Cassandra Hsiao

My common app essay went viral when I got into all 8 Ivy League Universities and every other college I applied to (17 total). I chose the best one—Yale University—& graduated in 2021 with a double major in Ethnicity, Race & Migration + Theater Studies.

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Fun facts:
- diehard SoCal 626 foodie
- kickboxer, pole dancer, pickleballer & Expert+ on Beat Saber
- pursuing TV & playwriting
- fav kid reporter interviews: Chris Evans, Lin Manuel Miranda, Lana Condor, Emma Watson, Austin Butler, & Kermit the Frog
- visited 11 countries in my Amsterdam study abroad semester—all on Yale's dime
- offer 1:1 college essay coaching: cassandracollegecoaching.com
- Luke 1:45