California Institute of Technology

Honors
Defensive Player of the Year (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16)
Academic All-SCIAC (Winter 2014-15, 2015-16) 

2015-16

   NCAA RANKS

• 91st in minutes played per game (35.40)
• 160th in minutes played (885:00)

   SCIAC RANKS

• 2^nd in minutes per game (35.4), minutes (885)
• 7^th in assists per game (2.7), steals per game (1.9)
• 9^th in 3 pointers made per game (1.2), 3 pointers made (31)

   TEAM RANKS

• Led team in field goal percentage (.316), free throw percentage (.885), assists (67), steals (48)
• 2^nd in minutes per game (35.4)
• 3^rd in scoring average (8.4), points (211)
• 5^th in field goal percentage (.344)

2014-15

  SCIAC RANKS

• 7^th minutes per game (32.2)
• 9^th assists per game (2.4)
• t-9^th steals per game (1.8)
• 21^st three-pointers per game (0.7)

 TEAM RANKS

• Led team assists per game (2.2)
• 2^nd three-pointers made (14), free throw percentage (.744)
• 3^rd steals per game (1.7)
• 4^th minutes per game (31.5), field goals made (34), points per game (4.4)
• t-4^th offensive rebounds (22)
• 5^th rebounds per game (2.5)

2013-14
Appeared in all 25 games, making five starts and averaging 18.5 minutes…Recorded 3.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.5 steals per game.

 TEAM RANKS

• tied-2^nd free throw percentage (.722)
• 3^rd three-pointers (13)
• 4^th assists per game (1.3)

Research and STEM Activities
Developed therapeutics against malaria, cancer,anthrax, botulism, etc. under Jim Health...SAAC Co-Chair... Senior Co-President...Page House Head UCC... Employee at the Caltech Fund.

Prior to Caltech
Played guard for four years under high school coach Natalie Kelly in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif…Played for a club team (SGV) and two AAU teams (San Gabriel and Club West) during her time at school...Member of the National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation...Competed on the Math team and in the Science Olympiad...An AP Scholar with Distinction.

Personal
Born in Torrance, Calif....Daughter of Holly Wu and George...Has one younger brother, Michael, and one older sister, Stephanie.

Getting to Know ...

 1. Where would you live if you could live anywhere in the world (fictional, real, or imaginary)?

Hogwarts because it is magical

2. If you could be one age forever what would it be?

25 because it’s the time when you’re starting to get the hang of life, or it should be…

3. If you could have been a child prodigy what would you have wanted to be skilled at? 

Piano, because piano is cool.

4. If you were reincarnated as an animal what would it be?

An elephant, or at least I want to be reincarnated as an elephant because they are my favorite ?

5. What would you name your autobiography?

Still Workin’ On It, cause that’s what life’s about.

6. What do you miss most about being a kid?

Riding scooters/having no responsibilties

7.  What was your favorite activity in gym class?

PARACHUTE DAY

8. Would you rather be really really big or really really small?

Really really small because I could be more stealthy.

9. What did you want to be when you were young? And now?

I wanted to be a dentist like my mom and now I have no clue, but not a dentist

10. What song would you sing at karaoke night?

A Taylor Swift song because they are catchy and fun to sing along to.

11. Where would you not mind waiting?

My bed because it is comfy and I could probably take a nap while I’m waiting

12. What would you refuse to do for one million dollars?

Lots of things, any serious crime for one, but also lots of other things

13. How do you like to relax?

Sleep

14. If you could dis-invent one thing, what would it be?

Crocs because they’re supposed to be airy, but they just make my feet sweat, and they just don’t look good…

15. What always makes you a more confident person?

Getting complements from people

16. What language would you like to master?

Chinese, because so many people speak it.

17. What’s the #1 most played song on your iPod?

City by Sara Bareilles

18. If you could paint a picture of any scenery you’ve seen before, what would you paint?

Kinkakuji, the golden temple in Japan, because it is really pretty.

19. If you had to work on only one project for the next year, what would it be?

Myself. I would just focus on figuring out who I want to be and improving the things I don’t like about myself.

20. If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to?

Something less common than Michelle so I wouldn’t get confused with other Michelle’s

21. What story does your family always tell about you?

When I was a toddler I stuck a bead up my nose and had to go to the hospital to get it removed, and five nurses had to hold me down. I don’t remember it.

22. Where’s Waldo?

I don’t know