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William Chen

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Bio

I am William Chen, a senior attending Mark Keppel High School in California. As a 17-year-old, I understand that attending college will become a new chapter that will help me build my character and achieve my aspirations. I aspire to become an entrepreneur because I want to serve my community with a service or a product. Looking back from my elementary years to my high school years, I realized that 3 main factors have helped shape who I am today: learning and playing competitive chess, volunteering for service clubs within my school, and spending time with my family.

Education

Mark Keppel High School

High School
2018 - 2022

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Master's degree program

  • Majors of interest:

    • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Not planning to go to medical school

    • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Financial Services

    • Dream career goals:

      company founder

      Sports

      Water Polo

      Varsity
      2019 – 20223 years

      Awards

      • Rookie of the year

      Public services

      • Volunteering

        Science National Honor Society — Vice President
        2021 – 2022

      • Volunteering

        National Honor Society — Corresponding secretary
        2020 – 2021

      • Volunteering

        California Scholarship federation — secretary
        2018 – 2020

      Future Interests

      Advocacy

      Politics

      Volunteering

      Philanthropy

      Entrepreneurship

      Tri-Lams Family Scholarship
      Winner
      Chess is truly a work of art; the players are the artists and the board is the canvas. My love for the game started when my friend beat me in chess. This was when I wanted to learn how to play chess competitively— from there I began studying chess. Although I was not the best at first, I was dedicated. I put in hours into learning important concepts. Through competing in tournaments and studying for six years, I have created a lifelong passion for the complex yet simple game of chess and achieved a peak rating of 1689.