Vicky Yu

International Student Leader @ World Scholar's Cup | Published Author

Austin, Texas

UT AustinUNUNC Chapel Hill

Tufts

Northeastern

4.0uw 4.16wGPA1490 SATSAT / ACTBusinessIntended major

Awards

1
Texas Scholastic Championship Scholarship (Top Female)

Extracurriculars

1
Founder @ Chess for Youth Institute
Founded the Chess for Youth Institute, coaching hundreds of students in person in Austin, Texas and many more online through school and library programs she started; organized community tournaments and expanded youth and female participation in the sport
2
Competitive Chess Player
Competed as the top 17-year-old girl in Texas and top 20 in the US; won regional tournaments, qualified for the national tournament of girls state champions, and wrote an article for the Texas Chess Association's Texas Knights magazine
3
Content Creator & Video Editor
Built a YouTube channel to 20,000 subscribers, producing educational chess content viewed over 100,000 times; also creates lifestyle and travel content and has partnered with several popular brands on sponsored content
4
International Student Leader @ World Scholar's Cup
Served as an international student leader for the World Scholar's Cup academic competition (debate, writing, global knowledge); established an academic website reaching 2,100 monthly visitors at peak, trained teams in debate, writing, and research, and developed guides, blogs, and videos with over 15,000 views
5
Published Author
Wrote a 60,000-word coming-of-age novel and signed a non-exclusive contract with an online publishing platform to share the work, gaining over 20,000 online readers
6
Research Intern @ New Voters Research Network
Researched socioeconomic and logistical barriers to high school voting alongside a peer research team at New Voters, a youth-democracy nonprofit; presented a poster to 50 students and professors at a virtual conference
7
Co-Founder @ Merit Council
Co-founded Merit Council, leading meetings promoting school community values, training underclassmen in peer mediation, and organizing schoolwide presentations on conflict resolution and restorative justice
8
Contemporary & Hip-Hop Dancer @ Ballet Austin
Took weekly hip-hop classes at Ballet Austin and participated in UT Austin's contemporary dance intensive, choreographing routines for small groups and performing them before a live audience
9
Secretary @ Community Leaders (Student Government)
Served as secretary of Community Leaders, the school's student government, coordinating communication across officers and members, helping spearhead large events such as service day and orientation, serving as a tour guide, and speaking at school assemblies
10
Peer Assistance & Leadership Program Mentor
Mentored a sixth-grade student through the transition to middle school as a Peer Assistance and Leadership (PAL) adviser, providing academic and emotional support and developing team-building games and social activities to encourage collaboration

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Extracurriculars

Founder @ Chess for Youth Institute

Founded the Chess for Youth Institute, coaching hundreds of students in person in Austin, Texas and many more online through school and library programs she started; organized community tournaments and expanded youth and female participation in the sport

Competitive Chess Player

Competed as the top 17-year-old girl in Texas and top 20 in the US; won regional tournaments, qualified for the national tournament of girls state champions, and wrote an article for the Texas Chess Association's Texas Knights magazine

Content Creator & Video Editor

Built a YouTube channel to 20,000 subscribers, producing educational chess content viewed over 100,000 times; also creates lifestyle and travel content and has partnered with several popular brands on sponsored content

International Student Leader @ World Scholar's Cup

Served as an international student leader for the World Scholar's Cup academic competition (debate, writing, global knowledge); established an academic website reaching 2,100 monthly visitors at peak, trained teams in debate, writing, and research, and developed guides, blogs, and videos with over 15,000 views

Published Author

Wrote a 60,000-word coming-of-age novel and signed a non-exclusive contract with an online publishing platform to share the work, gaining over 20,000 online readers

Research Intern @ New Voters Research Network

Researched socioeconomic and logistical barriers to high school voting alongside a peer research team at New Voters, a youth-democracy nonprofit; presented a poster to 50 students and professors at a virtual conference

Co-Founder @ Merit Council

Co-founded Merit Council, leading meetings promoting school community values, training underclassmen in peer mediation, and organizing schoolwide presentations on conflict resolution and restorative justice

Contemporary & Hip-Hop Dancer @ Ballet Austin

Took weekly hip-hop classes at Ballet Austin and participated in UT Austin's contemporary dance intensive, choreographing routines for small groups and performing them before a live audience

Secretary @ Community Leaders (Student Government)

Served as secretary of Community Leaders, the school's student government, coordinating communication across officers and members, helping spearhead large events such as service day and orientation, serving as a tour guide, and speaking at school assemblies

Peer Assistance & Leadership Program Mentor

Mentored a sixth-grade student through the transition to middle school as a Peer Assistance and Leadership (PAL) adviser, providing academic and emotional support and developing team-building games and social activities to encourage collaboration

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