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Boarding student from Seoul, South Korea/Vienna, Va.
Previous School: Kilmer Middle School
What are you involved in at CA?
I am a co-head of Medical Club and USA Biology Olympiad Club, a section editor for The Centipede, a head tour guide, an orientation leader, and a member of the CA Orchestra and Chameleon Chamber Players.
Why did you choose CA?
I chose CA after coming to the Revisit Day. The small class sizes, school buildings that looked like homes, smiles and small waves of students and faculty members whenever I passed by, welcoming school and boarding community, proximity to the town, and the cool and breezy weather were all qualities of a place of belonging that I was looking for. Though I was initially scared to live without my parents for the first time, with the help of my friends, faculty, and housemates, I quickly found a sense of home here at CA.
What is your favorite activity at CA and why?
Ceramics! Whenever I have too much going on in my mind, sitting down and giving my focus to the clay in my hands helps me pivot my thoughts solely onto the piece. The texture of the clay is also pretty satisfying!
Favorite class you’ve taken at CA and why?
I have two: 10th-Grade English and Calculus B. I really enjoyed 10th-Grade English because it helped me read books with the perspective of the world and to meticulously look at each word and sentence. Calculus B gave me a deeper understanding of the world of numbers around us.
What is your favorite boarding memory or tradition?
I love house food! House food is a weekly event where the house parents prepare food on Saturday nights for the whole house, and the students from the entire house come down to the common room to feast. When the house gets fragrant with the scent of food and loud with the chattering and shows, it feels like home.
Share a moment where you knew you belonged at CA.
At the beginning of 9th grade here at CA, I clogged one of my house’s toilets. Not knowing how to unclog it, I was initially scared, but mustered up the courage to tell our house group chat—and the replies were, rather than expressing disgust, multiples of all-capped “HAHAHAHAHA.” One of my housemates helped me unclog it, and the rest of the house laughed about it for a minute, then forgot about the incident. This is when I knew I belonged: My mistakes were not considered flaws but small events that just happened to happen.
