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Rania Abohatab
Admissions Tech and Product Intern at Swarthmore College Admission Office
United StatesWork Experience
Admissions Tech and Product Intern
Swarthmore College Admission Office
Jun 2025 - Present -2 months
- Job Details:Developed interactive tools for the admissions platform, improving the experience for prospective students. Led user testing and implemented feedback to enhance the platform’s usability and performance. Worked cross-functionally with design, marketing, and technical teams, boosting social media reach by 43.7%. Assisted in backend maintenance, ensuring high platform stability with 99.9% uptime.
Swarthmore College Computer Science Society
Sep 2024 - Present -11 months
- Job Details:Led development of 4 full-stack apps: course planner, thrift shop site, meal budget analyzer, and GPA calculator. Built with Next.js, TypeScript, NextUI v2, Tailwind CSS, and Framer Motion for responsive front-end. Integrated Golang for backend and API handling, enhanced UI/UX with intuitive navigation, and optimized load times.
Computational Physics Research Assistant
Pioneer Academics, NYU
Jul 2023 - Oct 2023 -3 months
- Job Details:Researched the fuel savings of gravity-assist in a space probe’s approach to Jupiter vs. direct orbital insertion. Used rocket equation and gravitational mechanics in Python to calculate ∆v and impact parameters. Reduced fuel mass requirements by 1.6% using AI-driven gravity assist models, effectively doubling the payload. Authored a 15-page technical paper, complete with mathematical derivations, trajectory diagrams, and Python code.
Fabrication Lab
Oct 2022 - Jul 2024 -1 yr, 9 months
Egypt
- Job Details:Built an AI simulation using machine learning and Monte Carlo methods to forecast results in chaos theory models. Designed a Python- and SQL-based grading system for GPA calculations; oversaw 12+ engineering exhibitions. Developed a VR lab for physics and mechanics simulations, partnered with E-Japan University sharing research engines.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Psychology
Swarthmore CollegeJan 2024 - Jan 2028 - 4 yr
Languages
English
Fluent