Students’ Achievements

Sarah Go, 18, has received a 4-year scholarship from the University of Texas, Austin, which is ranked 18th in the world for Computer Science. Sarah was accepted under the prestigious Electrical and Computer Engineering program, the 8th best programme for Computer Engineering. As an out-of-state student, she faced tough competition for a place in the program. Yet, her coding and teaching experience at Coding Lab allowed her to clinch a place at this top university. (Previously, Sarah had garnered an honourable mention in NOI 2018, and completed a teaching stint during Winter term.) Well done, Sarah! We know you’ll continue to excel in programming with the passion that Coding Lab has instilled in you, and we wish you all the best in USA.

Competing with a global pool of participants, these 3 boys represented Singapore and flew all the way to MIT and clinched the 2nd Prize for the Best Poster Award – a FIRST for Singapore! Their app and poster were based on the rise of ride-hailing services and their associated risks, where the team sought ways to monitor and improve passenger safety. And so came the app “Roadsafe — A Better Driving Initiative”, which allows ride-hailing companies to objectively measure their drivers’ performance and safety profile.

Always energetic and inquisitive, these boys have truly done Singapore proud and they have never failed to impress their tutors during their App Inventor and Advanced Computer Scientist classes. Keep it up!