Women Who Reign: Elizabeth (Liz) Petrov

“One day you will wake up & there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.” ― Paulo Coelho

Tell us about yourself along with a fun fact!
I am a junior from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South. I have been interested in technology for all my life and self-taught myself to code since I was a little girl. I am currently taking all the computer science courses offered at my high school, and will take a computer science course at Princeton University next fall as a co-enrollment with my high school.
I love technology and to improve my skills I have pursued a variety of independent projects, including building my own quadcopter and 3d printer. Last year I ventured into app development with a Great Gatsby themed flappy bird game for my Language Arts teacher, and have found my passion in creating mobile applications.
The summer before Junior year I helped create an app called Class Reveal, which allowed students within my school district to see who they share classes with before school starts, eliminating the need to post their schedules online. We are currently working to improve the app and make it more available to students from other school districts. Then in the beginning of this school year I co-founded an app making studio called Appaneer with two of my friends and fellow tech enthusiasts. We released a game called Overflow this past…