Apply for ESP


ESP is entering its thirty-second consecutive semester in Fall 2023, and we are currently accepting applications! Stay tuned for a short presentation during your introductory computing class.

Fall 2023 Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Applicants should:

  • be a first-year or sophomore in Barnard, CC, SEAS or GS
  • be enrolled in an introductory Computer Science class in the current semester. These classes include COMS W1001, COMS W1002, COMS W1004, ENGI 1006, and COMS BC1016. Contact the ESP coordinators if your intro class is not included in this list.
  • be available for one of the weekly section times. Please mark your preferences when you fill out the application.

Apply here by 9/13/2023!







ESP Team


Peer Leaders
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Sydney Brown
BC 2024

skb2183@barnard.edu
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Abenezer Amanuel
CC 2025

ata2152@columbia.edu
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Yingjie Wang
SEAS 2024

y.wang7@columbia.edu
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Sandra Zelen
SEAS 2026

sz3120@columbia.edu
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Wangui Monicah
Wambugu
CC 2025

mww2137@columbia.edu

Workshop Assistants
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Gwendolyn Seto
SEAS 2025

gas2164@columbia.edu
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Jovani Velasco
GS 2023

jv2844@columbia.edu
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Julian Westray
SEAS 2026

jw4349@columbia.edu
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Lixia Chen Wu
BC 2025

lc3716@columbia.edu
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Nicholas Le Djedjos
SEAS 2026

nld2129@columbia.edu
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Sophie Agbekpenou
SEAS 2026

saa2255@columbia.edu
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Amrita Pal
CC 2026

ap4312@columbia.edu
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Jeseong Lee
GS 2026

jl6429@columbia.edu
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Matthew Rostkowski
CC 2026

mcr2225@columbia.edu
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Salia Nahshal
BC 2025

snn2126@barnard.edu

Coordinators
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Sam Deng
Computer Science PhD Student

samdeng@cs.columbia.edu
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Hadleigh Schwartz
Computer Science PhD Student

hadleigh@cs.columbia.edu