Student Staff & Employment Opportunities

Second Year 

Law, Letters, and Society, Cognitive Science, and Gender and Sexuality Studies

I am a second year from San Francisco, California (although I grew up in Pamplona, in northern Spain). I am on the Mock Trial team, a singer in Motet Choir, a writer for the Undergraduate Law Magazine, and the founder of the UChicago Organization of LGBTQ+ Students. My favorite book is Jandy Nelson's I'll Give You the Sun, and my favorite song is currently Fitzpleasure by alt-J. In my down time, I love to cook and explore Chicago's food scene! Hit me up with food recs, music recs, and for advice about starting RSOs!

CliftonStrengths Top 5: Woo, Communication, Individualization, Empathy, Positivity

MBTI: ENFJ 

Favorite study spot on campus: Mansueto Library

If I could create my own optional admissions prompt for UChicago applications, it would be...

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: a partridge in a pear tree. What did your true love give you?

Fourth Year 

Lingustics 

I am a fourth year studying linguistics and human rights from Durham, NC. On campus, I am involved in University Ballet and in linguistics research. In my free time, I enjoy baking and spending time with my cat Jinx.

CliftonStrengths Top 5: Empathy, Relator, Maximizer, Input, Ideation

Favorite study spot: Crerar 

If I could create my own optional admissions prompt for UChicago applications, it would be...

Where is the center of the universe?

Third Year 

Majors: Economics, Psychology Minor: Cinema and Media Studies

I am a third year in the College from Austin, Texas. When not Peer Advising, I enjoy serving as the Executive Vice President of UChicago's Undergraduate Student Government, performing in University Theatre productions, and producing the student-run competition webseries Survivor: Chicago. My favorite movie is Ed Wood, or maybe The Talented Mr. Ripley.

CliftonStrengths Top 5: Positivity, Ideation, Input, Maximizer, Woo

Favorite study spot: Reynolds Club! 

If I could create my own optional admissions prompt for UChicago applications, it would be...

If you had to design a competition reality television program for college applicants whose winner would be admitted to UChicago, what would the challenges be?

Fourth Year 

B.A. in Public Policy & Statistics, M.S. in Computational Analysis and Public Policy

Summer is a joint BA/MS student from Granite City, IL. She is an Odyssey and QuestBridge Scholar. She serves as a Senior Advisor in Quest+, Tournament Organizer and Outreach Coordinator in UChicago Smash, and the Undergraduate Student Government President. Her favorite singer is Lil Nas X. In her free time, Summer loves exploring new places, trying new foods, and playing video games with her friends and family.

CliftonStrengths Top 5: Achiever, Strategic, Connectedness, Learner, Consistency

MBTI: ENFJ

Favorite study spot on campus: Reynolds 016! Lots of opportunities for Free food from CLI Programming, can be quiet or lively depending on your mood, and is in a pretty central spot on campus.

If I could create my own optional admissions prompt for UChicago applications, it would be... 

"Weather patterns can often dictate our mood, our lives, as well as how society as a whole functions. If you were a type of weather, what type would you be and why?"

First Year 

Economics/Public Policy/Psychology

Hello everybody! I am from Canada, and aside from Peer Advising, I am on Undergraduate Student Government as a representative for the Class of 2026, serve on House Council, am involved with MUN as part of the team as well as the organizing committee, am on the fencing team, and host a podcast at the Maroon called The Gordian Knot where we ask international students to bring a first-hand perspective into the news, culture, and politics of their homes. My favourite movie is Everything Everywhere All at Once - not only was the representation excellent, but I thought the humour and hectic style really matches me. Not sure what else to say in this bio, but I'm happy to talk anytime!

CliftonStrengths Top 5: Input, Restorative, Includer, Activator, Competition

MBTI: ENFJ-T

Favorite study spot: Crerar

Second Year 

Economics & Molecular Engineering 

I am a second-year from Johannesburg, South Africa. Outside of classes, I am a member of the Chicago Debate Society, The Blue Chips and Pi Beta Phi. My favourite book at the moment is When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. Other things I like include drinking water, round bushes, tiny sunglasses and button quails. 

CliftonStrengths Top 5: Futuristic, Individualisation, Achiever, Competition, Activator

MBTI: ENTJ

Favorite study spot: Outside by the duck pond in the summer, and Divinity School in the winter

If I could create my own optional admissions prompt for UChicago applications, it would be...

Write an essay to convince us about some outlandish lie that might just be possible

Fourth Year 

Visual Arts & Economics; M.A. Sociology 

Hello! My name is Non, I'm from Thailand and I love to read bad fantasy / sci-fi in my spare time. I'm a Visual Arts & Economics double major, and for some reason I'm also getting a master's in Sociology (who knows why I did this to myself). On campus, I run UChicomics (a visual arts club) and Taekwondo (a martial arts club)!

CliftonStrengths Top 5: Strategic, Restorative, Individualization, Analytical, and Responsibility

MBTI: ENFP-T

Favorite study spot on campus: My apartment

If I could create my own optional admissions prompt for UChicago applications, it would be...

If you were a piece of IKEA furniture what would you be and why?

Third Year 

Religious Studies and Fundamentals

I was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in the suburbs until age 14, when I moved to Beijing, which is in China. Fun fact: Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson and Beijing Capital were for many years the busiest airports in the world, before the pandemic. In college, my only extracurricular is Undergraduate Student Government. It may or may not be my favorite movie, but I think the most perfect movie ever made is The Social Network (2010). Likewise, Tim Mcgraw, the first track on Taylor Swift's first album, is a perfect song. I can confidently say it is superior to the rest of her body of work.

CliftonStrenghts Top 5: Intellection, Input, Developer, Harmony, Belief

MBTI: ENFJ 

Favorite study spot on campus: Swift Hall, but I can't tell you exactly where (gatekeeping)

If I could create my own optional admissions prompt for UChicago applications, it would be... 

Do great minds really think alike? 

Fourth Year

Economics; Media Arts & Design

I was born and raised in Hong Kong and came to the US just for college. RSOs that I am primarily involved in are the women's varsity tennis team and alpha Kappa Delta Phi. I've recently begun binge-watching Sailor Moon in my free time as a comfort show.

CliftonStrengths Top 5: Responsibility, Consistency, Arranger, Communication, Analytical

Favorite study spot on campus: Crerar

If I could create my own optional admissions prompt for UChicago applications, it would be...

Write a recipe for a drink of your creation? 

Fourth Year 

PoliSci; Latin American Studies; Romance Languages

Hometown: Miami Sports: Negligence in Physical Activity Favorite Movie: White Christmas 1954 Favorite Books: Doors of Perception / Heaven and Hell Adolfus Huxley The Stranger Albert Camus Favortie Song: King of the Road Dean Martin I place that song because its one of the only songs I know how to sing purely from memory. I speak English, Spanish and am learning Portuguese I have a German shepered mutt back home whose name is Angel and she is prettier than all of your dogs.

MBTI: INTP-A

Favorite study spot on campus: 

If I could create my own optional admissions prompt for UChicago applications, it would be...

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

If a woodchuck had the self awareness to reflect and plan upon the amount of wood they may or may not be willing to chuck, they would become conscious of the devasting enviromental effects of deforestation and adopt a moralistic opposition to chucking.

Fourth Year 

Major in Economics, Minor in History

I was born and raised in Hong Kong, lived in England for 2 years when I was 16, and here I am in Chicago now! Sports has always been my passion, and there's no better thing than to be president of the Golf club now! I'm also VP Finance in Scholars of Finance. I love Parasite, and honestly I don't think there's much of an argument here - the 4 Oscars, the visuals, the plot, all the emotions - nothing quite beats this. Just to end it on a little fun fact - I have a double eyelid on my left eye and a monolid on my right!

MBTI: ENFP-A

Favorite study spot on campus: Hallowed Grounds

If I could create my own optional admissions prompt for UChicago applications, it would be...

If you had to combine a savoury and sweet ingredient what would they be and why?

Fourth Year 

EALC Major, Education and Society Minor

Hometown: East Coast Sports: Soccer, Dance RSOs: Ex Crew, Groove Theory, UchicagOrigami Favorite Book: The Institute by Steven King Favorite Movie: Godzilla Vs Destoroyah Favorite Song: Bad by Michael Jackson

MBTI: INFJ

Favorite study spot on campus: 4th floor of RosenWald 

If I could create my own optional admissions prompt for UChicago applications, it would be...

What is your why?