlothian, Texas, Omar has always felt a connection to the music of the world. Drawing on his cultural and personal background, Omar conducted his Pioneer research into the cultural and notational musical theory behind Tango.His paper, entitled “Astor Piazzolla’s Libertango: Musical Analysis of a Contemporary Epitome of Tango,” dealt with the cultural and musical history of his favorite music style. Omar successfully expressed not only how the music style came to exist, but the social unrest and turmoil that was so intrinsic to its creation. Omar will be attending Stanford this fall.

University Acceptance Statistics

2018 University Acceptance Statistics

Average SAT Statistics: Evidence-Based Reading=733, Mathematics =784

Average ACT Statistics: 35

Average TOEFL Score (International Students): 113

Average IELTS Score: 8

2018 Pioneer Alum that got accepted to universities with highly selective admission rates

Admission results should not be construed as a direct outcome of any one program. Colleges and universities use a holistic application process to evaluate all aspects of an applicant, and while experience in a particular program may distinguish a student, no single credential will determine admission results.

2017 University Acceptance Statistics

Average SAT Statistics: Evidence-Based Reading=725, Mathematics = 786
Average ACT Statistics: 34
Average TOEFL Score (International Students): 112
Average IELTS Score: 8

2017 Pioneer Alum that got accepted to universities with highly selective admission rates

Alumni & Statistics

Pioneer Scholars in The Spotlight

Current Year

Pioneer Scholars Share Their Early Decision and Early Action Destinations (2020~2021)

Fredrick Mungai

Fredrick Mungai

Clara Hyeryn Kim

Clara Hyeryn Kim

Catherine Kwon

Catherine Kwon

Chloe Liao

Chloe Liao

Miles Guerin

Miles Guerin

Muhan Chen

Muhan Chen

Xinxin Li

Xinxin Li

Feiyang Kuang

Feiyang Kuang

Davidson Jiaduo Zhu

Davidson Jiaduo Zhu

Elishevlyne (Eliey) Eliason

Elishevlyne (Eliey) Eliason

Preet Shah

Preet Shah

Philippos Hatzis

Philippos Hatzis

University Acceptance Statistics

Early Round University Admission Results (College Class of 2021)

Early Round Liberal Arts College Admission Results (College Class of 2021)

More Early Round College Admission Results (College Class of 2021)

Early Round Non-US University Admission Results (College Class of 2021)

Prior Years

Pioneer Alumni

Mpilo Norris

Mpilo Norris

Hannah O'Toole

Hannah O'Toole

Wendy Wu

Wendy Wu

Jiho David Yoo

Jiho David Yoo

Amiel Dixon

Amiel Dixon

Enci Liu

Enci Liu

Kevin Calderon

Kevin Calderon

Kexin Zhao

Kexin Zhao

Samantha Maguire

Samantha Maguire

Xiangyu Zheng

Xiangyu Zheng

Zheran He

Zheran He

Omar Ramos

Omar Ramos

University Acceptance Statistics

2018 University Acceptance Statistics

2017 University Acceptance Statistics

Alumni & Statistics

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Credibility through academic system

The Pioneer Research Program is the ONLY global college-credit-bearing program in which students conduct research one-on-one with a professor online in Pioneer’s rigorous system.

Foundational Research Seminars

Pioneer offers virtual seminars on research methodologies in addition to subject sessions.

Pioneer Writing Center

Pioneer’s writing center follows the highest ethical standards in providing academic writing support to Pioneer scholars.

Online Library

About 400 research databases and journals.

Over 100,000 e-books.

Academic Oversight

Pioneer and Oberlin College jointly administer academic oversight.

Accomplishment Endorsed by Pioneer

It is well known that Pioneer holds the highest academic standards. Research accomplishments through Pioneer are trusted and respected.

College Credit

The Pioneer Research Program is the ONLY global
college-credit-bearing program in which students conduct
research one-on-one with a professor online in Pioneer’s rigorous
system.

It is well known that Pioneer holds the highest academic standards. Research accomplishments
through Pioneer are trusted and respected.

Pioneer scholars earn two college credits and the Pioneer Research Program is categorized as
a college course, instead of just an extracurricular activity, on college applications.