Year and program: 4th year, Media Studies major, Journalism and Social Change minor
Where is home for you? Vietnam and Vancouver
What three adjectives best describe you?
Jolly, whimsical, sunshine
What extracurricular activities have you been involved with (UBC related or not)?
- I joined the intramural league in basketball, which inspired me to become a basketball official and a facility staff afterward to keep engaging in recreation initiative.
- I am a resident advisor at Fairview Crescent, and have experienced residence life in Totem Park and Place Vanier.
- I engaged with the faculty and UBC as a stream section editor for the Capsule journal for the CAP program, have an internship at UBC Emerging Media Lab as a lab coordinator, and also a student ambassador for the UBC Tour team.
- I recently joined the Alpine Canada Club as a Communications Director for some volunteer time.
What is your best study strategy/tip?
I find being able to vocalize and explain your argument is a helpful tool. I always imagine I’m presenting my ideas to a board of discerning professionals and find ways to defend my argument against their scrutiny and self-critical argument. If I am confident in my pitch, then I know that I am prepared.
If you could travel back in time to your first year at UBC, what is one thing you would do differently?
I think everyone’s journey is special and significant because of their own choices. So I would tell myself to trust my instinct and go with the flow. Be unapologetic and get involved in any ways I am happy with. Joining a club, participate in a society, do a research paper, talk to that professor, etc.