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Emma Amon

Second Year

Minneapolis, MN

Emma Amon

Hometown

Minneapolis, MN

Major/Minor
Biochemistry and business spanish

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
I binge watch anything but bridgerton was a fav of late.

Hobbies

Sports especially basketball and spending time with friends

Fun Fact

I’m the only person from my school to come to uva

Ayesha Atif

Second Year

Lorton, VA

Ayesha Atif

Hometown

Lorton, VA

Major/Minor
Pre-Comm & Computer Science

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
blacklist; scandal; criminal minds; one tree hill; the office; new girl; grey's anatomy

Hobbies

baking, graphic design, watching tv shows/movies, playing tennis, reading, playing card/board games, traveling

Fun Fact

I'm left handed; I was born in Los Angeles.

Palwasha Ayyub

Fourth Year

Woodstock, Virginia

Palwasha Ayyub

Hometown

Woodstock, Virginia

Major/Minor
Cognitive Science with a concentration in Neuroscience and Linguistics

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
peaky Blinders, the 100, Passengers, anything Sci-fi, Game of Thrones

Hobbies

Painting, Crocheting, Watching Movies, having deep discussions about life :)

Fun Fact

I am left-handed

Na Hyun (Anna) Bae

Fourth Year

Seoul, South Korea

Na Hyun (Anna) Bae

Hometown

Seoul, South Korea

Major/Minor
Biomedical engineering on a predental track

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Some of my favorite TV shows are Friends, Grey's Anatomy, and Criminal Minds . Some of my favorite movies are Frozen and Train to Busan

Hobbies

I like to watch movies, kdramas, and TV shows. In addition I also like pencil drawing and playing the flute. I also like swimming and skating too!

Fun Fact

I have moved to 4 high schools.

Xulin Chen

Fourth Year

Beijing

Xulin Chen

Hometown

Beijing

Major/Minor
Statistics major with data science concentration, astronomy minor

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Sherlock, Harry Potter, Christopher Nolan’s movies (Inception, Interstellar, Tenet, etc.), MCU movies

Hobbies

Drawing, dancing, video games, soccer, table tennis

Fun Fact

2022 is my 8th year studying in the US!

Tzuyu Cheng

Fourth Year

Taipei, Taiwan

Tzuyu Cheng

Hometown

Taipei, Taiwan

Major/Minor
Biomedical engineering

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
One piece, interstellar, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, game of thrones, peaky blinders

Hobbies

Watch movies, TV shows, and sports (especially soccer!)

Fun Fact

I have a pet parrot back at home :D

Param Damle

Third Year

Aldie, VA

Param Damle

Hometown

Aldie, VA

Major/Minor
Computer Science, Engineering Business, Data Science

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Daredevil on Netflix, Invisible Man (2018)

Hobbies

Music creation and production, YouTube

Fun Fact

I currently know the basics of 8 languages and can hold conversation in 5 of them!

Britney Doan

Third Year

Junction City, KS

Britney Doan

Hometown

Junction City, KS

Major/Minor
Biochemistry

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
New Girl, Pride & Prejudice, Abbott Elementary

Hobbies

Painting, baking, music!

Fun Fact

My first concert was a JCole concert

Isabelle Fang

Fourth Year

Fairfax, VA

Isabelle Fang

Hometown

Fairfax, VA

Major/Minor
Major: Computer Science and Statistics, Minor: Asian Pacific American Studies

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Bridgerton, Haikyuu, Fruits Basket, All-American, anything Marvel

Hobbies

doing my nails, playing switch games, weightlifting

Fun Fact

I got my first cavity when I was 17!

Ethan Fang

Second Year

Fairfax, Virginia

Ethan Fang

Hometown

Fairfax, Virginia

Major/Minor
Computer Science

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Marvel movies & shows, Avatar series, Oceans 11s, AOT, JJK

Hobbies

Basketball, Football, Anime, Lifting

Fun Fact

Did gymnastics and ballet in elementary school

Esha Fateh

Third Year

Ashburn, VA

Esha Fateh

Hometown

Ashburn, VA

Major/Minor
Cognitive Science/Data Science

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Avatar the Last Air Bender, Reply: 1988, Mulan (the original)

Hobbies

Photography and paper crafts

Fun Fact

I don't like coffee! It's too bitter for me :)

Alanda Guan

Third Year

Fredericksburg, VA

Alanda Guan

Hometown

Fredericksburg, VA

Major/Minor
Statistics, Computer Science

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Strong woman, amazing Saturday, untamed

Hobbies

Kdramas, kpop, cooking, karaoke, spontaneous trips

Fun Fact

I can make twizzler knots with my mouth

Cynthia Hardy

Second Year

Queens, NY

Cynthia Hardy

Hometown

Queens, NY

Major/Minor
Pre-Comm, Philosophy, Minor: Chinese

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
howls moving castle, the office, parks n rec, the truman show

Hobbies

Running, reading, working out, cooking, brunching, hiking

Fun Fact

I make perfect soft serve swirls

Harsha Haribhaskar

Fourth Year

Chennai, India

Harsha Haribhaskar

Hometown

Chennai, India

Major/Minor
Major in Commerce, Minor in Data Analytics

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Modern Family, Criminal Minds, Interstellar

Hobbies

Jogging, tennis, data visualization

Fun Fact

I enjoy watching horror movies with the lights off!

Fatima Naureen Hassan

Fourth Year

Manassas, VA

Fatima Naureen Hassan

Hometown

Manassas, VA

Major/Minor
Biology B.A. / Religious Studies

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
New Girl, The Office, Criminal Minds, and Loki

Hobbies

Oil/ Acrylic Painting, Reading Mystery/Sci-fi book, Reading Marvel comics, Listening to music

Fun Fact

I moved to Pakistan for a few years and got to finish high school there.

Marian Herboso

Second Year

Virginia Beach, VA

Marian Herboso

Hometown

Virginia Beach, VA

Major/Minor
Youth & Social Innovation and Psychology Double Major/Sociology Minor

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Haikyuu, Miraculous Ladybug, Your Name, Howl's Moving Castle, W - Two Worlds, Ouran High School Host Club, anything that has Cha Eunwoo in it

Hobbies

listening to music, writing, playing violin, playing video games, reading (esp manga and webtoons!), trying new foods, planning my schedule, watching shows (from my childhood, anime, k-dramas)

Fun Fact

I'm the Community Chair for the Organization of Young Filipino Americans!

Vivian Ho

Second Year

Springfield, Virginia

Vivian Ho

Hometown

Springfield, Virginia

Major/Minor
Pre-Commerce, Computer Science Minor

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
reply 1988, weightlifting fairy, erased, aot, parasite, la la land

Hobbies

running, traveling, exploring museums/new areas

Fun Fact

5k enthusiast, run w me ;)

Britney Hoang

Second Year

Britney Hoang

Major/Minor
Potential majors are PPL or CS!

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
criminal minds, queen’s gambit, true beauty, is it cake?, nailed it,

Hobbies

Painting, playing volleyball, shopping, eating out, clay making,

Fun Fact

I LOVE food, boba & coffee so I am always down to go out and try out new foods/drinks hehe ;)

Elisa Hu

Second Year

Shanghai/ Wenzhou/ Turin

Elisa Hu

Hometown

Shanghai/ Wenzhou/ Turin

Major/Minor
Intended: Economics & Drama

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Interstellar, Respond 1988, Friends, Dear Evan Hansen

Hobbies

reading books, watching shows, doing all kinds of sports, etc.

Fun Fact

I was born in Italy.

Steven Jiang

Fourth Year

Richmond, VA

Steven Jiang

Hometown

Richmond, VA

Major/Minor
Archaeology & Commerce (Finance & IT)

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
The Office, The Good Place, Manifest

Hobbies

Traveling, Aviation, Hiking, Eating, Netflix

Fun Fact

I studied abroad in Milan, Italy this past Spring semester!

Emily Khuong

Third Year

Potomac Falls, VA

Emily Khuong

Hometown

Potomac Falls, VA

Major/Minor
Environmental Science

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Umbrella Academy, The summer I turned pretty, parent trap, the good place,

Hobbies

Drawing, Watching YouTube, cooking, dancing,

Fun Fact

I accidentally locked myself in an escape room once

Yuri Kim

Third Year

Fairfax, Virginia

Yuri Kim

Hometown

Fairfax, Virginia

Major/Minor
Commerce and Statistics

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Alice in Borderland, The Good Place, Sex Education, any Kdrama

Hobbies

Watching TV/movies, painting, making jewelry

Fun Fact

I have my own jewelry business

Kaiti Ko

Fourth Year

Taipei, Taiwan

Kaiti Ko

Hometown

Taipei, Taiwan

Major/Minor
Architecture/ Real Estate

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
N/A

Hobbies

Photography, transportation, model making

Fun Fact

I speak 4 languages

Tam Le

Fourth Year

Fredericksburg, VA

Tam Le

Hometown

Fredericksburg, VA

Major/Minor
Cognitive Science (Neuro Concentration)

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Grey's Anatomy, Crash Landing on You, The Kardashians, Jane the Virgin

Hobbies

Going on drives, watching college football and basketball, baking

Fun Fact

I've driven to Texas and back in a span of 5 days

Jiafu Li

Fourth Year

Born in China, raised in Annandale

Jiafu Li

Hometown

Born in China, raised in Annandale

Major/Minor
Computer Science Major, Chinese Minor

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
The Office, Spiderman

Hobbies

League of Legends, Table Tennis, Genshin, Anime

Fun Fact

I am also an exec on table tennis and the Fujianese student association

Alan Li

Fourth Year

Norfolk, VA

Alan Li

Hometown

Norfolk, VA

Major/Minor
Computer Science BS / Economics minor

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Haikyuu, HunterxHunter, Star Wars, youtube?(ludwig, Dream, etc), Sex Education, Marvel Movies

Hobbies

tennis, volleyball, working out, cool tech stuff, video games, anime, doing random things

Fun Fact

I own about 20 plushies!

Fan Lin

Second Year

Leesburg, VA

Fan Lin

Hometown

Leesburg, VA

Major/Minor
Biochemistry Major with a minor in East Asian Studies

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Vincenzo, Tomorrow, Bojack Horseman, Crazy Rich Asians, Avatar the Last Airbender

Hobbies

art (drawing, painting, crafts, crocheting) and making/baking food, watching kdramas and cdramas

Fun Fact

I love spicy food!

Lily Malinowski

Fourth Year

Stafford, VA

Lily Malinowski

Hometown

Stafford, VA

Major/Minor
Systems Engineering

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
kdramas (vincenzo, business proposal)

Hobbies

traveling, trying new food spots, cooking, baking, journaling, singing, playing ukulele, crocheting, driving + listening to music

Fun Fact

I love anything red bean flavored lol

Sachin Manivannan

Third Year

Chantilly, VA

Sachin Manivannan

Hometown

Chantilly, VA

Major/Minor
Computer Science/Statistics

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Friends, Suits, Fresh Prince of Bel Air

Hobbies

Playing and watching sports, video games, movies, eating out, hanging with friends

Fun Fact

My high school tennis team won back to back Virginia State Championships

Preetham Minchu

Second Year

Loudoun/ Northern, Virginia

Preetham Minchu

Hometown

Loudoun/ Northern, Virginia

Major/Minor
Computer Science and Pre commerce

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Suits, Breaking Bad, Prison Break, The Big Bang Theory

Hobbies

Playing Baskefball, Reading, Hanging out, Exploring new Food, Cooking

Fun Fact

Sometimes I have to pace around my room to get my homework done

Rachel Muppidi

Third Year

Chantilly, VA

Rachel Muppidi

Hometown

Chantilly, VA

Major/Minor
Major: Cognitive Science; Minor: Data Science

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
The Good Place, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Sherlock

Hobbies

Reading, watching Netflix, web design

Fun Fact

I've spoken to an astronaut while he was on the ISS!

Jared Nguyen

Fourth Year

Springfield, Virginia

Jared Nguyen

Hometown

Springfield, Virginia

Major/Minor
B.S Computer Science

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Attack on Titan and JJK

Hobbies

Running, Lifting, Gaming, Anime

Fun Fact

I owned three guinea pigs!

Juwon Park

Second Year

Crozet, VA

Juwon Park

Hometown

Crozet, VA

Major/Minor
Applied Statistics Major (Focus on Data Science) and Math Minor

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
crime documentaries, Luck-Key, anime movies

Hobbies

hiking, tennis, music, eating, napping, drawing

Fun Fact

I love socks and crime documentaries!

Deepa Patel

Fourth Year

Richmond, VA

Deepa Patel

Hometown

Richmond, VA

Major/Minor
Nursing

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
The Crown, Derry Girls, Bobby Kennedy for President, Bridgerton, Little Fires Everywhere, The Queen's Gambit

Hobbies

watching bollywood movies and documentaries, trying new foods, cooking, reading, painting, trivia,

Fun Fact

I am obsessed with Jeopardy!

Sunjal Patel

Third Year

Williamsburg, VA

Sunjal Patel

Hometown

Williamsburg, VA

Major/Minor
Cognitive Science major, Biology/South Asian Studies minor

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Friends, Tom and Jerry, Harry Potter, Up

Hobbies

Ceramics, reading, hiking, exercising

Fun Fact

I have a high spice tolerance! (Test me I dare you)

Ashley Pham

Second Year

Richmond, VA

Ashley Pham

Hometown

Richmond, VA

Major/Minor
Pre-comm / applied stats

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
greys anatomy, how to get away with murder, dead to me

Hobbies

working out; makeup

Fun Fact

allergic to kiwis

Keona Salcedo

Second Year

Warrenton, VA

Keona Salcedo

Hometown

Warrenton, VA

Major/Minor
Intended Global Public Health/Med. Anthro. ….minor in Spanish

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Most kdramas and animes and Coco for movie

Hobbies

Piano, Videogames, eating out still…

Fun Fact

I’m filipina but also a latina queen and I am more than 150 hours on Stardew Valley.

Yujie (Jennifer) Shern

Second Year

Hsinchu, Taiwan

Yujie (Jennifer) Shern

Hometown

Hsinchu, Taiwan

Major/Minor
Computer Engineering

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Three idiots

Hobbies

crochet, running

Fun Fact

I still wear pants even at 80 degrees or above.

Shravya Shetty

Third Year

Glen Allen, Virginia

Shravya Shetty

Hometown

Glen Allen, Virginia

Major/Minor
Major: BS in Commerce, Minors: CS and Data Science

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
I love the office and community. I also love pirates of the Caribbean and anything marvel related.

Hobbies

Rugby

Fun Fact

I can’t swim

Brandon Siu

Second Year

Carrollton, Virginia

Brandon Siu

Hometown

Carrollton, Virginia

Major/Minor
Intended Business Marketing

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
I love K-dramas, The Shawshank Redemption, The Wolf of Wall Street, Twitch, YouTube, and action movies all around!

Hobbies

Content creation, Badminton, Taekwondo

Fun Fact

I have a gaming channel on YouTube with over 40,000 subscribers! I enjoy producing content and plan on doing more throughout the year!

Caleb Soong

Second Year

Baltimore, Maryland

Caleb Soong

Hometown

Baltimore, Maryland

Major/Minor
Psychology and Portuguese

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Avatar, Bird Box, Master Chef, Kitchen Nightmares, Hunger Games

Hobbies

I enjoy learning languages, running, yoga, hiking, video games, chess, and relaxing with friends

Fun Fact

I know how to speak four languages.

Ploi Sripoom

Second Year

Bangkok, Thailand

Ploi Sripoom

Hometown

Bangkok, Thailand

Major/Minor
Intended Major: Economics Intended Minor: Global Studies in Education

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
2000s Rom-Com/Girl Lead movies like Clueless, Hotel Del Luna, Men on Mission

Hobbies

Listening to Kpop, Hanging out with friends, Going on Runs, Watching Netflix, Cafe Hopping, Dressing Up, Playing Sports, Doing Makeup, Trying New foods

Fun Fact

I lived in the United States in middle school

Prajna Surapaneni

Second Year

Herndon, VA

Prajna Surapaneni

Hometown

Herndon, VA

Major/Minor
Biology, Kinesiology

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
new girl, tangled

Hobbies

music, crocheting, baking/cooking

Fun Fact

I love reality tv

Phuoc Thai

Third Year

Herndon, VA

Phuoc Thai

Hometown

Herndon, VA

Major/Minor
Commerce - Finance and Marketing

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Singles Inferno, Raya and the Last Dragon

Hobbies

lifting, make-up, shopping

Fun Fact

I love astrology

Dylan Tran

Third Year

Roanoke, VA

Dylan Tran

Hometown

Roanoke, VA

Major/Minor
Aerospace Engineering/Computer Science

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Breaking Bad, AOT, Vincenzo

Hobbies

Piano playing, Hiking, Cycling, Climbing

Fun Fact

allergic to everything :(

Victoria Tran

Fourth Year

Fairfax, VA

Victoria Tran

Hometown

Fairfax, VA

Major/Minor
Computer Science (CLAS) and Data Analytics Minor

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
grey's anatomy, friends, jack ryan

Hobbies

I love trying all kinds of food, watching movies, traveling, listening to music and journaling!

Fun Fact

I'm legally blind

Raymond Wen

Fourth Year

Virginia Beach, VA

Raymond Wen

Hometown

Virginia Beach, VA

Major/Minor
Computer Science

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
The Boys, Arrested Development, Derry Girls

Hobbies

I love to cook and watch weird movies!

Fun Fact

I have never broken a bone!

Gloria Wu

Third Year

Reston, VA

David Xue

Fourth Year

Pittsburgh, PA

David Xue

Hometown

Pittsburgh, PA

Major/Minor
Computer Science (BS) & Economics

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Show: Stranger Things, Movie: Interstellar

Hobbies

Tennis, video games, binge netflix shows

Fun Fact

I have lived in 5 different cities growing up.

Maria Zafar

Third Year

Woodbridge, Virginia

Maria Zafar

Hometown

Woodbridge, Virginia

Major/Minor
Commerce and Global Studies

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Money Heist, Reign, Bridgerton, Modern Family, Avatar the Last Airbender, Psych, K-dramas, Marvel movies, Harry Potter

Hobbies

watching netflix, getting boba, trying new places to eat, napping, reading

Fun Fact

I used to drink coffee with 13 packets of sugar!

Pandora Zhang

Third Year

Springfield, VA

Pandora Zhang

Hometown

Springfield, VA

Major/Minor
Architecture, minor architecture history and chinese

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Train to busan, all of us are dead, untamed: my favorite genre tend to be Asian horror and psychological thriller

Hobbies

Sketching, painting, watercolor, singing, watching Asian drama, and collaging

Fun Fact

I’ve learned to sing Korean, Chinese, Japanese and French songs, even though I don’t understand half of those languages