Stefanie Weisman
Stefanie Weisman is a woman of many interests. From history to art to computer science, she's studied (and aced) it all. Stefanie was born, raised, and still lives in Astoria, New York, across the river from Manhattan. She became valedictorian of Stuyvesant High School in 1999. At Columbia University, she specialized in medieval European history and graduated with the highest GPA in her class. She also received awards for best performance in Columbia's Core Curriculum, best senior thesis in history on a non-U.S. topic, Phi Beta Kappa, and summa cum laude.
After working for several years in corporate America, Stefanie got her M.A. in the History of Art and Archaeology. She was a Craig Hugh Smyth fellow at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts, where she studied ancient Greek and Roman art. Around this time, Stefanie developed an interest in technology and went back to Columbia to get a B.S. in computer science. While there, she decided to write a book to share her wide-ranging academic experience with other students. This book became The Secrets of Top Students: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Acing High School and College (Naperville, Il: Sourcebooks EDU, 2013). She is currently writing a historical fiction novel on the ancient Minoans called Ariadne Dances, which has just been named a finalist in the James Jones First Novel Contest.
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