Hailing from opposite ends of Asia, my ‘Traditional Asian’ parents grew up in rural areas and had to fight for every single penny and dime. In fact, they immigrated to Hong Kong to set me up for prosperity and to give me a range of academic opportunities. However, as an only child of immigrant parents and as the first person in my family to apply to college, a lot of expectations were thrust upon me. I am expected to be...

Living in a city like Hong Kong, I notice concrete trucks pass by me on a daily basis. There is always a mixer atop these trucks so I assumed that this mechanical method was the only way to create concrete. In my junior year, I volunteered at Caring For The Future Malaysia (CFTFM), an organization that focuses on providing orphans with a bright future. At CFTFM, I got a once in a lifetime opportunity to help pave a road to...

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Yale, Stanford, Upenn, Dartmouth. They were all...