Aarnav Kumar

Aarnav Kumar

Student, Allentown High School — Academy of Business

Summary

Senior and Distinguished Scholar at Allentown High School, NJ, passionate about leveraging technology and data analytics to solve real-world business challenges. Grounded in rigorous coursework, hands-on quantitative research, and community leadership with 500+ volunteer hours. Interests include music, cycling, and quantitative research.

Links & Portfolio

Work Experience

Senior SAT Prep and SAT Bootcamp teacher
schoolhouse.world    (My Portfolio)

Delivered 20+ hours of high-impact coaching to an international student cohort across 10 countries, while earning the #3 all-time ranking on the Most Certifications leaderboard for elite subject-matter expertise.

Internship
unb.college

Developing a mentor-mentee marketplace for students starting high school onwards by connecting SMEs with the students. I am involved in market research and UI design.

Starter School
starterschool.com

Real-world case studies and hands on development experience across app design, eCommerce, AI content, social strategy, marketing and sales; 5-project portfolio with Figma, Stripe and AI tools.

Projects

Billboard Top 10
Terp young scholars - University of Maryland - ENES197: The Fault in Our Data: What Counts and Who’s Counting

  • Performed linear regression modeling and computational analysis on over 138,000 Billboard archive data points (2000–present) to evaluate factors driving long-term chart presence.
  • Tested the "Quantity vs. Quality" hypothesis by modeling the correlation between song release volume and total weeks spent on the Billboard Hot 10.
  • Derived statistical insights demonstrating that higher release volume strongly predicts total chart weeks, informing data-driven release strategies for artists and record labels.

Quantitative Trading Strategy Backtester
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hanlon Financial Systems Center - Quantitative Finance Summer Research Program

  • Developed and backtested 4 active trading strategies (Mean Reversion, Trend Following, Momentum, and Martingale) against a passive Buy-and-Hold benchmark using historical stock market data (2020–2024).
  • Programmed technical indicators including 10-day/20-day Simple Moving Averages (SMA) and 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) to automate trade signals and identify entry/exit points across changing market conditions.
  • Evaluated overall strategy performance, profitability, and risk-adjusted return profiles to measure active trading efficiency against market benchmarks.

Test Pacer
Harvard Online - CS50P - Introduction to Programming with Python

  • TestPacer simulates real test conditions for standardized tests like the SAT, GRE, or GMAT by tracking your time on each question, showing you if you're on pace, and giving you detailed performance analytics.

Around The World in 80 Days
English II Honors

  • Interactive site to showcase Fogg's journey around the world, based on Jules Verne's classic adventure novel.

School Extracurriculars

Allentown High School

Intern, The Allentown Village Initiative (TAVI)

(TAVI) is a volunteered driven nonprofit organization dedicated to the economic revitalization, historic preservation, and cultural enrichment of the historic village of Allentown, New Jersey. Coordinated TAVI events promoting local history, artists and businesses; organized educational and fundraising projects; volunteered at museums, walks and fairs.

Room Captain - Peer Leader Club

Leading 17 freshmen and 6 peer leaders; organize icebreakers and team-building activities; facilitate open discussions to ease freshmen's transition.

Treasurer, National Honor Society

Keep the record of business expenses, dues, and all other financial transactions of the chapter. Help raise funds.

Member, National Honor Society

Volunteering within and outside school, including food drives, a fall church clean-up, a Christmas party for foster children, a Krispy Kreme fundraiser, a mother-son activity, and a church water walk.

Staff Member, AHS Yearbook Club

Design pages, gather materials, and make recommendations as part of the team. Contributed to the special edition marking AHS's 100th year milestone.

Member, History Honor Society and Math Honor Society

History-related volunteering including historic house tours; Math Honor Society tutoring for students in homework, test prep, and concept review.

Volunteer Work

Trenton Area Soup Kitchen

Volunteered more than 200 hours so far, including leading multiple PB&J sandwich-making events with other volunteers.

Mercer Street Friends Food Pantry

Repeat volunteer; took a leadership role planning, promoting, and gathering volunteers for a dedicated fundraiser.

Hightstown Library Summer Reading Club

Student leader helping young children with the program, maintaining records, and leading several sub-programs.

Skills and Certifications [link]

  • UI Design
  • Data Analytics
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Language R
  • Stevens Institute of Technology
    • Statistical Modeling and Backtesting
    • AI Entrepreneurship Video Contest
    • Trading Day 2025
  • Capital IQ Pro 201 Certification
  • RatingsDirect 101 Certification
  • CS50P — Intro to Programming with Python (Harvard)
  • PH125.5x: Data Science: Productivity Tools (HarvardX)
  • 2026 Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition
  • Social Media Marketing Certification

Honors and Awards

Education

Allentown High School
Stone Bridge Middle School