Selina Lin

High School: Walter Payton College Preparatory High School (Chicago, IL)
Intended College: University of Wisconsin – Madison
Intended Major: Public Health
Facts:

  • Former CASL client and winner of Anti-Hate Action Center Art Contest
  • Straight A’s every semester across a rigorous course load: AP Biology, AP Computer Science, AP Calc AB, AP Stats, AP English Lang & Lit, AP US History, AP Gov, AP Micro — 10+ AP courses total
  • Four years of Mandarin (through Mandarin V senior year)
  • Fine arts thread throughout: Studio Drawing & Painting, Photography, Studio Sculpture
  • Competitive swimmer and water polo player
  • 5-year participant at Project: VISION (Chinatown youth org); served as social media intern there last summer
  • Mentored middle schoolers junior year
  • Lives in Bridgeport; grew up near Chinatown
  • Personal essay is strong — music/sound as a lens for identity, cultural duality, and deep listening; distinctive voice, coined “polyjamerous”
  • 8 volunteer hours logged per transcript
Selina Lin