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Isabella Wu

Isabella Wu

Python Teacher @ Local Chinese School | Vice President & Co - President @ Science Olympiad

Albany, NY
CornellCarnegie MellonGeorgia TechBUTuftsNortheasternWAWashingtonRORochester
99+ UWGPA1540 SATSAT / ACTComputer ScienceIntended major

Awards

  1. 1

    Harvard Book Award

  2. 2

    National Honor Society

  3. 3

    Board of Education Scholastic Award

  4. 4

    Academic Excellence Awards - AP Computer Science, Pre-Calc, Python & French 5

  5. 5

    Scholar Athlete Award

Extracurriculars

  1. 1

    Vice President & Co - President @ Science Olympiad

    Led the school Science Olympiad team as Vice President and later Co-President (grades 9-12), competing in regional events and helping organize the team

  2. 2

    Captain & Leadership Council, Varsity Cross Country

    Ran varsity cross country (grades 9-12) and served on the leadership council before becoming team captain senior year, coordinating with athletes, coaches, and the booster club on recruitment, summer practices, and team events

  3. 3

    Co - President & Building Cabinet Rep @ Student Government

    Served in student government (grades 11-12), starting as building cabinet representative meeting monthly with administrators and the principal on school policy, then elected co-president senior year

  4. 4

    Python Teacher @ Local Chinese School

    Taught weekly Python programming classes at a local Chinese school as a paid instructor; designed the full course curriculum from scratch over junior summer and worked alongside parents and teaching assistants to support students

  5. 5

    Activist @ March for Our Lives

    Advocated for gun violence prevention with March for Our Lives (grades 10-12), meeting with legislators at the New York State Capitol to push for prevention legislation alongside fellow activists

  6. 6

    President @ Photography Club

    Led the school photography club as president for nearly all four years (grades 9-12), running a space for creative photography outside the regular class schedule

  7. 7

    Cellist - Chamber Strings, Tri-M Honor Society & Self-led Quintet

    Played cello throughout high school across the chamber strings ensemble, the Tri-M Music Honor Society (music-related volunteering), and a self-led quintet that performed at events throughout the school year

  8. 8

    Secretary @ Model UN

    Served as secretary of the school Model UN club (grades 9-11)

  9. 9

    Captain, Indoor & Outdoor Track and Youth Track Camp Volunteer

    Competed in indoor track (grades 9-10) and outdoor track (grades 9-12), serving as outdoor track captain, and volunteered at a youth track camp over the summer

  10. 10

    Participant @ Young Playwrights Next Act

    Selected for Proctors/theREP's Next Act Young Playwrights contest (summer after sophomore year), a Capital Region playwriting program where winning writers work with producers, actors, and backstage crew to stage their plays

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