MichyJZ

Introduction

Hey!

I’m Michael, an incoming freshman at the University of Texas at Austin, where I’m studying computer science in the Turing Scholars Honors Program.

I enjoy competitive programming and artificial intelligence/machine learning.

Some other hobbies I have are tennis, chess, speedcubing, guitar, and video games!

Achievements

I am a USACO Platinum competitor (passed USACO Gold on the December 2023 contest with a full score of 1000), a perfect scorer on the AP Computer Science A Exam in 2023, and a 2025 National Merit Scholarship Finalist.

Tutoring

I tutor math and CS for middle and high school students.

My experiences include being a teacher for X-Camp Academy USACO Bronze Camp, TA for Silver and 400 level classes, as well as peer tutoring for 3 years at my high school.

If you’re interested for a private session (free first session!) please check out MX Tutoring.

Projects

Here are a few of the projects I’ve worked on the past, mainly from high school classes like AP Computer Science A and ADEN.

Chess

Tetris

Elevator Simulation

Speedcubing

One of my favorite hobbies is speedcubing. My WCA ID is 2015XUJI03, and my favorite events are 3x3 and skewb.

Other Profiles

Here are some other places you can find me online.

Github

Codeforces

Chess.com

Contact

Feel free to reach out to me on these platforms!

Discord

Instagram

LinkedIn

Email: jiazhuo.xu at gmail.com