Apply for ESP


ESP is entering its thirty-third consecutive semester in Spring 2024. Applications will open in mid-January. Stay tuned for the application link and a short presentation during your introductory computing class.

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 1/21/2024!







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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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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Lixia Chen Wu
BC 2025

lc3716@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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Leah Kim
Barnard 2026

lk2935@barnard.edu
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Chimaobi Onwuka


SEAS 2025

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