Brittney Exline is the youngest African-American female to be accepted into an Ivy League school, at 15. She went on to become the United States' youngest African-American engineer.[1][2]
Life
Exline was born on Valentine's Day[3] in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Chyrese and Christopher Exline. Brittney taught herself to read at age 2, and skipped three grades as a youth.[2] She graduated from her high school's International Baccalaureate program. Exline also studied anthropology at Harvard University while in school. She went on to receive a full scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania in 2007 at 15, making her the youngest African-American to be accepted into an Ivy League school.[1][2] While in college, she majored in engineering. In 2011, at the age of 19, she graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in computer science.[1][4] After graduation, Exline became a software engineer for Chitika, an online advertising network.[2][4]
Interests
Exline volunteered with various community-based organizations in Philadelphia.[1] She worked with the Community School Student Partnerhsips in Philadelphia while still at university. She also trained 30 tutors from Penn and worked as a kindergarten summer school teacher for Freedom Schools in Philadelphia, showing her interest in education.[3]
She speaks many languages: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Russian, Arabic and German.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Christian, Margena. "Brittney Exline Becomes Nation's Youngest African-American Engineer". Ebony. Ebony. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Young Futurists 2013: Brittney Exline". The Root. The Root. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Meet Brittney Exline 19, Who Is Now The Youngest African-American Engineer!". Sunday Adelaja's Blog. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ a b Mays, Jeff. "Britney Exline, Nation's Youngest African-American Engineer". News One. News One. Retrieved 22 November 2016.