| Brittney Exline | |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Nationality: | African-American |
| Occupation: | Software Engineer |
| Known For: | Youngest African-American Engineer |
Brittney Exline is the youngest African-American female to be accepted into an Ivy League school, at 15. She went on to become the United States' youngest African-American engineer.[1] [2]
Exline was born on Valentine's Day[3] in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Chyrese and Christopher Exline. Brittney taught herself to read at age 2, and skipped three grades as a youth. She graduated from her high school's International Baccalaureate program. Exline also studied anthropology at Harvard University while in school. She went on to receive a full scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania in 2007 at 15, making her the youngest African-American to be accepted into an Ivy League school. While in college, she majored in engineering. In 2011, at the age of 19, she graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in computer science.[4] After graduation, Exline became a software engineer for Chitika, an online advertising network.
Exline volunteered with various community-based organizations in Philadelphia. She worked with the Community School Student Partnerhsips in Philadelphia while still at university. She also trained 30 tutors from Penn and worked as a kindergarten summer school teacher for Freedom Schools in Philadelphia, showing her interest in education.
She speaks many languages: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Russian, Arabic and German.