Taeuk Kang (KISJ 2022)

Stanford University student

Taeuk Kang was born in Gyeongnam but moved to Jeju, where he attended Korea International School, Jeju Campus for 11 years. He plans to spend the next four years at Stanford University, CA studying Computer Science. He was awarded the Talent Award of Korea in 2020 among 100 Korean citizens for their exemplary talents.

His early interest in computers led him to software development. Since then, he has developed multiple projects and apps for both open source and businesses. One of his most recent projects is the LiveCorona Map, an open source COVID visualization tool and information source. As one of the project leads, he automated the statistic collections and created a public pharmacy mask map. The project had been adopted by the Jeju government as the COVID status website early on during the pandemic. He also enjoys creating hobby projects such as a multi-source language dictionary and a failed cloud hosting reseller startup.

Now, Taeuk is preparing to study Computer Science at Stanford University, specializing in the Artificial Intelligence area. He wishes to pursue a professional career in a related field.

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1:35 - Introduction

3:18 - Why choose Stanford University over Harvard University?

7:45 - How to get into Stanford, Harvard and Columbia University? Are hagwons and consultants worth it?

9:40 - What gave you an edge over other applicants? Are sports and extracurriculars needed to get into a prestigious University?

17:04 - How do you find something you are genuinely passionate in?

25:50 - Attending Korea International School Jeju / life in the GEC

34:10 - The advantage of attending international school over public school

36:55 - What do you envision doing ten years from now (2032)