Apex Involvement: SAT Tutor since Fall 2008
Hometown: Los Angeles
Profession: Finance
1. Why do you volunteer with Apex?
I want to reduce barriers to education and improve social and income mobility.
2. Who was one of the most influential adults in your life when you were growing up?
My mom.
3. What has been one of your favorite Apex memories?
My co-teacher Sammy and I began asking our students to email us the results of their homework sections so that we could gauge their progress before our Saturday morning classes. The first time they were supposed to email us, I checked my email on Friday night at 10 p.m., saw that no one responded and went to bed genuinely sad. The next morning, however, I opened my inbox and saw that most students had spent Friday night studying and emailed us after 11 p.m. It felt like Christmas morning.
4. The craziest thing I’ve seen in New York is…
I don’t get out much.
5. My favorite meal is…
Soup dumplings and string beans from Asian Shanghai Cuisine.
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