WCAAD Student Stella Wu Admitted by 10 Colleges with Scholarship Offers Totaling $372,000

myarteducation
Aug 4
3 min read

Congratulations to Stella Wu on her admittance to Pratt with a $108,000 scholarship!

Additional college accepted:

Art Center College of Design- $68,000，

Otis College of Art and Design- $80,000,

SVA-School of Visual Arts- $72,000，

Pratt Institute (Munson) - $44,000

Cal Arts-California Institute of the Arts，

UC Santa Cruz，

UC Riverside，

Cal State Fullerton，

Cal State Long Beach;

“My journey with art began at the age of four, inspired by my mother, a talented designer and artist.” Stella said, “I spent the first ten years of my life in Beijing, China, which has profoundly shaped my perspective through art. My projects and artworks explore themes of personal growth and inner thoughts, surround in elements of imagination with contrasts and the reflections.”

Stella is enthusiastic, motivated, and creative. You will never see her be satisfied with projects. She loves to push herself and test her abilities and finds solutions to difficult ideas. Facing challenges just makes her as passionate yet always finishing strong. Stella strengths come from a solid foundation.

I have witnessed classmates seeking advice from Stella as she inspires others. She takes risk and experiments with materials. She can look at things from other people’s perspectives, caring about the people around her as she is collected and calm under stress and is easy-going among peers. Stella has dedicated her time with our Academy spending many hours a week with various art and design classes.

Personally, Stella is a hidden gem, she is on time, dedicated and passionate about being part of a bigger art community. She is very passionate about art and really wants to make an impact in the current art industry. Stella is excited to continue in her education and is a model for others to follow. She works well with others, and it has been a true pleasure getting to know her and I consider her a friend.

Stella’s work, leadership and experience have also assisted in making her that much more diverse. Experiences include: Confucius Chinese Language School Teaching Assistant (Community service, volunteer), Providing lesson ideas and plans to teachers about Chinese culture through art such as drawings of Chinese food, traditional Chinese ink paintings, etc. Advanced Video Production, Film for the school and the school's social media, requests from outside businesses, help with the school's drama/theater with trailers and experience different leads and roles in the film field.

Her awards and honors include the Walnut Valley Water District Art Contest "Water is Life"(2022) - 1st Place Winner -High School Category. California Legislature Assembly: Certificate of Recognition (2022) - In recognition of "Water is Life", Poster Contest Winner California State Assembly: Certificate of Recognition (2022) - Recognition and Award for the 13th Annual Fitness Day and Health Fair Art Contest Certificate of Congressional Recognition: Volunteer (2022)- Recognition of high standards of excellence and outstanding achievements at “World Autism Awareness Day Youth Art Exhibition" and KJC International INC: Juried High School "Stop Hate" Art Competition (2023) .

Lastly Stella has been able to excel by acquainting herself with people who can help her, but in return, offers her assistance to them and the younger students who have developed a connection and respect as well as my admiration. I see Stella as someone who will gain more insight as she explores her career opportunities as she is already on the right path.