Background

Gender Identity: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Biracial: Half Caucasian and Half Chinese
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Graduation Year: 2021
High School Experience: Public school in Cupertino, CA with a graduating class of about 350 students. There was a culture of going to college.
First-Generation College Student: No
Major: I’m going to apply for Biochemistry in the spring. At UW you have to apply for majors if you don’t get in direct admit.
Minor: None
Extracurricular Activities: I’m in a fraternity and I volunteer at Street Youth Ministries (SYM).

Did any of your extracurricular activities have a particularly big impact on your experience?
Greek life has because it’s a really great way to get connected with people and it’s pretty inclusive. You have to be outgoing and put yourself out there at UW because people generally keep to themselves more. Greek life’s a very good way to become immersed in a community. If you don’t like the people you live with freshman year, Greek life is a really good way to meet people who are socially active. SYM has been a way to extend my impact beyond just the University of Washington. It’s been really cool to get the perspectives of the people because they have the untold stories of the city’s population.