Erica Yu is a high school senior from Alhambra, California with a 3.8 GPA. She has been the treasurer of her high school student government for the past two years, where she has organized fundraising efforts, increased participation in activities, and created budgets. Erica is also a member of the award-winning United States Academic Decathlon team, competing in the honors category and developing skills in teamwork, reading, and time management. Additionally, she was selected to participate in a competitive one-day career skills conference through Skillify and received the President's Award for Educational Excellence.

1. Erica Yu
1400 Pebbledon Street
Monterey Park, California 91754
(626)464-8277
ericayu21@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Mark Keppel High School
Honors: English, Math, Biology
Teams: Speech and Debate, Academic Decathlon
Alhambra, California
Class of 2019
GPA: 3.8
EXPERIENCE
Student Government
Treasurer
Alhambra, California
September 2015 – Current
· Communicate with local government and business leaders to fundraise at least $1,000 for
senior prom, which will result in an increase of profit
· Connect with peers and faculty to increase participation in freshmen activities which results
in 25% increase of MKHS Freshmen Committee members
· Helped the Freshmen Council advertise class shirts through social media and word of mouth
which resulted in a sale of 3 times more shirts than the Sophomore Committee, and almost
double the amount Junior Committee sold
· Calculate the freshmen budget for the 2015-2016 year which results in an organized financial
agenda for the rest of the year
EXTRACURRICULARS
United States Academic Decathlon
Participant in Honors Category
Alhambra, California
September 2015 – Current
· One of the 12 students in the award-winning team representing the Honors category
· Develop skills necessary to thrive in a rigorous and demanding academic environment,
including team cooperation, reading comprehension, and time-management skills
· Successfully understand and compete on 650+ pages covering 7 subjects (Math, Ecology,
and Economics, and India’s Social Science, Art, Music, Literature) over a period of 5 months
Skillify
Participant
Los Angeles, CA
September 26, 2015
· Selected out of competitive applicant pool as one of 40 students to attend one-day
conference to participate in four workshops and panel networking event
· Developed skills necessary to thrive in professional setting, including networking, college-
level resumes, and interviewing
HONORS AND AWARDS
The President's Award for Educational Excellence
Recipient
Monterey Park, California
May 27, 2015
· Selected as one of the 44 students who received the award for having a GPA above 3.5