Lisa Chen

Cerritos, Calif. | Class of 2012

Majors: International Relations, Women's Studies, and Politics

"My internship opportunities have been life-changing experiences for me. I was able to gain a new set of perspectives that altered many of my goals and aspirations for the future. Cornell also has talented faculty members who truly care about their students. The amount of extraordinary opportunities offered here are amazing and broad. I also picked Cornell because it was a new environment for me, a new challenge, and a new beginning for me where I felt I could excel."

• Favorite Course: Principles of Advocacy
  "It was a very hands-on class where we dug into law cases and discussed their substance and nuance."
• Cornell Fellows International Humanitarian Fund Fellow in Social Relief for the Red Cross in China working with HIV/AIDS outreach projects.
• Student ambassador in Japan through the Cornell Ambassador program.
• Member of Cornell's mock trial team that qualified for the National Championship Tournament for the third straight year. Lisa was named an Outstanding Midwest Regional Witness.
• Cornell cheerleader
• Student Senate representative, Phi Alpha Delta Law Society, social sorority, and hall council president
• Spent a semester off-campus interning at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C.