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Yonghuan Yang came to America at age of ten. In three years she wentfrom not knowing one English word to becoming the Valedictorian of an800-students junior high school class. Her parents always taught herthe importance of academics and motivated her to work hard, help othersand contribute to the society. Since 2004, she has been participatingin varsity volleyball at Bronx High School of Science. From an activemember to a captain and assistant coach, she learned the importance ofteamwork on and off the court. She also played an active role in NewYork City club volleyball and beach volleyball tournaments. In additionto keeping up with her school work, she worked during the school yearsand summer. She hopes that the broad scientific and engineeringtraining she will receive at Yale will help her develop leadership andtake research initiative in the field she will study

Arriving in the United States in August, 2006, Daping Weng was facingthe greatest turning point in his life. Though having never spoken anyEnglish before in his life, he was enrolled into Thomas Kelly HighSchool as a junior and had to sit in a class with all the other nativeEnglish-speaking students. Meanwhile, his excellence in math andscience was discovered after his English improved and he was soonselected to join the school math team and he also joined the schoolphysics club. In April, 2007, he participated in the City of ChicagoMath League Final and won the first place in Pre-calculus. Hetransferred to Walter Payton College Prep in his senior year. Withgreat help from his teachers and friends, he adjusted himself to thenew school and continued his success. He is taking two AP scienceclasses simultaneously this year and began reading books on math andscience topics in English. Amazed by the beauty of the universe, he isdetermined to study physics in college and be a physicist in thefuture.

Xiaoyu is an immigrant who came to the United States in September of2001. Although she did not know any English at the time, she knew shestill had one tool to make friends – an optimistic attitude. When shegraduated from elementary school, her teacher wrote in her yearbook: "Apositive attitude will always lead to positive rewards." Wherever shehas gone from then on, she always keeps a positive attitude and thewillingness to help (and learn from) others. She is a devoted volunteerwho goes to the library on a regular basis to contribute to hercommunity. Xiaoyu wants to take this opportunity for all the effortsthe QuestBridge team has put in to help her get into college in thebest way possible

At the age of 12, Miao (Jessica) Yang immigrated with her family toCharleston, South Carolina. Although she was immediately challengedwith the language barrier and the cultural clash, she aimed forimprovements in both the academics and the arts. For a long time, shecould not claim to have been successful; however, Jessica faced eachobstacle with simply more effort to overcome them. With the support ofa loving family, Jessica's perspectives have grown and matured. Shefound her passion in contributing to her community and in painting.Having majored in visual arts at an art school, Jessica decided tocontinue immersing herself in visual arts in the future. She believesthat "painting is the language which cannot be replaced by anotherlanguage" (Spencer Tunick). Going to the University of Pennsylvania inPhiladelphia, a city with a rich amalgam of culture and arts, will bethe best experience for her. In the future, one of her main goals is tobe able to help her family financially after graduating college, sinceher family is what has shaped her to become the person that she is today