- Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University — East Asian Studies
A Veritas student admitted to East Asian Studies at JHU as founder of the “Shadow Puppetry Today” heritage alliance, first author of two papers, and a nationally certified badminton athlete.
- Major
- East Asian Studies
- School
- Veritas Collegiate Academy, Grade 12; Beijing Veritas Prep School, Grades 9–11
- GPA
- 4.55 / 4.0
- AP
- Calculus BC 5, Calculus AB 5, Microeconomics 5, Psychology 5, Statistics 5, English Literature and Composition 4, U.S. History and World History (May 2024)
- TOEFL
- 115 (Reading 28, Speaking 29, Listening 30, Writing 28)
- SAT
- 1550 (Math 760, Reading and Writing 790)
Key experiences
- Founder of “Shadow Puppetry Today”, an intangible-cultural-heritage alliance: held shadow-puppet exhibitions, co-organised performances with universities, and raised funds for charity.
- Summer programs: Stanford Summer Humanities Institute; Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS).
- Publications: first author of two papers, on “mutual protection” in community and cultural tradition and on combining shadow puppetry with digital media.
- Cultural outreach: overseas shadow-puppetry ambassador and student representative of the national shadow-puppetry association.
- Charity and theatre: co-founder, playwright and actor of a parents’ charity alliance of Beijing international schools.
- Technology and art: Python programmer, 3D designer, founder of a digital shadow-puppetry project.
- Community coordination: school representative, Lions Club China coordinator, member of the Veritas Lions Club.
- Sport: basketball team captain; nationally certified badminton athlete.
- Translation and documentation: photographer and live interpreter for the Longzaitian shadow-puppet theatre company.
- Teaching: paid teacher of English, literature and debate at a Beijing secondary school.
- Campus leadership: founder and editor-in-chief of the Veritas reading, debate and newsletter clubs; student council president.
Awards
- Business Professionals of America (BPA) global finals, first place in the marketing track (top 1%)
- “Ivy Cup” international speech competition, gold
- LAMDA Acting and Speech Grade 8, gold (distinction, top 5%)
- United States Academic Decathlon (USAD) international, speech gold (top 5%)
- National high-school debate league, top 5 of 200 teams and “Best Debater” (top 5 of 500)