Summer 2026 · Applications Open

Catapults on Monday.
Autonomous drones by Friday.

Torque is a workshop-campus where high schoolers turn garage-tinkerer curiosity into real engineering instinct — and a portfolio that moves the needle on applications.

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Three Real Students. Three Real Outcomes.

The Torque Effect,
chapter by chapter.

Each row is a chapter. Each cell is a real moment. Read your kid's story in the column that matches.

Maya ChenStructures & SystemsRising Junior

Project: Load-Bearing Bridge

📋 Before Torque
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3.4 GPA

Liked math, hated memorizing formulas

Confidence: Low

25%
"I was good at tests, but I had nothing to show anyone."
🔧 The Build
Student measuring wooden bridge prototype on workshop table with ruler and pencil markings

Popsicle-stick suspension bridge holding 47 lbs

5-day build
Stress analysisLoad calculationsLaser cutter

📐 Hand-drawn tension diagrams, three iterations

🏆 After Torque
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Admission Outcome

Early admit — Carnegie Mellon Civil Engineering

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Recognition

1st Place, Regional STEM Expo

"I walked into my interview and showed them a bridge that held more than I did."

Portfolio: Structural load analysis report

Jordan OkaforElectronics & CodeRising Senior

Project: Solar Tracker Array

📋 Before Torque
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3.7 GPA

Tinkered at home, never finished anything

Confidence: Medium

50%
"I had three half-built Arduinos on my desk and no idea what to do next."
🔧 The Build
Circuit board with soldered components and colorful wires on a workbench with tools nearby

Dual-axis solar tracker with Python PID controller

5-day build
ArduinoPython PIDServo motorsMultimeter

📐 Full circuit schematic + GitHub repo with 47 commits

🏆 After Torque
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Admission Outcome

Accepted — Georgia Tech Electrical Engineering

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Recognition

Filed provisional patent on tracker algorithm

"My counselor said it was the strongest STEM application she'd seen in five years."

Portfolio: Patent filing + working prototype video

Priya NairRobotics & MotionRising Senior

Project: Autonomous Obstacle-Avoidance Vehicle

📋 Before Torque
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3.9 GPA

Top of class, zero engineering hands-on experience

Confidence: High (theory only)

70%
"I could ace any AP, but I'd never built a single thing."
🔧 The Build
Small autonomous robot car with sensors on a test track floor surrounded by obstacle blocks

Raspberry Pi car that maps and navigates a 12 × 12 obstacle course

5-day build
Raspberry PiUltrasonic sensorsOpenCVROS basics

📐 Sensor fusion diagram + state machine flowchart

🏆 After Torque
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Admission Outcome

Accepted — MIT Robotics Engineering (deferred enrollment)

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Recognition

1st Place, National SkillsUSA Robotics Championship

"The admissions essay wrote itself — I had a real story to tell."

Portfolio: Competition video + full technical writeup

By The Numbers

Numbers that matter at the kitchen table.

Not marketing metrics. Outcomes that move the needle on applications.

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of students report stronger college applications

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more likely to get into top-10 engineering programs

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different projects built since 2019

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competition wins by Torque students last year

"I went to three other summer programs. Torque is the only one where my daughter actually called me excited about what she was building."
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Rachel Kowalski

Parent of 2025 Torque graduate

"The comparison table on this page is exactly how I explain Torque to parents at college night. Before, during, and after — that's what admissions officers want to see."
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Marcus Webb

Guidance Counselor, Lincoln High School

"I thought I wanted to study medicine. After building the solar tracker, I changed my major to ECE. Best five days of my life."
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Jordan Okafor

Georgia Tech ECE '29, Torque '24 alum

The Last Piece

The gearbox is half-assembled.
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Summer 2026 cohorts

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Project Catalog PDF

47 real student builds

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