WCAAD Student Maggie Wu Accepted by 7 Top Colleges Scholarship Offers Totaling Half Million Dollars

Maggie Wu has been a very accomplished student on her way to the University of the Arts London for Fashion Design. She received a scholarship of $ 42,000.

Additional colleges admitted:

Parsons –The New School for Design $88,000，

Syracuse University $100,000，

Otis College of Art and Design $80,000,

SAIC- School of the Art Institute of Chicago $88,000，

Pratt Institute $96,000，

SCAD--Savannah College of Design；

Developing skills in oil painting, draping, and design needed for a strong design portfolio Maggie was very experimented with different fabrics and mediums in her artworks.

Maggie has been a very caring person that I have had the pleasure to work with. Over the last year and a half Maggie was able to accomplish so much and have a diverse portfolio exhibit.

Maggie started her art journey with WCAAD at the age of 11, and she won various art contest awards. 

At our program she delved into social politics and woman and animal rights. I felt that Maggie came a long way not only producing the work but creating art that can be powerful with imagery and meaning as in the Senior show she incorporated lighting, scale and color as a way to engage the crowd.

She always had a great attitude and never complained because she knew the competition and wanted to preform to her upmost abilities. I can now say she went far and beyond.

All this while maintaining an impressive GPA. She has taken Honor/AP/IB Courses: AP Environmental Science, AP Biology, AP Art History, AP 2D Art and Design, AP Calculus AB, AP Literature, AP Chinese Her Extracurricular and coursework include: Italian Fashion School where she created basic shirts, sleeves, and collars using different sewing patterns on paper. The Rhode Island School of Design Summer 2023-Fashion Illustration; Learning how to make croquis and how to draw different fabric textures such as satin and faux leather. Start Fashion Design -Created a design, mood board, and personal body form. Made the outfit from the design using different types of paper.                                                                  

Her leadership experience can be witnessed in various organizations she was part of such as Omid for Girls commenced in 2023 until now tutoring school subjects to girls and women that are struggling in Afghanistan due to the Taliban rule. She joined an Academic Decathlons 2022 – 2023-Judge/Volunteer, practicing for The Academic Decathlon competition and volunteered as a judge for the competition. In the National Art Honors Society 2023 – Present, she was the Treasurer introducing different art competitions, scholarships, and internship opportunities. She helped organize and establish the budget for the club and kept track of the spending.

Extracurriculars and activates have been in the Women in STEM, C3 club, Youth Mission, and NPO. Maggie participated in activities such as origami and card-making which were donated to help people in need in my community and learned about social issue in or around her community for better perspective. Clubs include Art Club, Crochet Critter, Chinese Culture Club , La Canada High School Golf Team Varsity Participated in golf competitions with other schools in our area. First Tee Golf Tournament league MIP (Most Improved Player). 

SUMMER  ENRICHMENT

California Association of Student Councils Summer Leadership Conference Summer 2021 gaining leadership skills including team building, presentation skills, and project planning. Discussions on ways of bringing positive change to my school and community. Bada Sports Internship (Chinese/Cambodia Sportswear Production) Summer 2023 Intern - how to create patterns using computer design software and explored different sportswear patterns. Viewed first-hand the multi-step process of clothing production and the different departments involved Institute of Art and Design, AMAi Summer 2021 Digital Art where she practiced various Adobe Photoshop tools creating finished project using skills learned. Participated in the American Educated Chinese Foundation Environmental Summer Camp Summer 2021 and a General Member worked in The Water Conservation, California Native Plants, and You program -Designed a water-saving garden using California plants. DaVinci Summer Camp 2021. LEπERS- A month-long program where she developed advanced algebra skills such as trigonometry.

HONORS AND AWARDS National Art Honors Society, Top 5 in Valentine’s Day Competition 2023 She won the GYM International Essay Contest High Commendation 2023 and Qualifier in 2022. Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK), Level 6 2023. American Educated Chinese Foundation Environmental Summer Camp, Best Design 2021, California Scholarship Federation Member 2021, MetroLink Sustainable Fashion Contest, 2nd Place 2024, Celebrating Art Contest, Published in Anthology 2024.

Maggie gained skills such as Photoshop, painting and Drawing, Draping and pattern Making, and sewing with industrial sewing machines. I honesty can say that she came very much naïve to someone who gained a true understanding of what an art practice is and was able to articulate through various creative means.

(By Omar Gallegos ，WCAAD Vice Principal and Director of Education)