About Me- Lillian Wu

My name is Lillian Wu and I'm 17 years old. I am attending the 2024 GSSE program with a focus on mathematics.

      I come from Germantown, a city in Memphis, and I go to Houston High School. My physics class last year is when I first became interested in the engineering aspect of STEM. I plan to major in some type of engineering, possibly electrical engineering.

    My hobbies are watching YouTube videos and shows, and I love music. I sometimes learn dances in my free time. My favorite subjects are physics and math, but I also find humanities subjects very interesting, such as history and linguistics. I have also played a lot of chess growing up and participated in many tournaments. My USCF profile is linked below!



1. This is me representing my school's team during Science Olympiad. 2. This is me performing at my school's yearly international extravaganza show.

    I'm very excited to take the mathematics course, where we will learn about things such as matrices, linear algebra and other parts of abstract mathematics. This area of math is new to me as previously I have only learned about areas such as calculus and statistics. I'm also excited to learn the applications of this type of math in the real world. I find it exciting to meet with so many others with similar interests and have already made amazing friends.

My USCF profile: US Chess MSA - Member Details   (General)


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