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No matter how frustrated and disappointed she feels, Shu always keepstrying to overcome obstacles in her life. Even when she came with herparents to a world where there is both a language barrier and culturedifferences that could prevent her from reaching her goals, Shu hasnever lost faith in trying to overcome the challenge. Not knowing aword of English, Shu tried to learn a little more and more everydayabout this whole new world, for she believed that her perseverancewould eventually crash down the walls of this barrier. In a shortperiod of time, Shu was able to express herself effectively and involveherself in her community. Through her experience of overcomingchallenges in the new world, Shu believes that her perseverance intrying will help her overcome any obstacles coming her way. With thedesire of learning, Shu is ready to take on all the challenges andlooks forward to finding her true passion at Wesleyan.

Melissa loves food; she embraces diversity through the appreciation offoods from different cultures. Thanks to QuestBridge and the Universityof Pennsylvania, she is able to eat with people from big cities, smallfarms, and every corner on earth. The opportunity to share her culturewith other brilliant minds in Pennsylvania is God’s blessing. Assomeone who is always trying to reach beyond the limit, Melissa isplanning to study space agriculture at the University of Pennsylvania.Her goal is to show the grace of science in the forms of art andbusiness. She believes that diversity is not limited to one planet, itis

Growing up in China, Hong watched her parents struggle to make aliving. She vowed to help people like them when she grew up. Althoughlife in China was difficult, her parents taught her to be the best shecan be and that anything is possible. Under these encouraging words,Hong takes a rigorous curriculum at school and aims high. She isinvolved in her community through Key Club and Youth United. She isalso very passionate about math and is the president of the Math HonorSociety, hoping to spread appreciation and enthusiasm regarding matharound the school. In her free time, Hong likes to volunteer at serviceprojects, invest in the stock market game, and play minesweeper atexpert level. Thanks to QuestBridge, Hong will be able to studyengineering at Yale University

Shu came to America two years ago. Those two years seem to be the firstbig turning point in her life. She learned a lot of things other thanEnglish while struggling to adjust to her new life in America. Life hasnot been easy, but she learned to look at the bright sides of theproblems. She has become a stronger person, both mentally andphysically. She has changed a lot since she first arrived in America;but one thing for sure never changes, her optimistic attitude. Shewants to thank QuestBridge and Wesleyan University, which make herbelieve that nothing is impossible if she puts enough effort. She alsowants to thank her parents, who have always supported and sacrificedfor her.

Living by the motto “Believe in something more, then seek it,” Amy hasalways understood the meaning of hard work and the extraordinary. Heryears as a high school policy debater, a Chicago peer juror, and adedicated member of the National Honor Society have shaped her ferventpassion for politics, intellectual discussion, and service tocommunity. The fall of 2009 will take her to her dream school, PomonaCollege, where she will pursue her interests in politics and molecularbiology even further. With the strong ethical core her parentsinstilled in her, skills for success developed at Walter Payton CollegePrep, and great support from QuestBridge, family, and friends, Amyhopes to do the extraordinary one day

Born and raised by a single mom in New York City, Hyo Jeong Lee wentthrough tough times as a child. Her mother was constantly at work soher grandmother raised her to be the smart young woman she is today.Being raised in New York City enabled her to be open to appreciatingdifferent cultures and people. This appreciation led her to participatein different multiracial volunteer programs. Her dreams and aspirationsare to become a doctor, specifically a surgeon. She appreciatesQuestBridge for giving her this wonderful opportunity to growintellectually and hopes to become a successful person and help reachout to others in need.

Christian understood what it meant to be self-motivated by the age oftwelve. Leaving his family behind in Taiwan, Christian was determinedto get an education in the United States. Even though Christian has thesupport of his relatives, he has been working ever since he was sixteenyears old to pay for his own expenses. Given his parents' financialhardships, Christian is determined to use his education to help hisfamily and give back to the world. Christian loves independent studieson subjects such as physics, biology, and calculus. He is the headengineer for his school's solar boat team and vice president of theMayor's Youth Council; he is also involved in Key Club and othercommunity service clubs on campus. Looking back at his high schoolcareer, Christian is appreciative for the opportunities he was givenalong the way. Although it has not been an easy journey, all his effortand hard work have earned Christian admission to the University ofPennsylvania through QuestBridge. The journey has only begun

Yilan emigrated from China two years ago and began taking ESL classes.After a year, she was able to master AP courses. Passionate aboutchemistry, she has represented her high school in competitions at theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and has conducted researchwith Ph.D. students at the University of Chicago. Besides academicexcellence, Yilan is also active in her community. She volunteers at apreschool and participates in Relay For Life. Initiating a reliefproject in conjunction with the National Honor Society to help thevictims of the earthquake in China, Yilan showed great altruism andoutstanding leadership. Moreover, her part-time job at the schoollibrary has brought her appreciative commendation from teachers andclassmates. From all those experiences, Yilan believes that“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one afteranother.” Yilan is looking forward to majoring in biochemistry andwants to become a doctor and continue playing the flute at theUniversity of Chicago. She thanks QuestBridge for giving her this greatopportunity to achieve her dream.

Known as "Jenny" to her friends and family, Miss Tang's ability toevade sleep is surpassed only by her love of art and proper footnoting.Born in China and raised in New York City, Jenny has spent herformative high school years helping to raise her younger sister, Helen,and still managing to pass her classes at Hunter College High School.Jenny has spent substantial time in New York's museums; she has workedat The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Noguchi Museum, and The Museumof Modern Art. Her friends warn others not to ask her about art, sinceJenny is known for delivering long lectures, sometimes accompanied byslide shows. Jenny is also the Editor-in-Chief of her school newspaper,and therefore alternates art lectures with diatribes about journalisticintegrity. One friend remarked, "I will miss listening to hercoffee-crazed rants to staff writers." QuestBridge's amazingscholarship will allow Jenny to study art history at Williams College.

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