Hello! My name is Isabelle, and I am a graduate from Harvard University. I was born outside of Boston, but my family and I moved abroad when I was nine years old; we ended up spending five years in Avignon, France, and one year in Taipei, Taiwan, before coming back to the States for my sophomore year of high school.
As an undergraduate, I studied History and Science on the pre-medical track, meaning I got the chance to take small history seminars alongside big science classes (I loved it!). Outside of my classes, I was a tour guide at the Harvard Art Museums and was involved in Asian American affinity groups. I also tutored students one-on-one throughout college: I especially loved teaching French, though I also worked with students on English, writing, and history. During school breaks, I also got some classroom teaching experience, first with middle schoolers in New York City, then with high schoolers in Taipei, Taiwan.
This year, I am pursuing a master’s degree in Art History in Paris, France, as I apply to medical school back in the United States. I hope to return back to the States next fall to begin my medical training.
The subjects I tutor include: French (fluent in French, C2-certified native/bilingual proficiency April 2025), English/writing (including college essay support), biology and chemistry (520 MCAT score, i.e., 97th percentile, August 2024).
I am excited to look for ways to bring my interests in teaching and the humanities (especially art history!) into my work.
College:
Education: Harvard University
Undergrad Major: History and Science
Other Degrees/Minors: MA in Art History (Ongoing)
High School:
Awards & Honors: Florence E. Sellers Commencement Prize for “Excellence, Self-discipline, and a Concern for Others” (2020), Whitehead Prize for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (2020), Founders Prize for “Outstanding Academic Achievement and Significant Contributions to the Community” (2019), Junior Chinese and History Departmental Awards (2019 ), High Honor Roll (all terms)
Interests & Activities: Violin (took weekly lessons with Juilliard professor in NYC; attended Meadowmount, intensive eight-week long music camp, for junior and senior summers), Affinity groups (founded and organized community-wide events for Loomis Chaffee's multiracial and pan-Asian affinity groups), Writing (Scholastic Awards Honorable Mention; selected to be school writing tutor; work published in school magazine, Emerging Writer's Exhibit), Student government/politics (Class president in France (9); selected Shultz Fellow, political discussion group (11-12); elected to disciplinary committee (12); debate team (10-12)), Loomis Chaffee admissions tour guide (Tour guide (11); Tour Guide of the Month (11); featured in school viewbook (11); selected to speak on diversity panels on revisit day), Cum Laude Society (2020)
AP Exams: 5 Calculus BC, 5 English Language, 5 French
SAT Subject Tests: 800 French Reading
Other:
Other Awards: Williams-Lodge Scholarship: Awarded Harvard fellowship for one year of postgraduate study at the Université de Paris Rothschild Prize, Second place: Awarded prize for “Best Senior Thesis as Essay” in the History and Science Department
Other Interests & Activities: At Harvard, I was involved in:
A) Research: 1. Senior thesis research – Weatherhead Center & Center for European Studies (received grants to complete research in France) 2. Archival research internship – Villa I Tatti 3. Research assistant in immunology lab – Massachusetts General Hospital
B) Teaching: 4. Co-Director & Teacher – Harvard Taiwan Leadership Conference 5. Teacher – Harvard Students for Enrichment in Secondary Schools 6. Student Guide – Harvard Art Museums
C) Volunteering: 7. Resource Advocate and weekly dinner volunteer – Harvard Square Homeless Shelter 8. Urgent Care volunteer – Boston VA hospital
I am currently interested in: 1. Languages (French (fluent), Mandarin (conversational), Taiwanese (basic), Italian (basic)) 2. Museums and art history 3. Personal fitness 4. Reading 5. Cooking
Location: Other
