Jina Koh
Chapter Lead & Internal Communications Director @ Bridging Seas | Youth Community Project Team Volunteer @ Korean-American Family Service Center
New York, New York
MIT
Harvard
Columbia
PrincetonAwards
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President's Volunteer Service Award - Gold
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President's Volunteer Service Award - Silver
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President's Volunteer Service Award - Bronze
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AP Scholar with Distinction
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Extracurriculars
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Chapter Lead & Internal Communications Director @ Bridging Seas
Led chapter operations and directed all internal and external communications for a global pen pal program connecting Asian-American students to peers across five countries
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Volunteered all four years of high school with KAFSC's youth-led team combating domestic violence, educating peers on abuse identification and response, distributing outreach materials, and marching in the annual Silent March through Flushing to amplify survivor voices
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Performed as a first violinist in the Nassau Symphony Orchestra, part of the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York, all four years of high school
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Newswriter @ High School Newspaper
Wrote news articles covering school and current events for the school newspaper from sophomore through senior year, interviewing teachers and students to develop sourced reporting pieces
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Attended Johns Hopkins' pre-college Medical School Intensives program during the summer of sophomore year, completing medical seminars, anatomy labs, suturing technique instruction, and research projects analyzing medical literature
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Vice President @ High School Crochet Club
Co-founded and served as Vice President of a beginner-friendly crochet club from junior through senior year, managing social media accounts, club email communications, and meeting scheduling
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Concertmaster & Violinist @ Church Orchestra
Served as concertmaster and lead violinist in a church orchestra from junior through senior year, performing classical and sacred repertoire at holiday events including Christmas and Thanksgiving, and collaborating with the church choir
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Interned with NYC Parks during the summer of junior year, surveying pedestrian activity, animals, and heat index data at newly built plazas to produce ArcGIS Story Maps
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Participated in NYU STEP, a state-funded STEM pre-college program, during the summer of junior year, attending college preparatory seminars, coursework, and a collaborative community storytelling project documenting parents' aspirations
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Reading Tutor for Immigrant Elementary Students
Founded an independent reading tutoring practice during freshman year, working with immigrant elementary school students to build English reading fluency through pronunciation coaching, comprehension questions, and weekly assigned reading