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Katie Wu

Orlando,Florida

Summary

  • MIT (Top Choice): 11/01/2025 (EA)
  • Harvard: 01/01/2026
  • Johns Hopkins: 01/02/2026
  • UPenn: 01/05/2026
  • Duke: 01/05/2026
  • University of Florida: 11/01/2025 (EA)
  • SUNY Stony Brook: 01/15/2026
  • Northeastern: 11/01/2025
  • Emory: 1/01/2026
  • Boston University: 01/05/2026
  • University of South Florida: 11/01/2026 (EA)
  • University of Pittsburgh: 07/14/2026

Work History

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Researcher

UCF Synaptic Scholars Program
  • Advocated integration of TMS in drug addiction treatment; partnered w/ local addiction clinic; advanced community health literacy in neurotechnology
  • Convinced a medical professional to acquire a TMS license (in progress)

Intern - Children's Neurological Literature

ThinkNeuro, LLC
  • Formatted and collaborated on a 30-page children's book on epilepsy, enriching pediatric neurological health literacy

Figure Skater

Ice Factory of Central Florida
  • Advanced figure skating skills to achieve intermediate skills and juvenile freestyle proficiency; passed 10+ testing sessions to progress skill levels

Secretary

WHS Neuroscience Club
  • Coordinated club initiatives & trained a 20-member team; promoted peers in neuroscience literacy and competed at university levels

Competitor - Neurotechnology Cohort

AdventHealth hospital - PLTW Biomedical Program
  • Presented TMS addiction treatment research to panel of 8 healthcare professionals

Research Intern

UpNextScientists - Non-Profit Organization
  • Conducted 755-participant study on individual neuro health literacy and wrote a research paper

Volunteer

Orlando Health Hospital
Orlando, USA
  • Managed 40+ patient rooms in the SCU alongside nurses; gained firsthand healthcare experience & promoted patient-centered health literacy in practice

Junior Instructor

U.S. Figure Skating
  • Instructed 100+ young skaters in skating fundamentals; coordinated select team of 8 skaters in choreographing and performing routines in Winter shows

Youth Advisory Council Vice President

Florida National Guard
  • Led 20-member council in organizing 30+ events for 5000+ military kids (ex. camps), providing meaningful support for military families across FL

Education

High School - Cambridge AICE Diploma, AP Courses, Dual Enrollment, Biomedical Pre-Major Program

Windermere High School
Windermere
05.2026

Skills

  • Brain and Cognitive Sciences
  • Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Biology

Goals

My overall passion is to integrate technology into the neurology fields, improving neuro-technological health literacy as well as addiction and mental disorder treatments.

Timeline

Volunteer

Orlando Health Hospital

Junior Instructor

U.S. Figure Skating

Youth Advisory Council Vice President

Florida National Guard

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Researcher

UCF Synaptic Scholars Program

Intern - Children's Neurological Literature

ThinkNeuro, LLC

Figure Skater

Ice Factory of Central Florida

Secretary

WHS Neuroscience Club

Competitor - Neurotechnology Cohort

AdventHealth hospital - PLTW Biomedical Program

Research Intern

UpNextScientists - Non-Profit Organization

High School - Cambridge AICE Diploma, AP Courses, Dual Enrollment, Biomedical Pre-Major Program

Windermere High School
Katie Wu