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Cupertino, Ca, Us

Cupertino, Ca, Us

Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States

- Selected from a group of applicants to lead tours, Eph chats, and information sessions- Assisted with virtual and in-person admission events and programming, welcomed prospective families to campus, shared diverse experiences of students at Williams

STAT 101: Elementary Statistics and Data Analysis (Spring 2024)ECON 110: Principles of Microeconomics (Fall 2024)- Held weekly 2-hour long TA sessions to assist students with problem sets and projects, led review sessions for major exams- Graded homework and classwork, assisted professor with various tasks

The Wharton School, University Of Pennsylvania

- Conducted behavioral economics research under Professors Angela Duckworth and Katherine Milkman to find ways to boost first-year academic performance in low-retention institutions- Cleaned datasets and analyzed summary statistics to quantify weekly subject participation during experimental trials using R- Coded randomization algorithms to administer interventions to ~195,618 university students- Conducted literature reviews in education research to operationalize qualitative DVs related to academic performance- Updated content and team scientist biographies for all social media platforms

San Jose, California, United States

Assisted teachers with setting up labs and projects, taught students curriculum, helped set up the camp prior to its commencement, managed 200+ campers during breaks and recess hours

- Worked as a research intern for the Academic Orientations Project (AOP), a research initiative a part of UCSC's Developmental Moral Psychology Lab- Analyzed open-ended data from 200+ sensitive college records, completed FERPA training and CITI certification, gave weekly presentations on assigned literature, created visuals for final poster- Co-authored and presented the final research paper, “When and Why Does Cheating Happen in College? Analyzing Cases of Academic Misconduct,” at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2023 Biennial Meeting held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The meetings draw ~6,500 attendees from around the world, including professionals and graduate students in psychology, human development, family studies, education, public policy, and more.

Bachelor'S Degree

Activities and Societies: Dean's List (2023-24), Olmsted Student-Faculty Committee, Alhambra, Williams Law Society, Chinese American.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Honor Council Senior Chair, Speech and Debate Team Captain, Near-Mitra Humanities Research Grant Recipient, Art.

Politics, Law, Economics Track

Education record

Education record

Playwriting And Screenwriting