2018 Seniors’ College Admission Initiative (SCAI) College Essay Workshop
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017
Milken Scholars return for the Eighth Year
Once again, SBI's Milken Scholar partners came in to assist our students with their college essay writing. This year in addition to the onsite volunteers, the Milken scholars worked with students via remote.
This year’s volunteers included:
Chase Lin
Chase is a junior studying at NYU's Leonard Stern School of Business. He is a business administration major with concentrations in accounting and marketing and a minor in finance. He is part of Stern's dual degree program and will receive his bachelors of science in business administration and his masters in accounting. In his free time, he is always chasing after good restaurants to try, and has an avid passion for traveling, gastronomy and contemplating how to make more name puns.
Dewitt Velez-Rowe (A. Philip Randolph Campus High School Alumni)
DeWitt enjoys math, traveling, running, and helping others. He is the Budget Manager for the New York City Transit's Department of Surface Schedules. He is tasked with presenting a fiscally sound approach to providing adequate Bus Surface for over two million daily bus passengers. He graduated from the State University of New York at Albany in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Applied Mathematics.
Kim Foo Chow (volunteer coordinator)
Kim Foo enjoys problem-solving, designing innovative projects, and working with students. He currently serves as a Risk Manager in a major global bank, reviewing new product offerings and leading programs to reduce technology risks in the electronic trading desks. He graduated from Cornell University in 2001 with a Masters degree in Operational Research & Industrial Engineering and a Bachelor degree in Agriculture & Biological Engineering.
Mariko Rooks
Mariko is the first year at Yale University and therefore is fresh off the essay writing/college application block. She loves working collaboratively to tell stories effectively. A prospective major in the History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health, Mariko’s focus of study examines how racial discrimination affects access to public healthcare. She also is heavily involved in Yale’s Black Solidarity Council and works for Yale’s Asian American Cultural Center. She graduated from Culver City High School in 2017, lettering in both softball and water polo and competing in speech and debate.
Roslyn Rivas
Roslyn likes to spend her free time exercising, organizing for social change, practicing martial arts, and binging shows. She also enjoys volunteering with New York Cares, especially on environmental and community projects. She graduated from Yale University this year with a Bachelor of Science degree in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and is currently an intern at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx.
(REMOTE) David Tang-Quan
David graduated Harvard in 2015 with a degree in Economics and minor in Global Health and Health Policy.
(REMOTE) Shu (Sue) Phua
Sue studies psychology in her first year at the University of Virginia and plans a career in pediatric medicine.
Feedback from the 2018 SCAI Scholars included the following quotes:
- “It was inspirational because we were surprised at how much we had in common with the tutors! A lot of them came from low-income families like us and went to top colleges”
- “ We liked the diversity of the group. Some were fresh out of high school and some were older so they had different perspectives on our essays”
- “I got feedback and made a lot of good edits.”
- “They helped me finish the end of my essay which I was stuck on coming in”
- “It gave me a broader knowledge of colleges then I had before.”
- “ I connected to people who have attended the colleges I want to attend. SCAI provides this access. which makes it special”