Ocasio-Cortez attended Yorktown High School, graduating in 2007.[18] She came in second in the Microbiology category of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with a microbiology research project on the effect of antioxidants on the lifespan of the nematode
C. elegans.[19] In a show of appreciation for her efforts, the MIT Lincoln Laboratory named a small asteroid after her: 23238 Ocasio-Cortez
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During college, Ocasio-Cortez served as an intern for U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, in his section on foreign affairs and immigration issues.
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Ocasio-Cortez graduated
cum laude from Boston University College of Arts and Sciences with a BA in 2011, majoring in international relations and economics.