Katie Shum

2016

The College of New Jersey

About

I currently study computer science at The College of New Jersey. During high school, I was involved in many extracurricular activities, including the Forensics Speech and Debate team, for which I competed in Public Forum Debate at the local and national level and won numerous awards.

Outside of school, I enjoy all genres of music and have been playing both the piano and cello for over ten years. Combining my passion for music and global issues, I began creating self-written and self-recorded songs that include SAT vocabulary and current events. As I wanted to share my unique style of learning with others, I also started posting my work on my own music website; this website, muzeworthy, which has gained thousands of views over the past few years and helped many students learn and connect with other people over a common interest and love for music.

I have spent the last four years volunteering for the Sayreville Association of Brain Injured Children as well as working on staff during the organization’s seasonal programs. I enjoy working with children and adults with special needs and getting to know these very different, yet similar people. In my free time, I also enjoy traveling, learning new languages, rapping, drinking Vietnamese iced coffee, and eating Korean barbecue.