I am a candidate for an M.A in International Studies with a Concentration in Economics from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Nanjing Center beginning in the fall of 2024.I am a graduate of Middlebury College where I earned a B.A. in Chinese, received Latin honors (Magna Cum Laude) and department high honors for my senior honors thesis and major GPA. I was a Captain of the Middlebury Varsity Track and Field team and a member of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee whose membership included faculty, coaches, student-athletes and the athletic director and whose policy goals included finding the proper emphasis for academic and sport performance in student-athlete admissions and then life at Middlebury.