Maxwell McDowell is a freshman college student at Liberty University working on earning his degrees in Marketing and Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Upon matriculation, Maxwell plans on either becoming a marketing psychologist or independently working as an industrial-organizational psychologist. While maintaining a 4.0 GPA in high school, Maxwell worked as a barista and cashier from June of 2022 to January of 2024. Over the summer of 2024, he worked on the maintenance crew at Escondido Christian School, assisting in the maintenance of the grounds. During high school, he also participated in the FIRST Robotics Competition for four years, where he served as Team Captain, CAD Design Lead, Scouting Lead, and Driver. He completed a twenty-page senior thesis as his high school final on psychological effects of screens in teenagers.