Biography

I was born in Fremont, CA on February 20, 2000 before my family decided to move to Stockton, CA shortly after. Both my parents and older brother originally lived in China before immigrating to the US a few years before I was born. My middle name, Yuting (雨婷), is my Chinese name, meaning “pretty rain”. I have been privileged to have a supportive family that encourages me to pursue whatever I wish to.

In the summer before my senior year in high school, I attended an iD Tech summer camp that introduced me to both coding and video games, ultimately having a lasting impact on my life. I decided to pursue Computer Science in college, and discovered the world of video games. Since then, I has been an avid gamer, playing both multiplayer and indie games. Some of my favorite games include League of Legends, Valorant, GTA V, the Tomb Raider Triology, Hollow Knight, and many, many more.

After getting waitlisted for UChicago, I was admitted as a gap year student. Even though it was a challenging time, full of doubts and struggles, I am proud of being accepted into one of the best colleges in the nation. I learned a lot about rejection and accepting failure as a step to success. During my gap year, I interned for my local Congressman and traveled the world with my family. Since then, I have been furthering my the steps in my CS career, and will be interning at Citigroup in the Summer of 2021.

On campus, I’m involved with a multitude of different student organizations. During my first year, I helped co-found the UChicago Overwatch Club, which eventually trasitioned into the UChicago E-Sports Club, becoming a community for all types of players. I also joined ChoMUN, UChicago’s MUN conference, and Pi Beta Phi, IL Kappa Chapter. In the Fall of my second year, I joined compileHer, an organization dedicated to getting women in STEM by engaging girls with tech in the local community, as the Outreach Assistant.

I also love playing music (flute and piano), reading, running, biking, cooking, and playing video games in my free time, most of which I discovered in the Winter of 2021!