College Prep Seminar: Katie Cao

This year, the Milwaukee Chinese Community Center (MCCC)  annual College Prep Seminar was hosted on Sunday, May 21st. Four high school seniors and one college freshman attended to share their experiences and their advice for the application process. Summaries are included below for your perusal; a full video of the seminar can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1277421599042917/.
Congratulations to these students for their great achievements!
Youth Section Editor: Janie Xue
Katie Cao
Parents: Xiaodong Cao (Father), Min Chen (Mother).  YLA Involvement: VP 2016-2017.
A student of Homestead High School, who was admitted to Harvard, MIT, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, Duke, Vanderbilt, and Emory. She will attend Harvard this fall.

Leadership is centered around initiative. Be the person that takes actions; your accomplishments are more important than your title. Have priorities and communicate those priorities to others to delegate and even out your burdens. Go the extra mile and try to be more than just a random student to teachers, but don’t force a connection. Really take advantage of opportunities you are given and continue to look for more. Because writing so many essays can be stressful, lay out all the prompts in an overview and be time efficient by starting early. After writing your essay, read it out loud; it should fit your voice, and it should be written well enough that you are proud to say it.