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Portfolio · Class of 2029 · Loomis Chaffee

Benjamin
Kim

I think in equations.
I feel in music. I'm a high schooler who does both seriously.

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Competition math,
applied research,
and proofs.

I started competition math in high school and haven't looked back. Two AIME qualifications, a published paper, and a bronze at IRPSC — math isn't just a subject for me. It's a way of seeing.

My research sits at the intersection of math and the real world: probability, rational functions, and the ways numbers can reveal or deceive.

AMC Competition Scores

AMC 10A 2024123 / 150
Honor Roll
AMC 10A 2025138 / 150
Distinguished Honor Roll
AMC 12A 2025126 / 150
2× AIME Qualifier

14 hours
a week.
Every week.

  • 1st Crescendo International Competition → Carnegie Hall 2024
  • 1st The Stage Braum Competition 2024
  • 2nd Miclot International Music Competition 2024
  • 2nd SC Bright Music Competition 2024
  • 3rd Miclot International Music Competition 2023
  • CMEA Northern Regionals — 250/252 2024
  • Carnegie Hall Performance 2025

Origin

"My mother was a violinist. I picked up the cello to be close to something she loved — and it became everything."

  • Orch

    Rivers School Conservatory — Philharmonia

    First Cello · 2021–2024

  • Fest

    MMEA Eastern District Junior Festival

    Auditioned · 2024

  • Smr

    45th Annual Seminar on Contemporary Music for the Young

    Selected · 2024

Athletics

Squash & Fencing

Varsity squash, U.S. rating 4.42. National-qualified fencer (Y12 & Y14). 1st at Seoul Junior Championship.

Humanities

Latin & History

Reads the Iliad and Odyssey in Latin. Translated his family motto gifted by his late grandfather: Domus Fortunae.

Volunteer

Community

Sunday mass cellist. Founded Team Dexter for pediatric cancer fundraising at MSK. Delivered meals to elderly in Seoul.

Let's
talk.

Whether it's math olympiads, research, music, or something else — I'm always happy to connect.