Daehwan
(Benjamin)Kim

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Benjamin Kim, sophomore at Loomis Chaffee, from Newton Centre, MA. Competition math since 8th grade, now physics too. Applied-math and AI research. Cello and squash on the side.

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"Everyone's always telling you to be humble. When was the last time someone told you to be great?" - Kanye West

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Daehwan (Benjamin) Kim
AT META'S OFFICE, NEW YORK ✦ JULY 2026
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Awards/Camps
math first.


AwesomeMath Level 2 — geometry, summer camp2026
USAJMO qualifier2026
IMPSC — physics & math camp2026
AMC 12A — 1262025
AwesomeMath Level 1 — summer camp2025
AIME qualifier — twice2024 · 2025

Nine years
of cello.

CARNEGIE HALL FEBRUARY 2026
CMEA Northern Regionals — 250/2522026
Crescendo International Competition — 1st place → Carnegie Hall2025
The Stage Braum Competition — 1st place2025
Miclot International Music Competition — 2nd place2025
SC Bright Music Competition — 2nd place2025
School Chamber Ensemble — cellistNOW
Benjamin Kim performing on cello
LIVE ON STAGE ✦ 14 HRS / WEEK

Extra.


National Latin Exam - Intermediate Reading, perfect score2026
Barry M. Moran Mathematics Award2026
English Honor Tea2026
Freshman GPA - 4.0 unweighted, 5.0 weighted2025–26
National Latin Exam - Intermediate Reading, gold medal2024
Bronze Award at IRPSC2025
Iowa Young Writer's Online Summer Camp
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Research &
publications.

Click on whatever you're interested in.

NO.1 ✦ 2025 The Memory Effect of Music
BRONZE · IRPSC 2025
The Memory Effect of Music

Rational-function analysis of how memory retention differs between listening to and performing classical pieces — my first applied-math research paper.

  • Bronze Award, International Research Paper & Science Competition
  • Models memory retention with rational functions
  • Draws on my own experience as a performer
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NO.2 ✦ 2026 Deceptive Odds
AXIOM JOURNAL 2026
Deceptive Odds

A mathematical examination of how lotteries mislead through design — published in the Axiom Journal.

  • Published in Axiom Journal, February–March 2026
  • Analyzes the probability structures behind lottery design
  • Explores how presentation distorts perceived odds
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NO.3 ✦ WIP Retail Business Analytics
IN PROGRESS 2024–25
Retail Business Analytics

Independent research at the crossing of business, entrepreneurship and social policy.

  • Independent research, 2024–2025
  • Applies analytics to real retail questions
  • Currently being written up
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Affiliations
& clubs

IN + OUT OF SCHOOL
AT LOOMIS CHAFFEE
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The lab
is open.

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MATH ONGOING
The AMC grind log
OPEN IT ⤢
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CODE 2026
[ The repo project ]
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MATH · LIVE — ONGOING

The AMC
grind log.

Study vlogs and score progress, tracked in public. Daily progressions, videos, and everything in between — landing here as it happens.

SCOREBOARD
AMC 10A138 / 150
AMC 12A126 / 150
AIME QUALS2 / 2
▶ EP.01 — GRINDING TO AIME / COMING SOON
▶ EP.02 — DAILY PROGRESSION / COMING SOON
CODE · SHIPPING SOON — 2026

[ The repo
project. ]

Built in public. The code lives on GitHub — and every day, a new build video lands here.

THE CODE ✦ WHERE IT LIVES
REPO-MONSTER-TRACKER ⟶

Code, commits, and the full build history — all on GitHub.

DAILY VIDEOS ✦ NEWEST FIRST
▶ DAY 04 — REPO / WATCH ON YOUTUBE ⟶
▶ DAY 03 — REPO / WATCH ON YOUTUBE ⟶
▶ DAY 02 — REPO / WATCH ON YOUTUBE ⟶
▶ DAY 01 — REPO / WATCH ON YOUTUBE ⟶

CONTACT
ME

Email is the best way to reach me. Four steps, none of them hard.

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Email me
benkimsmile@gmail.com
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Or call
+1 (617) 581-3695
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One page CV PDF
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DAEHWAN (BENJAMIN) KIM ✦ LOOMIS CHAFFEE '29NEWTON CENTRE, MA