Shengbo
Diego Zhou
Founder of CollegePeer. Model UN nationals competitor. Black belt. Based in Orange County, California.
Walking the runway at the Dre'Mona Couture Golden Series — 2026 U.S. Fashion Show, Los Angeles.
About
Shengbo is a 15-year-old founder, competitor, and student based in Southern California. Born in China and raised in the U.S. since age 3, he's currently a 10th grader at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. He spends his time building CollegePeer, competing in Model UN at the national level, training in martial arts, and modeling in international competitions.
What I'm Building
CollegePeer
FounderDemo LiveA platform connecting high school students with college mentors for real guidance on admissions, essays, and campus life. A working demo is now live.
Yu Sun—Co-founder. Computer Science professor at Cal Poly Pomona, founder of Coding Mind, and chairman of the K12 Ventures Foundation startup incubator.
Austin Amakye Ansah—Lead engineer, building the web application. Computer scientist at UT Arlington with 2 published research papers and 1,600+ GitHub contributions in the past year.
Awards & Recognition
Best Delegate
SOCOMUN
Top award at the largest one-day Model UN conference in the world (1,500+ students, 34+ schools).
Learn more1st Place
22nd New Silk Road China International Children's Model Competition
LA Regional Final (2026). One of the most established international model competitions originating from China.
Outstanding Delegate
Tustin MUN
Recognition at one of the largest single-school-hosted MUN conferences in the world (30+ years running).
Learn moreTournament Chess
1600 USCF
Rated competitive chess player with awards across more than a dozen tournaments.
Canvassing Organizer
Oliver Ma for Lieutenant Governor
Organized youth volunteer operations for Oliver Ma's 2026 California Lieutenant Governor campaign. Built the volunteer portal (teamoliverma.com) and coordinated canvassing in Aliso Viejo.
Learn moreCongressional Award Bronze Certificate
The Congressional Award
Earned the Bronze Certificate — Congress' highest honor for youth — for outstanding contributions to community, personal development, physical fitness, and expedition.
Learn moreActivities & Involvement
Youngest Member
UCI ANTrepreneur Club (2026)
The only high school student in a club otherwise made up of UCI undergraduates and graduate students.
Black Belt
Life of Martial Arts (LOMA)
Years of training in technique, discipline, and competitive forms.
Learn moreCTY Scholar
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
Three summers at the country's leading gifted-and-talented program.
Learn moreRunway
2026 U.S. Fashion Show, Los Angeles
Walked the Dre'Mona Couture Golden Series.
Explorer Recruit
Orange County Sheriff's Department
Training program at the original Law Enforcement Exploring Post in the U.S. (established 1959).
Learn moreCommunity Service
140+ hours
Service hours across the Orange County Sheriff's Department Explorer Program and Lights of Life.
Education
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
10th grade, current
Army and Navy Academy
8th grade
Pacific Academy
7th grade
Stratford Schools
5th-6th grade
St. Catherine's Academy
2nd-4th grade
Vista Verde
1st grade
Bonita Canyon
Kindergarten
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
Three summers
Side projects —I run two small YouTube channels — @CryoBlazeYT (9K subscribers) and @CryoBlaze-ai (85 subscribers) — mostly short-form videos on games, cooking, AI, and anime/manga. Just for fun.