Throughout high school, I have maintained a 3.92 GPA, taken 13 AP courses, and learned to make an impact through my passion. I founded JoDi Services where I work with global and local non-profits, multiple influencers, corporations, and small businesses to scale by digitizing their businesses amidst this pandemic. I also lead Thinkstitute with two partners to provide mentorship, interpersonal skills, and other extracurricular skills to K-8 students. Additionally, I am the advisor and co-founder of Vonette Schools, a company that is working with my school district to solve the lack of collaboration in online school by creating a unique digital platform for students to communicate with their classmates. Although my community allows these actions to become reality, my mother inspires them. As my mom continues to teach and volunteer in districts with lower socioeconomic conditions, she embeds one constant message in me: help the community that has helped you, and identify everyone’s individuality. With those unique lessons, I am able to look past the exterior of an individual and explore the hidden secrets of their unique personality. In my life, the support from my community of entrepreneurs has helped me explore diverse perspectives and continues to guide me as I stumble through the maze of being an impactful entrepreneur. With many students lacking a nurturing community, I am inspired to find the individuality of every student by creating supportive environments for them. I started my impact as a co-founder of Kanshu2 (now part of Thinkstitute) where we tutored students for free. Although we offered school help, we specialized in mentorship and helping students find their passion. Diving deeper into technology, I created Code.it with two UW Computer Science students, a mobile app to promote coding within minority groups. To further empower minority groups in STEM, I hosted a hackathon in partnership with the CTO and EVP of Lululemon with the mission of encouraging sexual and racial minorities through workshops, events, and mentors. Although learning the significance of individuality from my mom’s experiences was insightful, working with children personally gave me a new perspective: young kids have developing personalities that need to be crafted. Focusing on learning, rather than my GPA to be the sole representation of my brand, I learned the importance of balancing grades with applying real-world lessons through activities. For example, I developed a COVID-19 detector with my peers that was powered by Machine Learning that involved calculus and statistics. We were able to publish this project as a web app, present it at business and technology conferences, win multiple regional and statewide competitions, and even get a chance to speak with a King County data scientist. By discussing our project and mission with government officials, we were able to scale our project to new, impactful levels. At UW, I hope to apply these goals to my newfound community. I plan to work with Professor Zhang as she seeks researchers for the Social Futures Lab, a lab extending from the Allen School that uses social platforms to empower people. Through this opportunity, I hope to create a supportive online community that inspires my classmates to be impactful innovators. Professor Zhang and I share a similar mission of uplifting students through social collaboration and technology. As a direct admit into Computer Engineering, I can seek guidance from these mentors to cultivate my peers and impact my UW community. As I approach higher education, I envision myself playing a crucial role in the engineering field by empowering others to uncover their unique individuality.

Throughout high school, I have maintained a 3.92 GPA, taken 13 AP courses, and learned to make an impact through my passion. I founded JoDi Services where I work with global and local non-profits, multiple influencers, corporations, and small businesses to scale by digitizing their businesses amidst this pandemic. I also lead Thinkstitute with two partners to provide mentorship, interpersonal skills, and other extracurricular skills to K-8 students. Additionally, I am the advisor and co-founder of Vonette Schools, a company that is working with my school district to solve the lack of collaboration in online school by creating a unique digital platform for students to communicate with their classmates. I have also furthered my knowledge about computer engineering’s vast impact on society through UW’s course on EdX: Sustainability, Resilience, and Society. Although my community allows these actions to become reality, my mother inspires them. As my mom continues to teach and volunteer in districts with lower socioeconomic conditions, she embeds one constant message in me: help the community that has helped you, and identify everyone’s individuality. With those unique lessons, I am able to look past the exterior of an individual and explore the hidden secrets of their unique personality. In my life, the support from my community of entrepreneurs has helped me explore diverse perspectives and continues to guide me as I stumble through the maze of being an impactful entrepreneur. With many students lacking a nurturing community, I am inspired to find the individuality of every student by creating supportive environments for them. I started my impact as a co-founder of Kanshu2 (now part of Thinkstitute) where we tutored students for free. Although we offered school help, we specialized in mentorship and helping students find their passion. Diving deeper into technology, I created Code.it with two UW Computer Science students, a mobile app to promote coding within minority groups. To further empower minority groups in STEM, I hosted a hackathon in partnership with the CTO and EVP of Lululemon with the mission of encouraging sexual and racial minorities through workshops, events, and mentors. Although learning the significance of individuality from my mom’s experiences was insightful, working with children personally gave me a new perspective: young kids have developing personalities that need to be crafted. Focusing on learning, rather than my GPA to be the sole representation of my brand, I learned the importance of balancing grades with applying real-world lessons through activities. For example, I developed a COVID-19 detector with my peers that was powered by Machine Learning that involved calculus and statistics. We were able to publish this project as a web app, present it at business and technology conferences, win multiple regional and statewide competitions, and even get a chance to speak with a King County data scientist. By discussing our project and mission with government officials, we were able to scale our project to new, impactful levels. At UW, I hope to apply these goals to my newfound community. I plan to work with Professor Zhang as she seeks researchers for the Social Futures Lab, a lab extending from the Allen School that uses social platforms to empower people. Through this opportunity, I hope to create a supportive online community that inspires my classmates to be impactful innovators. Professor Zhang and I share a similar mission of uplifting students through social collaboration and technology. As I approach higher education, I am confident in my vision of playing a crucial role in the engineering field by empowering others to uncover their unique individuality.

With COVID-19, I have been able to impact society while furthering my passion for computer engineering. I have maintained a 3.92 GPA, taken 13 AP courses, and learned to make an impact through my passion. I founded JoDi Services where I work with global and local non-profits, multiple influencers, corporations, and small businesses to scale by digitizing their businesses amidst this pandemic. I also lead Thinkstitute with two partners to provide mentorship, interpersonal skills, and other extracurricular skills to K-8 students. Additionally, I am the advisor and co-founder of Vonette Schools, a company that is working with my school district to solve the lack of collaboration in online school by creating a unique digital platform for students to communicate with their classmates. I have also furthered my knowledge about computer engineering’s vast impact on society through UW’s course on EdX: Sustainability, Resilience, and Society. With many students lacking a nurturing community during this time, I am inspired to find the individuality of every student by creating supportive environments for them. I started my impact as a co-founder of Kanshu2 (now part of Thinkstitute) where we tutored students for free. Although we offered school help, we specialized in mentorship and helping students find their passion. Diving deeper into technology, I created Code.it with two UW Computer Science students, a mobile app to promote coding within minority groups. To further empower minority groups in STEM, I hosted a hackathon in partnership with the CTO and EVP of Lululemon with the mission of encouraging sexual, racial, and socioeconomic minorities through workshops, events, and mentors. With that as my goal, I co-founded Vonette Schools where we are working with the Northshore School District’s IT department to build a platform that allows middle schoolers to have personalized communities where guidance and advice are given while soft skills are encouraged. Focusing on learning, rather than my GPA to be the sole representation of my brand, I learned the importance of balancing grades with applying real-world lessons through activities. This lesson stuck with me through my time facing COVID-19 as I attempted to strike a perfect balance. For example, I developed a COVID-19 detector with my peers that was powered by Machine Learning that involved calculus and statistics. We were able to publish this project as a web app, present it at business and technology conferences, win multiple regional and statewide competitions, and even get a chance to speak with a King County data scientist. By discussing our project and mission with government officials, we were able to scale our project to new, impactful levels. As I approach higher education, I envision myself playing a crucial role in the engineering field by empowering others to uncover their unique individuality. With the entrepreneurial journeys that I have ventured to digitize small businesses, mentorship that I have provided to younger students, and technical projects that I have collaborated on to support underprivileged groups, I am confident in my ability to reach and cross my vision.

My community allows my actions to become reality, but my mother inspires them. As my mom continues to teach and volunteer in districts with lower socioeconomic conditions, she embeds one constant message in me: help the community that has helped you, and identify everyone’s individuality. I consider her an artist for how she is able to express her inspirational thoughts upon me, and many others, which ultimately impact society. With those unique lessons, I am able to look past the exterior of an individual and explore the hidden secrets of their unique personality. Learning the significance of individuality from my mom’s experiences was insightful, and working with children personally furthered the perspective that I gained: young kids have developing personalities that need to be crafted.

I scanned the tightly packed hall for a fellow student, but all I found were entrepreneurs with overly expensive suits. Regardless, I hesitantly proceeded towards my assigned table. While everyone had a glass of sparkling wine, my hands were empty. Although alarmed at the age expectation set by the organizers, I calmly introduced myself to those at my table. As they sipped their drinks, I sat there with my hands crossed, fiddling with my thumbs. As the number of successful entrepreneurs grew further, self-doubt started to trickle over my face. Word spread rather fast at these conferences, and after his speech, one of the speakers approached me to ask why I did not have a drink. After a short explanation of being a minor, I received a glass filled to the brim with water and I could sense the judgemental stares surrounding me. Needless to say, my face flushed with embarrassment until two gentlemen at my table asked how I got involved in business at such a young age. Responding to their question was rejuvenating, reminding me why I came here in the first place—to shed light on an often disregarded topic of students’ perspectives in the business world. Although my glass of water did not belong in the room initially, it overcame the common misconception in the business community. The following year, the event registration included accommodations for minors, and this time, over 10 students attended the conference. I was able to transform my feeling of an incompetent outsider to someone who brought a new flavor of perspective, the perspective of students. Throughout high school, I have leveraged that experience to continue to make an impact through my passion. I founded JoDi Services where I work with global and local non-profits, multiple influencers, corporations, and small businesses to scale by digitizing their businesses amidst this pandemic. I also lead Thinkstitute with two partners to provide mentorship, interpersonal skills, and other extracurricular skills to K-8 students. Furthermore, I served as a co-founder at Help LLC, a platform to support service-providing businesses. This role instilled professionalism within me and helped improve skills that brought utmost value to me inside and outside of school. Additionally, I am the advisor and co-founder of Vonette Schools, a company that is working with my school district to solve the lack of collaboration in online school by creating a unique digital platform for students to communicate with their classmates. My mother inspires these goals. As my mom continues to teach and volunteer in districts with lower socioeconomic conditions, she embeds one constant message in me: help the community that has helped you, and identify everyone’s individuality. With many students lacking a nurturing community, I am inspired to find the individuality of students by creating supportive environments for them. I started my impact as a co-founder of Kanshu2 (now part of Thinkstitute) where we tutored students for free. Although we offered school help, we specialized in mentorship and helping students find their passion. Diving deeper into technology, I created Code.it with two UW Computer Science students, a mobile app to promote coding within minority groups. To further empower minority groups in STEM, I hosted a hackathon in partnership with the CTO and EVP of Lululemon with the mission of encouraging sexual and racial minorities through workshops, events, and mentors. Although learning from my mom was insightful, working with children personally gave me a new perspective: young kids' personalities need to be fostered. With that in mind, I co-founded Vonette Schools where we are working with the Northshore School District’s IT department to build a platform that allows middle schoolers to have personalized communities where guidance and advice are given while soft skills are encouraged. Focusing on learning, rather than my GPA to be the sole representation of my brand, I learned the importance of balancing grades with applying real-world lessons through activities. For example, I developed a COVID-19 detector with my peers that was powered by Machine Learning that involved calculus and statistics. We were able to publish this project as a web app, present it at conferences, win competitions, and even speak with a King County data scientist. By discussing our project with government officials, we were able to scale our project to impactful levels. Across all that I do, I have been dedicated to two goals: improvement and impact. Leveraging the opportunities and resources in higher education, I aspire to bring forth my glass of water in a room of wine glasses.

Throughout high school, I have maintained a 3.92 GPA, taken 13 AP courses, and learned to make an impact through my passion. I founded JoDi Services where I work with global and local non-profits, multiple influencers, corporations, and small businesses to scale by digitizing their businesses amidst this pandemic. I also lead Thinkstitute with two partners to provide mentorship, interpersonal skills, and other extracurricular skills to K-8 students. Additionally, I am the advisor and co-founder of Vonette Schools, a company that is working with my school district to solve the lack of collaboration in online school by creating a unique digital platform for students to communicate with their classmates. Although my community allows these actions to become reality, my mother inspires them. As my mom continues to teach and volunteer in districts with lower socioeconomic conditions, she embeds one constant message in me: help the community that has helped you, and identify everyone’s individuality. With those unique lessons, I am able to look past the exterior of an individual and explore the hidden secrets of their unique personality. In my life, the support from my community of entrepreneurs has helped me explore diverse perspectives and continues to guide me as I stumble through the maze of being an impactful entrepreneur. With many students lacking a nurturing community, I am inspired to find the individuality of every student by creating supportive environments for them. I started my impact as a co-founder of Kanshu2 (now part of Thinkstitute) where we tutored students for free. Although we offered school help, we specialized in mentorship and helping students find their passion. Diving deeper into technology, I created Code.it with two UW Computer Science students, a mobile app to promote coding within minority groups. To further empower minority groups in STEM, I hosted a hackathon in partnership with the CTO and EVP of Lululemon with the mission of encouraging sexual and racial minorities through workshops, events, and mentors. Although learning the significance of individuality from my mom’s experiences was insightful, working with children personally gave me a new perspective: young kids have developing personalities that need to be crafted. With that in mind, I co-founded Vonette Schools where we are working with the Northshore School District’s IT department to build a platform that allows middle schoolers to have personalized communities where guidance and advice are given while soft skills are encouraged. Focusing on learning, rather than just my GPA, I learned the importance of balancing grades with entrepreneurial activities. For example, I developed a COVID-19 detector with my peers that was powered by Machine Learning that involved calculus and statistics. We were able to publish this project as a web app, present it at conferences, win multiple competitions, and even get a chance to speak with a King County data scientist. By discussing our project with government officials, we were able to scale our project to impactful levels. I continued to ensure a balance between my good grades with my vision to create an impact. While I was off to a rough start academically in high school, my business community encouraged me to apply the knowledge that I have gained. Striving to apply my knowledge in a meaningful way, I served as a co-founder at Help LLC, a platform to support service-providing businesses. This role instilled professionalism within me and helped improve my written and verbal communication, skills that brought utmost value to me inside and outside of school. As I approach higher education, I envision myself playing a crucial role in the engineering field by empowering others to uncover their unique individuality.