Alan Luu

High School: Jones College Preparatory High School (Chicago, IL)
Intended College: University of Colorado – Boulder
Intended Major: Physics
Facts:

  • Founded his school’s rocketry team and co-founded the Chicago Aerospace Organization, which provides free aerospace resources and mentorship to South Side elementary schools
  • Math team captain; 2nd place at regional competition; produced all 5 competition video projects (noted for humor and quality)
  • 3-year robotics team member; leads the MATE-ROV (underwater ROV) competition subteam, designing a buoyancy engine and control system
  • Got his first job at 15 as an afterschool tutor in Chinatown to self-fund engineering pursuits
  • Plays orchestra all four years (Beginning → Advanced); studying Mandarin through AP level; took AP Chinese as a senior
  • Heavy AP course load: Chemistry, US History, Biology, Calc BC, English Lang, US Government, Physics C, Computer Science A
  • 17 volunteer hours on record; transfer credit noted from Sheridan
  • Essay theme: access equity — his personal through-line is that socioeconomic background shouldn’t determine access to opportunity
Alan Luu