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georgetown university Deadline for return (please check one)
■ early action – november 1, 2019
First Year Application for Admission ✔ regular decision – january 10, 2020
■

Candidate Information Social Security Number

Hegde Sidharth ✔
■ Male ■ Female
Last Name (Family) First Name (Given) Middle Name
■ ______________
Preferred nameorornickname,
Perfered name nickname, if not
if not firstfirst
namename above: Sid
above:
06/04/2002
Birth Place Edison NJ United States Date of Birth
City State/Country (Month, Day, Year)

Home (permanent) address

201 Marin Blvd PH 8150
Street Address
Jersey City NJ United States of America 07302-6493
City State/Country Postal/Zip Code
+1 201-755-2018 hegdes20@students.spprep.org
Phone E-mail Address

Mailing address for school year (only if different from above) To be used until
201 Marin Blvd PH 8150 +1 201-755-2018
Street Address Phone

● College
Jersey City NJ United States of America 07302-6493 ✔
City State/Country Postal/Zip Code

Father
Parent/Guardian’s Relationship ■ Mrs. ■ Ms. ■ Miss ✔■ Mr. ■ Dr.
Name and address
Hegde Sharad S 01/31/1971
Last Name (Family) First Name (Given) Middle/Maiden Name Date of Birth

● Business
Birth Place Mumbai IN ✔
Home address ■ is ■ is not same as above
Self Employed Spearhead Corp
Occupation Employer
sharadhegde@gmail.com +1 201-755-2018
E-mail Address Telephone Number

Education: ❑ High School or Less ❑ Some College ❑ Associate’s Degree ❑ Bachelor’s Degree
✔ ❑ Graduate Degree

● Foreign Service
Parent/Guardian’s Relationship
Mother ■ Mrs. ■ Ms. ■ Miss ■ Mr. ■ Dr.
Name and address

Hegde Mamta S 10/08/1972

Last Name (Family) First Name (Given) Middle/Maiden Name Date of Birth

Jalandhar IN
Birth Place Home address ■ is ✔■ is not same as above
Project Manager Vitech
● Nursing & Health Studies

Occupation Employer
hegdemamtas@gmail.com +1 732-485-3933
E-mail Address Telephone Number

Education: ❑ High School or Less ❑ Some College ❑ Associate’s Degree ❑ Bachelor’s Degree
✔ ❑ Graduate Degree

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Are any of the following members of your family either graduates of or currently attending Georgetown University?
Hegde, Sidharth; DOB: 06/04/2002; ID: 829538811
Copy ■ Father ■ Mother ■ Brother ■ Sister ■ Other Relative(s)
Are you or your parent(s) presently employed by Georgetown University?
✔
■ No Relatives

■ Yes, Faculty ■ Yes, Staff ✔ No

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Religious preference: Hindu
Primary Country of Citizenship: United States
Secondary Country of Citizenship:
U.S. Permanent Resident
Are you a veteran of or active-duty service member in the US military? Yes ✔ No

Name of current high school SAINT PETER'S PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Address Jersey City NJ United States 07302-4431 06/2020

City State/Country Postal/Zip Code Date of Graduation

Counselor’s Name Ms. Sarah Morissette Email MorissetteS@spprep.org

College Board/ETS Code Number of current school 310645 Counselor’s telephone number +1 201-547-6435
List other secondary schools you have attended in the past four years

Name of School Location (street, city, state, zip) Dates of Attendance

Name of School Location (street, city, state, zip) Dates of Attendance

The Georgetown program to which I anticipate applying is (check one):

■
✔ Georgetown College ■ School of Nursing & Health Studies
■ McDonough School of Business ■ Walsh School of Foreign Service
Check if you are applying for Early Action
All credentials must be submitted by November 1st. For further information, please consult our website.
Check if you will be applying for Financial Aid
Please consult our website for further information about Financial Aid.

WA I V E R O F A C C E S S – A D M I S S I O N S I N T E R V I E W R E P O R T S

Interviews with members of local Alumni Admissions Committees are a part of the Georgetown admissions process. Summaries of these inter-
views are normally included in the applicant’s file for use in the admissions process and in counseling by officials at Georgetown University. In
accordance with the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act of , indicate your choice by checking one of the following options:
✔ I waive access to these reports which shall therefore be considered confidential. I do not waive access to these reports.
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Electronic Signature
The applicant and parent or guardian signing below understand, and agree, that this Application, the Secondary School Report, and the Teacher's Report and any
other information received by the Admissions Office as part of the admissions process are the property of Georgetown University and shall be strictly confidential
and shall not be disclosed to anyone other than officials of Georgetown University except at the discretion of the Dean of Admissions. Enrolled students have access
to the contents of their files except for confidential documents to which access has been waived by the student.
The applicant and parent or guardian further agree that Georgetown University is a private institution, and as such, retains the right to terminate a student's
matriculation at any time his or her academic performance is seriously deficient, his or her conduct becomes injurious to the maintenance of good order or
disruptive of an academic atmosphere, or if he or she is found to have engaged in conduct, before or after matriculation, that violates Georgetown’s standards of
conduct or integrity.
The applicant and parent or guardian also affirm that the information and statements submitted during the admissions process - including in the application and
supporting materials - are true, correct and complete. The applicant understands that Georgetown may take disciplinary action, including rescission of admission
and dismissal from the university, if information or statements submitted during the admissions process are incomplete, inaccurate, or false. If the applicant
received assistance from a third party in completing the application, the applicant takes full responsibility for the accuracy of the information that was submitted.
The applicant will notify the Office of Undergraduate Admissions immediately of any changes to the information submitted in the application, including if the
applicant has been found responsible for any academic or disciplinary infractions after the application was submitted.

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  Deadline for return (please check one)

First-year Application for Admission

■ early action – november 1, 2019
Application Supplement ✔
■ regular decision – january 10, 2020

Candidate Information
Hegde Sidharth 06/04/2002
Last Name (Family) First Name (Given) Middle Name Date of Birth
201 Marin Blvd PH 8150 Jersey City NJ United States of07302-6493
America
Home Address City State/Country Postal/Zip Code
201 Marin Blvd PH 8150 Jersey City NJ United States of07302-6493
America
Mailing Address City State/Country Postal/Zip Code
+1 201-755-2018 +1 908-922-0884 hegdes20@students.spprep.org
Phone Number (Area Code/Number) Mobile Phone Number (Area Code/Number) E-mail Address

List the extracurricular activities in which you have been

most involved, in order of importance to you. Years Participated Approx. time spent Position Held or Awards
fresh soph jr sr hrs/wk wks/yr

● College
List any honors or awards you have received.
academic honors
SANS GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)

● Business
List any employment experiences you have had during the last four years.
SimplifyVMS Workforce 40
Software Developer -Intern 06/2019 09/2019
Employer Position Hours Per Week Dates

Employer Position Hours Per Week Dates

● Foreign Service
You may also attach a resume to your application, in addition to completing the above fields.

You may attach a recent photograph of yourself, if you wish.

Indicate any special talents or skills that you possess.

(Please see the next page for the response to this question) ● Nursing & Health Studies

Check if you will be applying for Financial Aid

Please consult the General Information page or the Undergraduate Admissions Prospectus, available from the Office of
Undergraduate Admissions.

Check if you are applying for Early Action

All credentials must be submitted by November 1st. Additionally, all completed testing must be submitted to Georgetown
University by November 1st. Please submit future testing as soon as it is available. For further information, please consult our
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Please indicate any special talents or skills that you possess.
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As my interest in Computer Science, that started in fifth grade progressed, I learned about other
aspects of computer science such as cyber security.
I was first exposed to the field of cybersecurity during my sophomore year in high school while
researching how exploits and viruses were created. I used multiple open source tools to create
payloads and lost countless hours tinkering with different settings. I read numerous websites and
articles to make my program undetectable by most antivirus software, and increase its efficacy. As
my interest in the field grew, my uncle suggested I test my knowledge by taking the GIAC SEC401
exam, the gold standard for certifications in the cybersecurity world.
To prepare for the exam, I went to a boot camp conducted by the SANS Institute, where I was
surrounded by people twice my age. Through the week long course, I got first-hand accounts of the
lives of those working in the field. The experience of being in a class and learning about the subject
was an immediate contrast to my self-teaching experience.
I am also a privacy advocate and have dedicated time to running tor servers, snowflake bridges,
setting up VPN servers, doing DNS level tracker and ad-blocking, and spend a lot of time reading
upon best practices around privacy and information security.

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Copy Please check the school and program to which you are applying. You may only apply to one of the four schools.

Georgetown College
✔ Applicants to Georgetown College must choose one of the following divisions:

UNDECLARED
Students who apply as “undeclared” majors will select a major at the end of their sophomore year from among the following.
Students who have a strong interest in languages or sciences are encouraged to apply to a major from the FLL or sciences
sections below. Please indicate your tentative choice of major field:
● African American Studies ● Art ● Government ● Philosophy ● Theater and Performance Studies
● American Musical Culture ● Art History ● History ● Political Economy ● Theology
● American Studies ● Economics ● Justice and Peace Studies ● Psychology ● Women’s and Gender Studies

● Anthropology ● English ● Medieval Studies ● Sociology

F A C U LT Y O F L A N G U A G E S A N D L I N G U I S T I C S

The Faculty of Languages and Linguistics is a unique liberal arts program within the College with a special commitment to
the study of languages, literatures, and cultures other than English, and of linguistics. Majors in the FLL can be combined
with any other majors and minors available to College students. Because language acquisition is a long-term commitment, we
ask applicants to indicate their choice of major. Students admitted to the FLL must enroll in a course in the major each
semester of the first year. Please check one of the following majors:
● Arabic ● Comparative Literature ● Italian ● Portuguese ● Spanish and Portuguese Studies
● Chinese ● French ● Japanese ● Russian
● Classics ● German ● Linguistics ● Spanish
Students in the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, like all Georgetown College students, are permitted to double major
across any discipline in the College. If you intend to pursue a second major, please indicate your preference. You may choose
your second major from the areas of Humanities/Social Sciences, FLL, or Sciences.

Intended Second Major:_______________________________________________

SCIENCES
Students who wish to pursue a major in the sciences should choose one area of interest from among the following.
Please note that the Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics departments offer both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of
Science degrees. First-year course work is identical for both degrees, and students will confirm which degree they wish to
pursue at the end of the year. Please indicate your intended choice of major field:
● Biochemistry ● Chemistry ● Physics, Biological Physics
● Biology, Biology of Global Health, ✔ Computer Science
●
Environmental Biology, Neurobiology ● Mathematics

■ Students interested in preparing for medical or dental school may major in any department of
P R E - M E D I C A L / P R E - D E N TA L

the College. If you intend to have a pre-medical/pre-dental concentration, please check the box and be sure to indicate a tentative
major from one of the divisions above.

School of Nursing & Health Studies

Please indicate your choice of program by checking only one of the following:
● Global Health ● Health Care Management and Policy ● Human Science ● Nursing

■ Students interested in preparing for medical or dental school may major in any department of
P R E - M E D I C A L / P R E - D E N TA L
the School of Nursing and Health Studies. If you intend to have a pre-medical/pre-dental concentration, please check the box and be
sure to indicate a tentative major from one of the divisions above.

The Walsh School of Foreign Service

Students may select an area of concentration by the end of their sophomore year. Please indicate your tentative choice of
major field by checking only one of the following:
● Business and Global Affairs ● Culture and Politics ● International Economics ● International Politics
(joint major/degree program with ● Global Business ● International History ● Regional and Comparative Studies
McDonough School of Business) ● International Political Economy ● Science, Technology, and
International Affairs
The McDonough School of Business
Students may select an area of concentration by the end of their sophomore year. Please indicate your tentative choice of
major field by checking only one of the following:
● Accounting ● Finance ● Marketing
● Business and Global Affairs ● International Business Regional Studies ● Management, Leadership, and Innovation
(joint major/degree program with ● International Political Economy and ● Operations, Analytics and Systems
Walsh School of Foreign Service) Business ● Operations and Managerial Computing
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Copy The SAT or ACT (either required) and three SAT Subject Tests (strongly recommended) should be taken by January of your senior
year. Please indicate when you have taken (or will take) these exams. Georgetown does not allow the use of Score Choice, and as such
you are required to send Georgetown the results of all SAT Tests, SAT Subject Tests, and ACT exams you have taken. You must have
an official copy of these results sent directly to Georgetown from the testing agency by the application deadline. (College Board code is
5244; ACT code is 0668)
May 2019 ✔ October 2019
■  ■  ■  Subject Tests ✔
■  ■  ■  Subject Tests
Date (month, year) Date (month, year)
May 2019 August 2019
✔■  ■  ■  Subject Tests ■  ■  ✔■  Subject Tests
Date (month, year) Date (month, year)
June 2019 ✔
■  ■  ■  Subject Tests ■  ■  ■  Subject Tests
Date (month, year) Date (month, year)

■  (Required of students whose native language is not English, unless attending an English-speaking secondary school.)
Date (month, year)

Hindi
List any languages other than English which you speak fluently:
English
What is the language predominantly spoken in your home?
Parent or Guardian Sharad Hegde
Name(s)

Relatives who are employed by Georgetown

Name Relationship Department/Faculty or Staff Dates

Name Relationship Department/Faculty or Staff Dates

Relatives who have graduated from or are attending Georgetown

Last Name (maiden name if applicable) First Name Middle Initial Relationship School (at Georgetown) Class Date of Birth

Last Name (maiden name if applicable) First Name Middle Initial Relationship School (at Georgetown) Class Date of Birth

At the high school level, have you studied ■ Yes, currently (please indicate credential or diploma )
in a non-U.S. educational system for one year ■ Yes, previously (please indicate educational system )
or more? Not as a part of a study abroad or an ✔■ No

International Exchange Program

On the list below, please check all the activities in which you
have participated in high school. Then choose the three most
important activities and place their numbers in the boxes based
on their significance to you. FIRST SECOND THIRD

VA R S I T Y S P O R T S P U B L I C AT I O N S COMMUNITY OR CIVIC GROUPS OTHER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

■ Baseball () ■ Literary Magazine, ■ Junior Achievement () ■ Debate, Forensics, or Oratory ()
■ Basketball () Editor-in-Chief () ■ Medical Explorers () ■ Diversity/Multicultural club ()
■ Cheerleading() ■ Literary Magazine, Staff () ■ Hospital Volunteer Work () ■ Environmental Advocacy ()
■ Crew () ■ School Paper, ■ Scouting () ■ FBLA/DECA ()
■ Cross Country () Editor-in-Chief () ■ Volunteer Work, Community ■ International Exchange
■ Field Hockey () ■ School Paper, Staff () Action, Tutoring () Program ()
■ Football () ■ Yearbook, Editor-in-Chief () ■ Youth Religious Group () ■ Language Club ()
■ Golf () ■ Yearbook, Staff () ■ Math or Science Club ()
■ Gymnastics () PROGRAMS IN WASHINGTON ■ Model United Nations ()
■ Ice Hockey () PERFORMING GROUPS ■ Close-Up () ■ National Honor Society ()
■ Intramural Sports () ■ Ballet () ■ Congressional Page or Intern () ■ Pep Club ()
■ Lacrosse () ■ Band or Orchestra () ■ Presidential Classroom () ■ President of the Class ()
■ Manager () ■ Chorus, Glee Club, or ■ Washington Workshop () ■ President of Student Council ()
■ Sailing () Singing Group () ■ Other Offices of Student
■ Soccer () ■ Dramatics () Council ()
■ Softball () ■ Modern Dance () ■ Tour Guide ()
■ Squash () ■ Other Musical Organization () ■ Radio or Television
■ Swimming () Production ()
■ Tennis ()
OTHER ACTIVITIES (PLEASE SPECIFY):
■ Track ()
■ Volleyball () member of fencing team founded the hacking club organized hackathons
() () ()

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Shory Essay
Briefly (approximately one-half page, single-spaced) discuss the significance to you of the school or summer activity in which you
have been most involved.
Compose two brief essays (approximately one page, single-spaced each) on the topics given below. Essays should be typed.
Essay One
A L L A P P L I C A N T S : As Georgetown is a diverse community, the Admissions Committee would like to know more about you in your
own words. Please submit a brief essay, either personal or creative, which you feel best describes you.

Essay Two
A P P L I C A N T S T O G E O R G E T OWN C O L L E G E : What does it mean to you to be educated? How might Georgetown College help you
achieve this aim? (Applicants to the Sciences and Mathematics or the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics should address their
chosen course of study.)
A P P L I C A N T S T O T H E S C H O O L O F N U R S I N G & H E A LT H S T U D I E S : Describe the factors that have influenced your interest in studying

health care. Please specifically address your intended major (Global Health, Health Care Management & Policy, Human Science,
or Nursing).
A P P L I C A N T S T O T H E WA L S H S C H O O L O F F O R E I G N S E R V I C E : Briefly discuss a current global issue, indicating why you consider it
important and what you suggest should be done to deal with it.
APPLICANTS TO THE MCDONOUGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS : The McDonough School of Business is a national and global leader in
providing graduates with essential ethical, analytical, financial and global perspectives. Please discuss your motivations for study-
ing business at Georgetown.

TO BE ANSWERED BY ALL APPLICANTS :

Have you been found responsible for any:

Academic infractions (violations of academic integrity) ■ Yes ✔

■ No

Disciplinary infractions (behavioral misconduct) ■ Yes ✔

■ No

If marked yes, please elaborate on a separate sheet of paper and attach to your application.

Affirmation Statements and Electronic Signature

The applicant and parent or guardian signing below understand, and agree, that this Application, the Secondary School
Report, and the Teacher's Report and any other information received by the Admissions Office as part of the admissions process
are the property of Georgetown University and shall be strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed to anyone other than
officials of Georgetown University except at the discretion of the Dean of Admissions. Enrolled students have access to the
contents of their files except for confidential documents to which access has been waived by the student.
The applicant and parent or guardian further agree that Georgetown University is a private institution, and as such, retains
the right to terminate a student's matriculation at any time his or her academic performance is seriously deficient, his or her
conduct becomes injurious to the maintenance of good order or disruptive of an academic atmosphere, or if he or she is found
to have engaged in conduct, before or after matriculation, that violates Georgetown’s standards of conduct or integrity.
The applicant and parent or guardian also affirm that the information and statements submitted during the admissions process -
including in the application and supporting materials - are true, correct and complete. The applicant understands that
Georgetown may take disciplinary action, including rescission of admission and dismissal from the university, if information or
statements submitted during the admissions process are incomplete, inaccurate, or false. If the applicant received assistance from
a third party in completing the application, the applicant takes full responsibility for the accuracy of the information that was
submitted. The applicant will notify the Office of Undergraduate Admissions immediately of any changes to the information
submitted in the application, including if the applicant has been found responsible for any academic or disciplinary infractions
after the application was submitted.

Date 01/11/2020 Applicant’s Signature Sidharth hegde

Date 01/11/2020 Parent’s or Guardian’s Signature Sharad Hegde

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I glanced over to my left. The clock had under two seconds on it. I lunged as the buzzer
went off. I had made a point with less than a third of a second remaining. The score was now
4-5. I got back into position and the rest of the time I had went away before I could take a single
step. I felt my stomach drop while staring at the score. As I saw the other team cheer, I felt
dejected as I walked off the fencing strip and back to the rest of my team. As the rest of my
team consoled me, I realized there was only one thing I could do: practice more.
Fencing has been one of my favorite activities since middle school. It has allowed me to
make many new friends and taught me many things I didn’t think a sport could. Despite never
having won the title before, my team won state championships two years in a row, showing me
the value of perseverance. Training together, but fencing on the strip alone, allowed me to learn
to rely on my teammates for support but be self-sufficient at the same time. Fencing gave me
the drive to keep working toward something despite failure. It taught me how to take both loss
and victory in stride, knowing that I always have room to improve.

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My favorite philosopher, Epictetus, once wrote that you should see objects for what they
are, temporary, and that if your favorite cup were to break, to regard it as just another broken
cup. Epictetus is wrong.
When I was in 8th grade, I started going through a few months worth of saved
bookmarks relating to making a hackintosh (a mac built on PC hardware). I was shocked that
the majority of the links now lead nowhere. I had lost months of important information that I
would likely never find it again.
Epictetus would have said that I should have viewed the links as something temporary.
He would suggest I act like a stoic who had just lost their favorite car: indifferent. Instead, I felt
like a non-stoic when they realize they’ve lost their keys.
This panic over losing what was months of research drove me to start backing up related
forums and other media I thought was at risk of being removed. Soon, I discovered the data
archival community and got involved in projects backing up social media platforms, websites,
and books.
Assimilating into the culture of data sharing, I began to archive things for the sole
purpose of distributing the data once it was no longer available. To give back to the community
that had taught me the basics, I also began developing an open source program called “The
Ultimate Archiver Tool” to help newcomers. I often teach novices the basics of making backups,
archiving websites, and peer to peer file sharing.
Data archival is not just downloading everything on a website. I see it like metal ore
processing. Just as metal ore needs to be refined, data needs to be curated. This often involves
writing scripts to sort through files, modifying tools to “scrape” (keep) parts of sites, and packing
it in as small a file as possible for distribution.
For sorting through such large amounts of data, I often have to adapt and modify
programs to do the heavy lifting for me. For my meme archive, for example, I retrained Google’s
image classification AI to use its existing model for classifying different memes. Also, when
indexing large sites, I have to make my own python scripts to scrape the relevant data.
Epictetus also wrote, “It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already
knows.” This time, he’s right. I used to think I knew a lot about computer science and cyber
security until I began archiving material on it. Once confronted with gigabytes of information I did
not know, I realized how much more there was left to learn.
While data hoarders reject Epictetus’ view on data being temporary, they also accept it.
Within the community, data with less than 3 copies is considered “leased” rather than owned.
Even with 3 copies, however, data isn’t safe, as it only takes a natural disaster to lose all of your
drives. Despite our reluctance, a part of every archivist still agrees with Epictetus.
The Streisand effect states that when information is censored, it causes the unintended
effect of further publicizing that information. However, history has shown that governments are
able to censor information effectively, often being able to hide entire operations from the public
view. More often than not, information is covertly censored or removed, without it being
distributed by the public. Without keeping permanent records, past information on the internet is
easily lost and censored. The only solution to covert censorship is keeping permanent and
decentralized records of information. Archivists take this task upon ourselves, making copies
and distributing data which is actively being scrubbed from the internet. Already, I have archived
multiple forums used by people all around the world which were faced with censorship, with
these archives receiving upwards of 3,000 downloads. I hope to continue to fight online
censorship through data archival and preserve digital history.

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My first memory of my friend Jack is asking him, “Have you ever played Minecraft?” back in fifth grade.
Since then, Minecraft has been a large part of my life. It enveloped my friendships and eventually, my
academic interests.

What started as a way to kill time on weekends became a hobby. I started learning about the inner
workings of the game, discovering how mods or custom extensions for the game were programmed. I
went from trying to set up a Minecraft server, to learning how to configure Linux to teaching myself
programming before the end of middle school.

By high school, in line with the school motto “A man for others”, programming had become a tool for me
to help others. I designed a homepage for my school’s Chromebooks to help students find school websites
more efficiently. I’ve also designed and developed programs to be used by the larger community,
including publishing an open-source program on GitHub that enabled new members to the data-archival
community for large scale data archival. Coming from a Jesuit educational background, I have always
been taught to strive for the “Magis”, which means more or greater in Latin. My experience through the
many retreats and activities at my school has shown me that I need to always strive to be greater than I am
now. I am constantly trying to find ways to improve my skills in different subjects, whether that be
teaching myself cybersecurity, obtaining a SANS/GIAC certificate or building programs that make school
easier for my classmates. I also run the school’s hack club, which introduces students to programming
through various projects and activities.

To me, education means the freedom to be able to dive deep into my interests and explore different
opportunities through hands-on projects and mentor-led research. I believe that Georgetown has the right
ecosystem to pursue my interest in computer science, cybersecurity, and privacy. I have organized and
participated in hackathons conducted in my high school but Georgetown’s Hoya Hacks takes it to a
completely different level. I can see myself plunge into this and work on it for 36 hours with little sleep. I
also feel that there is plenty of opportunities for undergrad research at the Security Lab. The list of
projects is very exciting, especially the DeDos, HoneyMail and HoneyProxy and EmulaTor. I have
tinkered in all these fields through personal projects and would love to acquire expertise with guidance
from the professors and my seniors. Participation in the numerous computer science related clubs and
meetups like Coding Studio would provide an opportunity to apply and reinforce what I learned in class. I
am also interested in pursuing the accelerated MS after I am done with my undergrad.

Over the summer of my junior year, I interned at Simplify VMS. Being in the same work environment as
other developers gave me insight into what working as a developer in the future would look like.
Challenging myself with these larger coding projects and working with other programmers reaffirmed my
love of computer science.
At school, I try to spread my attitude to strive for more and, at Georgetown University, I can do the same
by setting an example for my peers. Just like in high school, I can continue to contribute to the student
body like GuWeCode, and other clubs whether that is through teaching them computer science skills or
working on open-source projects that benefit everyone.

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Sidharth Hegde
(908)-922-0846,
sid77449@gmail.com

Education -

- St.Peters Prep (2016-2020)​ - 3.6 GPA

- Senior subjects - ​English Honors, Calculus Honors, AP Physics, US History,
Advanced Programming Honors, and Bioethics
- Junior - ​English Honors, Accelerated Trig, US History, robotics, French, Christian
Ethics, Biology, Video production
- Sophomore Year- ​English Honors, New Testament, Latin 2, Accelerated Geometry,
Chemistry, Sound Design
- Freshman Year​ - Intro to Religion, English Honors, Latin 1 Honors, World
Civilizations, Accelerated Algebra, Physics

Academic Honors -

- Sheehan Scholarship (2016-2020) ​- A 70k+ merit scholarship for all round

performance
- Academic Honors (2019) - ​Received a certificate for achieving above a 3.5 GPA

Computers and Technology​:

Programming Languages & Technologies used​: Java, Python, Javascript, Unix scripting,
C++ Computer Networking, Cyber Security, Virtual machines, VPNs IDE: Atom Tools:
Github

Certifications: ​GIAC SANS Sec401 (2019) ​certification showing understanding of

cybersecurity skills and is the industry standard for showing the understanding of cyber
security essentials. I received an 85% on the certification test.

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My Github: https://github.com/nid666

Computer Science related projects

- Proxy Server project. (Jan 2019-Feb 2019)-​ GoneGuardian.club A proxy server

based on “PHP proxy” running on Apache and hosted on Digital Ocean. I deployed a
website using Apache on Digital Ocean droplet and used “Let’s Encrypt” for HTTPS. I
used Atom IDE for programming and Github as source code repository.
- Extension for St Peter’s Prep (Feb 2019-March 2019​) Created a custom new tab page
(Chrome Extension) for my high school’s Chromebooks. Used HTML, CSS, Javascript
and Google Calendar API to build this.
- Cryptocurrency Mining: (2018) ​I have used Nicehash and legacy Ethereum miner to mine
cryptocurrency. I also ran a full bitcoin node for a few months. Have a good understanding
of Cryptocurrency, digital wallets, alt-coins, tumbling, segwit and blockchain technology.
- Data Archival- (2016-2019) ​I do large scale data archival of data including videos,
Linux isos, photos, and websites, totaling 10TB, with my archives being added to the
Eye.eu and also being hosted on Archive.org
- Machine Learning (2019) - ​An image classification program that uses machine
learning to tell whether an image is a "pepe" or not. The model was trained on 3000
different pepe images. It has a 92% accuracy on average.
(​https://github.com/nid666/Pepe-Machine-Learning​ )
- Archival Tool Project (2019) - ​Designed and developed an open source tool to make
newcomers to data archival have an easier time creating and managing their archives of
youtube, websites, and Instagram accounts.
(​https://github.com/nid666/Ultimate_Archiver​ )
- Website Indexing Project​ ​(2019)​- Wrote a program which indexes p2p file sharing
sites to analyze and show which links are best to download
- Building computers: (2014-2019) ​Over the last 5 years, I have built half a dozen computers
from scratch for family, friends, and myself. I have bought parts and put together the machines
along with installing different operating systems including Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Kali, Parrot
OS, Hackintosh or Windows on them.
- Raspberry Pi - (2015-2019)​I have also built hobby projects using Raspberry Pi, for
example, a simple machine for my younger brother to play video games. Made pi-hole for
DNS level ad blocking using Raspberry Pi.
- Virus / AntiVirus testing (RAT) (June 2018-Sept 2018)​ Self-taught basics of cybersecurity.
Built an encrypted virus that was able to go undetected by 28 of the possible 30 of the antivirus
software when tested through Run4me.net. The tools I used were Babylon to generate the rat. I

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tried writing my own encryptor in Python but wasn’t successful. I then used a variety of
different encryptors available on the net. I used sandboxes and virtual machines to run the
encryptors. I had to go through dozens of iterations to get the virus to be invisible to the
antivirus software
- Graphic Design: (2014-2018) ​I have used Cinema 4D, Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop,
AfterEffects and Premiere Pro for creating graphics and video editing. I have posted my
speed-arts to my youtube channel
(​https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9DzC9cUbvZSi20Km4vYmJA​) .
- Apache Guacamole Servers (2019) - ​Set up a group of virtual machines to be used alongside
Apache Guacamole to be used as an unblockable RDP method.
- Other tech information: ​I have used hackthebox.eu to learn about cybersecurity. I have done a
one week course on Java at IdTech (NYU)
- I have played around with HyberGAN, an open-source machine learning library for images. I
used some images to train HyperGan to explore how it works. I also looked into LSTM
while researching ML libraries.
- Familiar with Github and been using it since 2015
- Used Atom IDE to program in Python, Javascript, HTML, and CSS.
- Set up an OpenVPN server on DigitalOcean for personal use.
- Familiar with encryption standards and ways to increase privacy on the internet through tor
bridges, VPNs with no logs and high encryption standards, etc.
- Github: github.com/nid666

Work Experience:(2019) ​Worked as a software developer intern for SimplifyVMS, a software

firm. Developed APIs for internal use, made additions to their flagship product which was
deployed in production and worked on developing a blockchain project.

Community Service:

(2018-19)- ​60 hours volunteering with repairing houses for people in West Virginia

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(​2017-18) - ​10 hours helping at the local Catholic school (OLC school).

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