About Me

About Lexie Thompson

My name is Alexis Thompson. However, everyone calls me Lexie. I am from Westlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. I live with my mom, my dad, my older sister, Emma, my younger brother, Ian, and my 2 dogs, Leo and Mick. I went to Magnificat High School in Rocky River. In high school, I did track, STEM club, Mu Alpha Theta, and coding. I am in the school of Engineering this fall with a pre-major in Computer Science and Engineering. I chose this major because I love math and problem solving. I also love programming. I started programming three years ago at a Tech Corps camp where I learned C#. From there, I knew that this was the career I wanted to pursue. After the Tech Corps camp, I did 2 years of camps at Hyland Software, a software company based in Westlake, where I learned HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and C#. I am also in Humanitarian Engineering Scholars. I chose to be in HES because I did a lot of service in high school, and I wanted to continue that service through college while also integrating it into my interest in engineering. The service I did in high school was tutoring, volunteering for Youth Challenge, a non-profit that helps kids with disabilities be able to do sports, and I was involved in my church. By the end of my years at Ohio State, I hope to have the skills to get a job and I hope to have already had some work experience.

  1. Analytical. I connect to analytical because I tend to analyze every possible outcome from a solution when I am trying to solve a problem. I tend to follow what I think is most logical.
  2. Ideation. I am a logical person and I enjoy puzzles and figuring out solutions. That is why I enjoy math and programming.
  3. Adaptability. I usually create plans at the last minute. I can also adapt to other ideas besides my own.
  4. Individualization. I am a pretty encouraging person and I like to see other people succeed. I have always been good at encouraging others.
  5. Input. I have always enjoyed hearing stories from all sides. I like to educate myself on every point of view possible when thinking about different issues.