Connecting the Dots Inside the power rack is where I feel most natural, even though there’s a couple hundred pounds of weights dangling over me. Before I begin my first repetition of squats, I take a huge breath to build intra-abdominal pressure, a method used to reduce injurious compressive forces on the spinal disks. In plain English, all I did was breathe deeply and hold the breath. But when I was first taught to do this, my instinct was...

Growing up in a bilingual, immigrant household has shaped me into a diverse individual with a broad world view. Both of my parents grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution. They wanted me to have a different childhood so they raised me to have an insatiable curiosity and passion for learning. While other kids were playing with their Nerf guns, my eyes were stuck to the television screen where I watched a scientist with a monotonous voice dip various...

This is about my childhood and how it shaped me into the person I am.

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There is a huge variety of extracurriculars at...

I am really enjoying...

Passionate, Driven,...

I would have spent more time...