Anastasia Poliakova
Pre-Professional Ballet Dancer @ Tokyo International Ballet Junior Company | Founder & President @ DECA
Cambridge, Massachusetts
HarvardAwards
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High School Choir Gold Medal & Carnegie Hall Invitation
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Educational Ballet Competition First Place Winner
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Team Play Second Place & Educational Ballet Competition Third Place
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KATO Regionals Art Competition Medals
Extracurriculars
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Pre-Professional Ballet Dancer @ Tokyo International Ballet Junior Company
Trained for 14 years as a pre-professional ballet dancer and performed with the Tokyo International Ballet Junior Company during freshman year, sharing the stage with principal dancers from the Mariinsky and Mannheim Ballet companies across 26 performances
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Founder & President @ DECA
Founded the school's first DECA chapter in junior year and served as president, organizing business pitch competitions and fundraisers to develop student entrepreneurship and finance skills
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Competitive Ballet Dancer
Competed at the Educational Ballet Competition, earning first place in both winter and summer tournaments in freshman and sophomore years
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Conducted independent economics research on the gender wage gap in South Korea from the 1990s to 2022, collecting quantitative panel data from the Korea Labor Income Panel Study (KLIPS) and applying regression and wage decomposition techniques to analyze wage disparity correlations
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Secretary-Treasurer & Booster Treasurer @ Student Council
Served on student council as junior secretary-treasurer and booster treasurer in junior and senior years
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Founder & President @ Mock Trial Club
Founded and led the school's mock trial club beginning in sophomore year, creating opportunities for students to engage with criminal and property law through structured trial simulations
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Volunteer @ Relay for Life & Social Service Council
Volunteered at the Relay for Life cancer awareness event held in Ueno Park, Tokyo, organized by the Japan Cancer Society, from freshman through senior year
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Soprano Section Leader & Honor Choir Member
Participated in high school choir all four years, serving as soprano one section leader in senior year
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Competed on the varsity cross country team from freshman through senior year
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Varsity Track and Field Captain
Captained the varsity track and field team and advanced as a finalist in all four events at the 2023 DOD Far East Championships