Graduate Profile
Mrs. Amanda Yan, Co-Director of the Office of became discouraged. “When the decision letter
College Counseling, served as Cynthia’s college from Brown University came out, I was on my way
counselor. “Mrs. Yan was with every one of us from to the airport for a flight to Singapore to visit NUS
the very beginning of the process,” Cynthia said. (National University of Singapore) because I was
“She pushed us to research schools on our own sure I was going to attend that school. I opened
before giving her suggestions. We never felt limited the email and couldn’t believe my eyes. I had been
from the beginning.” accepted into my dream school!”
On Cynthia’s college wishlist was a university with This fall, Cynthia will matriculate into the Brown
small class sizes, influenced by her experience at University Class of 2023 to study Mathematics.
Keystone, and a school with a flexible and open The Ivy League research university in Providence,
curriculum that would allow her to delve into a Rhode Island matches Cynthia well, whose high
range of academic subjects. “Mrs. Yan suggested school teachers describe her as curious, modest,
many great liberal arts colleges and universities hardworking, and diligent.
to me. In the beginning, I didn’t dare to apply to
them, and I thought they were targets too high for
“I am beyond grateful for making the decision to
me. In the end though, my dream school was Brown attend Keystone. Brown is my dream school and
University, and if it wasn’t for Mrs. Yan, I would I am excited to take everything I’ve learned from
have never applied.”
Keystone to the next stage of my journey,” Cynthia
said joyously.
As applications results began rolling out, Cynthia
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