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UChicago
B.S., Computer and Information Studies, , International Studies
Asian (as you can see). CTY four-year, nevermore 2013. Ask me anything.
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Background
Hometown
Albany, New York
GenderFemale
EthnicityAsian
AdmissionEarly Action
Class of2019
English First Language
Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken
Mandarin, French
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Waitlisted or Withdrew
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University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Applied for in Computer and Information Studies
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There’s something incredibly disorienting about seeing my neighborhood convenience store encircled by barbed wire. But even more unsettling was the riot-shield palisade that accompanies the trees in the shaded boulevard on the way to the convenience store. I had seen this scene before, but always in newspapers about far-off locales from which I felt safely detached. I never imagined that I would witness it in the place that I loved and called home. I grew up with the impression...Read more...Supplemental Essay “Why us” school essay917 Words“So is there actually a use for this in the real world?” seems to be a popular question among other members of my demographic when pointing out the flaws of the American education system. This question, however, almost always leads to the question, “Is there a point to it all?” However, I do not have the time nor space nor relative dimension to discuss why the answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42 - but I am here today...Read more...Supplemental Essay Unique question posed by school461 WordsThe Japanese word tsundoku translates to something along the lines of the purchase of books but never reading them. It’s a fantastic word to describe the state of my room. I don’t think tsundoku should be translated into English. Honestly, the closest word I can think for tsundoku is hoarding, but that doesn’t carry the brightest of connotations. I don’t think tsundoku merits the negative implications of hoarding. Hoarders stash away shoes, creepy Victorian dolls, and...Read more...Additional Essay Details19 WordsMy personal statement (Common App essay) details my experience with the Sunflower Student Movement (also known as 太陽花學運) in Taiwan.Read more...General Admissions Advice
What I’d change about my application process29 WordsI definitely should have balanced my spread of schools...Read more...My favorite course thus far, and why44 WordsI love my Civ course, History of Science. I couldn't fit in a...Read more...List of schools I interviewed with and my interview experience75 WordsI interviewed with as few schools as possible (so all the non-Ivy schools), but my Ivy interviews were definitely on the awkward side....Read more...5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)5 WordsQuirky, motivated,...Read more...Recommended summer activities during high school and college60 WordsDo what you like. Don't sign up for a grueling volunteer activity that you're not passionate about -...Read more...High School Performance
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