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Jane Helen Lee

Jane Helen Lee

Co-Captain, Korean National Speech and Debate Team (WIDPSC) | Participant, Kenyon Review Young Writers Residential Workshop

Seoul, Korea (originally New York)
ColumbiaUCLA
GPASAT / ACT—Intended major

Awards

  1. 1

    National YoungArts Winner in Film

  2. 2

    Official Selection, All American High School Film Festival & NFFTY

  3. 3

    4th Place, Interpretive Reading, WIDPSC

  4. 4

    1st Place Senior Historical Paper, National History Day (Korea)

  5. 5

    Shortlisted Commendation, John Locke Global Essay Prize (Politics)

Extracurriculars

  1. 1

    Editor-in-Chief, Korean Youth Honor Society's Unseen Journal

    Served three years (sophomore-senior) as Editor-in-Chief of the Korean Youth Honor Society's academic journal Unseen, editing a 150+ page publication, managing a large contributor pool, and building the journal's first-ever online archive

  2. 2

    Founder & Editor, Joseon with Jane (YouTube channel)

    Founded and edits Joseon with Jane, a YouTube channel explaining Korean (Joseon-dynasty) history to an English-speaking audience; grew it to over 15,000 subscribers and more than 300,000 total views

  3. 3

    Co-Captain, Korean National Speech and Debate Team (WIDPSC)

    Captained school debate team for 2 years; competed in debate and earned team awards.

  4. 4

    Participant, Kenyon Review Young Writers Residential Workshop

    Attended the selective Kenyon Review Young Writers Residential Workshop (junior year), a two-week creative-writing intensive at Kenyon College

  5. 5

    Participant, Stanford Summer Humanities Institute

    Attended the Stanford Summer Humanities Institute (junior year), completing the course "Ancient Rome and Its Legacies" and writing a research paper under Professor Krebs

  6. 6

    Voice Actor, Chunjae Education (Milk Tea app)

    Worked as a voice actor for Chunjae Education, recording for the English-learning app Milk Tea (Milk T) and donating 100% of her earnings to a rehabilitation center

  7. 7

    Junior Editor, Polyphony Lit

    Serves as a Junior Editor at Polyphony Lit, an international online literary magazine for high-school writers, reviewing submissions and providing editorial commentary

  8. 8

    Contributing Writer, The Voice in My Brain

    Contributes writing to The Voice in My Brain, authoring blog posts that promote mental health awareness

  9. 9

    Intern, National Folk Museum of Korea

    Interned (unpaid) at the National Folk Museum of Korea (sophomore year), teaching visitors traditional Korean painting, translating for anthropologist Laurel Kendall, and learning to properly care for historical artifacts

  10. 10

    Head Girl & Head of Community, Dulwich College Seoul

    Served as Head Girl and Head of Community at Dulwich College Seoul, leading weekly assemblies, hosting a leadership conference, heading the combined middle and high school student council, and leading SAM, the school-wide peer-mentoring program

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