School Life 2009

June 2009

Congratulations to Shanghai’s international school graduates. They’ve worked hard and we will miss them. On these pages, graduating students tell us their plans for next year.

Amar Banse

United Kingdom

Shanghai Rego International School

Gap year to study Mandarin

I have really enjoyed learning Chinese during my time in Shanghai so after graduation I will either take a gap year to study Mandarin full time or return to England to study economics or law at university.

Henry Goettl
United States
Shanghai American School
Cornell University, US
I am attending Cornell because as part of the early decision agreement I am legally bound to go to Cornell if they accept me and they did.

Sue Min Kim
Korea
Dulwich College
Jiaotong University, China
Next year I will stay in this lively city and improve my Chinese. I plan to apply to Australian universities for entry in 2010. This summer I will backpack around China with friends.

Jasmine Lee
Taiwan
British International School
Conditional acceptances from King’s College, Lancaster, Leeds and Manchester University, UK
I am confident that I will get a good IB result and I can then make a choice about which university to attend. I will study business management.

Arnaud Cohade
France, Brazil
Yew Chung International School
University of Pennsylvania, US
I’ll study economics, international relations and Mandarin within the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business at U. Penn. I choose to apply to this program because of its international focus in the subject areas that interest me.

Micheal Seng
Indonesia
Shanghai Community International School
University of Washington, US
University of Washington has a renowned program in computer engineering. Seattle
is a great place to get involved in the high-tech industry.

Chelsea Hulse
United States
Concordia International School Shanghai
Carnegie Mellon University, US
I chose Carnegie Mellon for a number of reasons, but most importantly, for its unique opportunities and blend of programs.

Rajiv Yogendran
United States
Shanghai American School
State University of New York (Stonybrook), US
I am attending SUNY because they are paying for my full tuition.

Shannon Gallagher
Canada
Dulwich College
Carleton University, Canada
Carleton has one of the best journalism schools in Canada and they also offered me a scholarship.

I-Mae Chua
Malaysia
British International School
Atlantic College, UK
This school will give me an opportunity to focus on community service – it’s an international student community with people from different countries and cultures.

Alexis Lee
Singapore
Yew Chung International School
King’s College London, UK
I chose this school for its law program. Law has been something I wanted to pursue since I was a young teenager and King’s College has an excellent reputation.

Angel Juan
Taiwan
Shanghai Community International School
University of Toronto, Canada
I chose University of Toronto because of its international environment and great reputation. I plan to major in mathematics and minor in child psychology.