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    Tom Choi

    17-4 Artcenter Daero Yeonsu Gu Songdo-Dong 22002


    South Korea
    (+82)10-2293-6843
    hchoi2021@chadwickschool.org

    Education
    ● Chadwick International, Class of 2021
    ● International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
    o HL English L&L, HL Math A&A, HL Economics; SL Psychology, SL Spanish, SL Physics
    ● SAT: 1580(1590 superscore), Essay 19
    ● Subject Tests:
    o Physics: 800
    o Spanish: 760
    o Math: 800
    ● TOEFL iBT: 118
    ● Fluent in English and Korean; Proficient in Spanish
    ● Intended College Major: Sociology, Urban Studies, Economics

    Awards
    Finalist, Word Conference on Business and Management (International) July 2020-Oct 2020
    - Wrote a research report and gave a presentation investigating
    methodologies used to quantify the tangible and intangible socioeconomic
    costs of crime.

    Published Author, Technium Social Sciences Journal (International) Sept 2020


    - Submission of research paper written in HOBY research seminar on social
    media and political discourse; released on Vol. 12, September 21st 2020

    2nd Place, Business Black Box (National)


    - Participation Award in 2020; two-day competition in a 9-person team to July 2019, Aug 2020
    create a business model and presentation on a revealed prompt; designed
    business plans for NCSOFT, Interojo

    Best Speaker Award, Korea Business Competition (National)


    - Bi-annual tournament-style competition in Fall and Spring where teams of Oct 2018
    11 from international schools across Korea create business models, reports,
    and presentations; built business plans responding to prompts from
    Shinsegae and CJ CheilJedang

    Certificate of Recognition, Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Korea (National) Sept 2020
    - Completed Sociology summer course for the HOBY program

    Leadership
    Student Council Aug 2017-Present
    Grade Level President for G9-G11, All Student Body (ASB) President for
    Grade 12
    - Represented the grade level and its interests, organized events for a grade
    level of 70 and a total student body of 300, brought student issues to light
    and work on them with faculty
    - Activities include...
    - Improving student-teacher communication through improved
    surveys
    - Raising spirit through events that celebrate culture and student
    achievement
    - Gathering student input on the school schedule and its lunch
    system
    - Organizing grade-level and all-school assemblies
    - Running grade-level and all-school events like homecoming,
    prom, halloween celebration, sleepovers, barbecue parties, and
    fundraising events (3 all-school events, 2-3 grade-level events per
    year)
    - Improving transparency through weekly emails (monthly emails as
    ASB), assemblies, Discord, and an Instagram presence
    - Keeping students connected via online alternatives like daily
    notices, dedicated student website, and online assemblies

    Leadership Team for the Academic Council in G11, G12


    - Work on academic issues that students have, discuss them with faculty and
    propose solutions to these issues
    - Dedicated study centers for students, improving the homework
    policy, providing input on online learning during COVID-19,
    altering exam policies to match online learning

    Leadership Team for the Community Council in G12


    - Strengthen the camaraderie amongst all members of the community, break
    down social/cultural barriers, and promote diversity and equity
    - Day of the Dead celebration, Lunar New Year celebration & more
    cultural celebrations that haven’t been recognized before, promote
    cultural awareness and support advocacy groups in the community

    Member of the Wellness Committee in G12


    - Work towards constructing a school environment that improves all
    students' quality of life with academic-athletic-extracurricular balance
    - Student breakfast service, COVID-19 response, Distance Learning
    starter pack, Wellness days

    Startup Project: BIZWIZ

    ● Status: In development, progress can be tracked at ​bizwiz.ohmyapp.io Jan 2020-Present


    ● Startup Description
    ○ Website that will support the local ecosystem of small and
    medium-sized enterprises (from here on referred to as SMEs) in
    which SMES will be able to better understand and analyze their
    target demographic as well as determine a more appropriate
    pricing for their product/service
    ● Role
    ○ Writer of a successful multi-purpose grant proposal for $8000 and
    investor report
    ○ Reached out to members of the Chadwick community for software
    engineering help/feedback
    ○ Connected with local branch of Global Research & Consulting
    group
    ○ Led team business model development + brainstorming

    Academics
    ● Summer Research Experience
    - Asia Institute: 5-week-long internship, worked with president of
    The Asia Institute and Harvard Professor of East Asian studies July 2020-Aug 2020
    Emanuel Pastreich to write a research paper about the (10 hours per week)
    development and growth of Songdo City
    - Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Program: Summer research
    seminar with Harvard Associate Professor of Sociology Paul Aug 2020-Sept 2020
    Chang, wrote a research paper on the influence of social media on (6 hours per week)
    political discourse

    Volunteering

    ● Animal Shelter Volunteering Dec 2018-Present


    - Visit a local shelter as a caretaker for the stray dogs every month
    for about a year throughout G10 and G11; After hiatus due to
    coronavirus, continued during senior year

    - Created and built project: Be a P.A.L Mar 2020-Sept 2020


    - Project mission: Raise awareness about the consequences of
    careless adoption of dogs in Korea, and the factors that must be
    considered before adopting a dog
    - Designing & Selling merchandise: Created popsockets, water
    bottles, t-shirts, and stickers related to the campaign to spread the
    word and raise money
    - Running a dedicated Instagram page: Frequent posts over 3-week
    period announcing the project, merchandise, and making
    informative posts about cause and how people can help
    - Working with Cross Country: Recruited 18 runners to run with
    P.A.L-themed shirts to show support for the cause

    Sports

    ● Junior Varsity Cross Country Aug 2018-Present


    Captain
    - Help organize team dinners and races, support the team, keep up
    morale with all members at all times
    - Attend practices 4 days a week and optional Saturday practices,
    attend 6 competitions per season and run to try to reach personal
    record of 25 minute time to run a 5K
    - Supported 30 runners season check ins
    - Led warm ups

    ● Fit Team Aug 2017-Present


    - Practices 4 days a week, guided workouts from instructors;

    Clubs
    ● Chadwick Business Club Aug 2018-Present
    Co-Leader
    - Practice skills in business management and
    entrepreneurship, compete in competitions with other
    international schools
    - 2nd place in the 2019 BizBlackBox competition
    - 3rd place in Korea Business competition (KBC)
    - Competed in Korea National competition
    - Participated in the 2018 Fall, 2019 Spring, 2019 Fall
    Korea Business Competitions
    - Helping organize & prepare teams BizBlackBox and the
    Korea Business Competition against other international
    schools
    - Organizing a junior business competition for middle
    schoolers to be exposed to entrepreneurial thinking before
    high school competitions
    - Compete in 4 national business tournaments annually

    ● Chadwick Core Club Aug 2017-Present


    Co-Leader
    - Plan out weekly meetings, make sure everybody in the club has a
    job and that we are fulfilling our club’s mission
    - Club mission: Celebrate the core values of honesty,
    responsibility, respect, compassion, and fairness within
    the student body
    - Achieve through our marketing presence and events
    - Host 4 annual events including letter exchange and
    assemblies. Presented on mental health awareness
    - Lead weekly meetings
    - Created and ran social media accounts where students can
    connect

    ● Global Research & Consulting Group Mar 2020-Present


    - Plan and initiate community-based projects to support expatriates
    newcomers, as well as other research-based advocacy projects

    ● CI Upper School Literature Magazine Jul 2020-Present


    Writer
    - Monthly student-made creative writing submissions that will be
    published in a magazine
    - Wrote 3 short stories related to Hidden Forces, Nature, and Space
    & Time

    Other Activities
    ● Writing for the Gangnam Post, a district local newspaper based in Gangnam, Seoul; Wrote
    economics-related articles that were published in bi-monthly newspaper issues, 8 articles in total from
    summer of 2019 to the present
    ● Drawing as a hobby, or creative writing for Literature Magazine
    ● Played the drums for 10 years Grade 2, play now as a hobby and a source of stress relief

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