Stefanie Weisman was born and raised in Queens, New York, across the river from Manhattan. She was valedictorian of New York City’s renowned Stuyvesant High School and graduated from Columbia University with the highest GPA in her class. She has a B.A. in History, a B.S. in Computer Science, and an M.A. in Art History. Stefanie has received numerous awards including 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. She was a Craig Hugh Smyth fellow at NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts, where she specialized in ancient Greek and Roman art. Stefanie is the author of The Secrets of Top Students: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Acing High School and College (Sourcebooks, 2013). She is currently the Academic Success Program Developer for the International Academic Alliance in New York City. Stefanie’s hobbies include traveling, reading ink-and-paper books, visiting museums, memorizing Shakespeare, listening to classical and classic rock, playing piano, and eating her way through New York City!
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