Arda graduated in 2023 from Awty International School in Houston, TX.  Arda was President of the Applied Math Club and Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society.  He was Vice President of the Student Council, Systems Engineer for the NASA High School Aerospace Scholars, and a member of the National Honor Society, National French Honor Society, and National Spanish Honor Society.  He was Captain of the Varsity Volleyball Team, member of Model United Nations Club, and interned at the Rice University Computational and Applied Mathematics and Operations Research Department.  Arda will graduate from A&M in 2027 with a degree in Aerospace Engineering