Yunan Nie
Follow messageCornell University Class of 2015
China
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I really am a science student at heart, though I definitely have other interests, and I am interested in biology and chemistry. I might be considered slightly eccentric by some but I guess that's just part of my personality! I tend to be very passionate about what I am interested in, and right now my main passions are biology, debate, and marching band. I am also very interested in medicine, especially pathology and I predict that I will probably major in that. I am also an avid reader and I try to spend at least a part of the week doing so. Books have been friends since elementary school.
I really am a science student at heart, though I definitely have other interests, and I am interested in biology and chemistry. I might be considered slightly eccentric by some but I guess that's just part of my personality! I tend to be very passionate about what I am interested in, and right now my main passions are biology, debate, and marching band. I am also very interested in medicine, especially pathology and I predict that I will probably major in that. I am also an avid reader and I try to spend at least a part of the week doing so. Books have been friends since elementary school.
Extracurricular
- Curricular School Band, Flute Competitions
- I was in the curricular band in 9th grade. I was also finalist for the Woodbridge Flute Choir Concerto Competition and performed with them at one of their concerts.
- Marching Band
- I was in the marching band in 10th and 11th band. The marching band won first place at states in our category and second place out of all of the bands last year. We also won first place at all of our competitions except for one. This year, we won first pl
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate
- I won second place in novice debate the first time I debated. I also qualified for the regional competition the second time I debated. I also debated at the Harvard Invitational and at the Metro Finals Regional Competition. I am also a CFL Nationals quali
- Biology Society
- I am the president of the Biology Society at school. We plan an event called Hands-On Science Day that is attended each year by a large number of people. It is aimed towards introducing elementary school students to biology.
- Odyssey of the Mind
- My team and I will be competing in the Odyssey of the Mind Competition with the task of portraying one of Hercules' tasks and creating a new task. We will be creating a script and creating our own sets and costumes.
- Environmental Science Club
- I am part of the environmental science club at my school and we work to decrease the damage to the environment our school and community causes.
- Spanish Honor Society
- I am in Spanish Honor Society and the club aims to reach out to the Hispanic community and to educate our school's students in the Spanish culture. Entrance to the society is through an application and a 3.5 GPA in Spanish is required.
- Volunteer as a Docent at Gadsby's Tavern Museum
- I am a docent at Gadsby's Tavern Museum in Alexandria, Virginia. I give tours through the historical house and I interact with many people, some which are international. I am still doing this.
- Volunteered at the Library
- I volunteered at the Tysons Pimmit Library in Vienna, Virginia. I shelved and sorted books. I also helped with sending books to other libraries and cleaning out the books.
- Biology Society
- I am the president of Biology Society and will be in charge of planning and implementing all activities. I used to serve on the Leadership Council in the Biology Society at school and help in planning all of the activities. The most significant activity w
- Future Problem Solvers
- I am a member of the Future Problem Solvers (FPS) team at my school. My team qualified to go to the state bowl and we won honorable mention in the senior division as well as second place in the Action Plan Presentation.
Experience
- Summer Intern
- National Institute of Health
- 2010 to 2010
- I did research at NIH, specifically at NIAAA. I worked with Rem2, a protein that is found in the brain and kidney. My project was to use quantitative PCR to quantify how much Rem2 there was in various regions of the brain at different developmental stages
Honors & Awards
Second Place Overall in Novice LD Debate.
Third Place in the Arlington Diocese in Varsity LD Metrofinals.
Honorable mention at the FPS State Bowl.
Second place in Action Plan Presentation at the FPS State Bowl.
Silver medal in the 2009 Medusa Mytholo
Third Place in the Arlington Diocese in Varsity LD Metrofinals.
Honorable mention at the FPS State Bowl.
Second place in Action Plan Presentation at the FPS State Bowl.
Silver medal in the 2009 Medusa Mytholo
Specialties & Skills
The first time I debated, I won second place overall and second top speaker. I have also qualified for the regional Metrofinals Tournament and I had the best record out of from my school's JV participants.
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
July 27, 2011
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Gender:
Female
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Birthday:
July 23
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Religious:
No affiliation
Background
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Ethnicity:
Asian
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Heritage:
Chinese
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Citizenship:
US Permanent Resident // China
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Fluent Language:
Chinese // English // Spanish
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Hometown:
China
Interests
- Biology
- Health & Medicine
- Pre-Med
- Science
Favorites
- Movies:
Stardust, Howl's Moving Castle, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day, Avatar, Spirited Away, Gettysburg, Glory
- TV Shows:
Law and Order, House M.D., Mythbusters, Hetalia: Axis Powers, Fullmetal Alchemist, Heroe, Glee
- Music:
J-Pop in general, Hikari by Utada Hikaru, Cherry Saku Yuuki by An Cafe, Kusabi, C-Pop
Chinese Music: Tong Hua
Scarborough Fair,
DBSK - Websites:
Fanfiction.net, Wikipedia, Google, Youtube, Nico Nico Douga
- Quotes:
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." -A. Einstein
- Books:
The Snow-Walker Trilogy by Catherine Fisher, Kushiel's Dart series by Jaqueline Carrey, The Elemental Masters Series by Mercedes Lackey
Swagger
- 110 Points