Matthew Wang graduated from the International Bilingual School in Hsinchu (IBSH) in 2016 and Northwestern University in 2020. He achieved high scores on standardized tests and in Advanced Placement courses. He held leadership roles in debate, piano, swimming, and model UN. He founded clubs and volunteered over 120 hours tutoring children and helping migrant workers. During high school, he broke county swimming records and won several piano competitions. In college, he interned in biorobotics research developing an exoskeleton prototype.

1. Matthew Wang
International Bilingual School in Hsinchu (IBSH) Class of 2016
Northwestern University Class of 2020
217­305­1574 MatthewWang2020@u.northwestern.edu
SCORES:
SATs: 730 Reading, 760 Writing, 790 Math (2280)
SAT II: Biology (790), Physics (740), Math II (780), Chinese (790)
APs: English Language and Composition (5), Biology (4), Chinese (5), Physics C
Mechanics (4), Physics C Electromagnetism (4), Calculus AB/BC (5/5),
Macroeconomics (5).
AWARDS, ACHIEVEMENTS, HONORS:
Debate:
● IBSH Debate Club Captain (2015)
● Taiwan National Debate Team­ World Schools Debating Championships 2015
● Taiwan National Debate Team Captain­ World Schools Debating Championships 2016
● National Speech/Debate Association (NSDA) National Round (2015)
­ World­Schools Debate Qualifier and Regional Champion
­ Central Taiwan National Debate Championship­ 1st Place (2015)
● NIFTY Debate Tournament­ Impromptu Speaking 1st Place (2013)
World Scholar’s Cup:
● IBSH World Scholar’s Cup Founder and President (2012~2015)
● WSC National Debate Champion (2013)
● WSC Global­ Final Debate Showcase (2014)
● WSC Global Debate Champion (2014)
­ Represented Taiwan as the top speaker at the Global Round at Dubai
● WSC Collaborative Writing­ 4th Place (2014)
● WSC Overall Team Score­ 4th Place (2014)
Varsity Swimming:
● IBSH Swimming Team Captain (2013~2015)
● Hsinchu County 50 Meter Butterfly­ ​Broke County Record​ (2014)
● Hsinchu County 100 Meters Butterfly­ ​Broke County Record​ (2014)
● Hsinchu County 200 Meters Freestyle­ 2nd Place (2014)
● Hsinchu City 200 Meters Butterfly­ 1st Place (2013)
Piano:
● Played Jazz/Classical Piano for 12 years (2003~2015)
● Seidof&Sons Cup Piano Competition­ 2nd Place (2014)
● National Seidof&Sons Piano Competition­ 2nd Place (2014)
● National Seidof&Sons Piano Competition­ 2nd Place (2013)
● National Taipei Capital Cup Piano Competition­ 1st Place (2013)

2. Model United Nations:
● HsinMun 2015 ­ Security Council Head Chair
● NTMun 2014­ General Assembly Head Chair
● StMun 2014­ Best Delegate Award
● CentMun 2014­ Best Delegate Award
● TransMun 2014­ Best Delegate Award
Miscellaneous:
● Collegeboard AP Scholar with Distinction (2015 & 2016)
● Collegeboard AP International Diploma (2015)
● IBSH Student of the Quarter (2014)
● IBSH Science Fair High School Division­ 1st Place (2015)
● IBSH Outstanding Club Leader Award (2014)
● IBSH Outstanding Athlete Award (2014)
VOLUNTEERING:
Every Child Counts:
● IBSH Every Child Counts Club Vice President (2013~2015)
● 68 Hours of community service
­ Taught children English at the Honghua Orphanage, held numerous
fundraisers to raise money for charity
World Culture:
● IBSH World Culture Club Founder and President (2014~2015)
● 52 Hours of community service
­ Volunteer recycling/cleaning at the 2013 Annual Taiwan Lantern Festival
­ Volunteer recycling/cleaning at the 2014 Annual Taiwan Lantern Festival
­ Taught English and basic computer skills to migrant workers at the Hope
Center for migrant workers
Debate:
● Lobbied for and started a debate elective at IBSH for the 2014~2015 school year
­ The IBSH debate advisor and I teach the elective class two hours every
week
● Hosted a 2014 Summer debate camp that lasted for two days at IBSH to train
students’ ability in parliamentary and policy debate styles
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Biorobotics Internship:
● Interned at the National Chiao­Tung University (NCTU) biorobotics lab during the
summer of 2015 under Professor Kuu­Young, the deputy dean of the NCTU
Engineering Department; created a working prototype for a robotic exoskeleton
that aided patients in muscular rehabilitation by reading electromyographic
signals and supplementing the patient’s movement with additional robotic
strength.