Alex Lo Storto

Newspaper Writer

Alex is a multifaceted individual whose curiosity and drive span from embroidery to aviation, entrepreneurship, and web development. An incoming NYU Abu Dhabi Class of 2029 student and ranked in the Top 1% in the UK for GCSE results, he has secured numerous accolades in mathematics, technology, and public speaking. His passion for innovation led him to lead a team to victory at HackNotts’84 in the UX category, develop AI-powered web applications, and leverage machine learning to create tools used by over 1,000 users. Through his “Improving My Life as a Muslim” series, which has garnered over 500,000 views, he inspires others to grow spiritually and personally, fostering a community around productivity, self-improvement, and faith. Beyond academics and technology, his leadership shines through mentoring, public speaking, fundraising, and spearheading initiatives that leave a lasting impact in his school and local community.

 

===ACHIEVEMENTS===

– Young Speaker of the Year (ESB) – 1/10 out of 12,000

– Top 1% of students with highest GCSE Grades achieved in the UK

– 1st in UX Category at HackNotts’84 (1 out of 500)

UKMT Maths Challenge (5x Gold, 2x Kangaroo Merit Award Recipient) – Top 1%

– iDEA – Bronze & Silver Award Recipient

– The Brilliant Club Scholar’s Programme – Achieved a 2:1

– Distinction in Grade 4 Oral Communication (London College of Music)

– Ran 50km to fundraise £500 for Crohn’s disease

– Head Student @ NUAST

– President @ NUAST Islamic Society