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Our Graduates

Stories of curiosity, practice and the paths our students are building

Real stories of our graduates — where curiosity, discipline and character take them.

The Strength Called Unbeatable: Ma Liangyu, from the Sports Track to Cornell

The Strength Called Unbeatable: Ma Liangyu, from the Sports Track to Cornell

A shy, overweight boy joined the bilingual sports programme in the sixth grade and stopped being afraid of being seen. Six years later, an Early Decision offer from Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Reading the Game in Numbers: Shen Hongqiu's Route to Sports Analytics

Reading the Game in Numbers: Shen Hongqiu's Route to Sports Analytics

A student who could not follow a lesson taught in English, and the daily plan that closed the gap — then carried him to Rice University for sports data analytics.
From “I Don't Dare” to “I Will Try”: Yan Jixin's Long Way Out

From “I Don't Dare” to “I Will Try”: Yan Jixin's Long Way Out

Thirteen years on one campus: from the school's first kindergarten cohort to Northwestern, and a long argument with his own habit of overthinking.
Every Door Left Slightly Open: Wu Xiaowei on Trying More and Fearing Less

Every Door Left Slightly Open: Wu Xiaowei on Trying More and Fearing Less

Seven years of saying yes — student council, pickleball, a Cambridge interview, two deferrals absorbed — and a place at Carleton College.
Our Twelve Years: Eight Boys, One Campus, and the Long Habit of Growing Up

Our Twelve Years: Eight Boys, One Campus, and the Long Habit of Growing Up

Eight graduates who never knew another campus answer the same questions: canteen favourites, the sentence a teacher left them, and the first day.
A Duke Story: Zhou Zhuoyi Learns to Listen in the Field

A Duke Story: Zhou Zhuoyi Learns to Listen in the Field

Three-minute passions, a solo journey to Mount Kailash, five days on a fishing island — and a place at Duke University to study cultural anthropology.