The Next Big Thing 下一件大事: Yun Kei Chow

Yun Kei Chow did not like Oxford a bit when she first visited.Bad weather and too many tourists. Fortunately, she gaveita second chance,went back for an admissions interview, and found her path. Graduating from Shanghai American School’s Pudong campus this year,Yun Keiis then headed to the University of Oxford.

Yun Kei Chow第一次參觀牛津大學的時候一點也不喜歡這里，因為這里天氣很糟糕，游客也太多了。幸運的是，她給了它第二次機會，回去參加了招生面試，并確定了自己下一條人生道路。Yun Kei 將于今年夏天從上海美國學校浦東校區畢業，前往牛津大學就讀。

Welcome to our WeChat series where we celebrate just a few stories from the Class of 2019. Because when we tell our students they can go from here to anywhere, they take us seriously.

歡迎來到我們新的微信系列文章，一起了解2019屆畢業生的故事。我們告訴學生們他們可以從這里去到世界任何地方，他們也真的做到了。

Have you always dreamed about going to Oxford?

牛津大學是你一直夢想就讀的學校么？

Not at all! I always believed I would go to an American college, you know, after going to an American school.

完全沒有！我一直認為自己會選擇一所美國大學，畢竟我讀的是美式高中。

Tell us about the visit and interview.

給我們介紹一下前往牛津大學參加面試的情況吧。

I had to fly in for my interview, and my mother dropped me off at the dorms where I would stay for a week. There was definitely a huge culture shock, and I also met a lot of people. We talked about the interviews and about life, and about academic subjects. That was actually the first time I immersed myself in the environment there, and got to learn more about Oxford. I know I should have done that before applying but I didn’t. The best school is not always the best school for you, but luckily I did love it.

我不得不搭乘飛機前去參加面試，我媽媽把我送到了宿舍，我在那里呆了一周的時間。我經歷了巨大的文化沖擊，同時也結識了很多人。我們談論了面試，談論了生活，談論了學習。那是我第一次融入到那里的環境中，了解了更多關于牛津大學的信息。我知道自己應該在提交申請之前就要去多去了解它，但我并沒有。最好的大學并不總是最適合的大學。幸運的是，我非常喜歡牛津大學。

"I think it is important to just be yourself

during the discussion."

The interview wasn’t really an interview. In the UK you are invited for a discussion with the professors. They do the admissions themselves. If I can give a piece of advice, I think it is important to just be yourself during the discussion.

面試并不是 “傳統”的面試。在英國，我受邀與教授們進行討論。他們自主進行招生。如果要我提供建議的話，我認為重要的是在討論過程中表現出真實的自己。

What are you going to study?

你打算修讀什么專業？

My decision to go to the UK was fueled by my decision to study law. At SAS I participated in MUN and that opened my eyes to what legislation meant. In a mock criminal court, I served as a judge in a discussion about genocide.

我之所以決定前往英國，是因為我決定學習法學。在上海美國學校，我參加了模擬聯合國，這讓我認識到了立法的意義。在一次模擬刑事法庭中，我在一次關于種族滅絕的討論中擔任了法官。

"At SAS I participated in MUN

and that opened my eyes

to what legislation meant."

What I learned was how international law can be limiting. For example, genocide must occur between two different cultural groups in order to be called a genocide. In this case, the defense’s argument was that the Hutus and the Tutsis were not separate cultural groups, and therefore the law under the definition of genocide did not apply. I saw how a little piece of legislation and the way that words are arranged can corrupt and change a whole case.

我認識到了國際法的局限性。例如，種族滅絕一定是發生在兩個不同文化種群之間的。在這個案例中，辯護方認為胡圖人和圖西人不是兩種不同的文化種群，因此種族滅絕方面的法律不適用于他們。我也見證了立法的一小方面以及巧妙的措辭是如何改變整個案件的。

That moment in the MUN conference was crazy to me. I did a lot more studying and personal reading after this, and I found a way to integrate it into all my IB assessments. That grew my love more and more. I am lucky that I found a perfect interest that combines my passion for English, jurisdiction, legislation, human rights, and international relations. I don’t want to be a lawyer, I want to help improve legislation and public policy. At least, that is what I think right now. We’ll see where university takes me!

模擬聯合國的那次體驗讓我感到不可思議。之后，我對此進行了深入學習并閱讀相關文獻，想辦法將其融入到了我所有的IB評估中。這讓我日益迷上了法學。我非常幸運地找到了一個完美的興趣愛好，融合了我對英語、司法管轄權、立法、人權以及國際關系的熱愛。我不想成為一位律師，我想幫助改善立法和公共政策。至少我現在是這么想的。等到了大學再看吧！

Congratulations, Yun Kei. And congratulations to Oxford—that is one lucky school.

恭喜Yun Kei。恭喜牛津大學——你們真幸運。

Our seniors are off to amazing places around the world and we are excited to be sharing those stories. Keep an eye out for our next edition of “The Next Big Thing” with Adeena Liang.

我們的高中畢業生遍布全球各地名校，我們也非常樂于分享這些求學故事。請關注下期“下一件大事：Adeena Liang”。

Click on "read more" for?the Class of 2019college/university acceptances.

點擊“閱讀更多”，查看最新的2019屆學生錄取院校名單。

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Founded in 1912, Shanghai American School (SAS) is the largest and most established international school in China. In short, it's the kind of school you wish you would've attended when you were a kid.

創建于1912年，上海美國學校是中國最大的也是歷史最悠久的國際學校。簡而言之，如果你能回到小的時候，這會是一所你想要去的學校。

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