{"id":22153,"date":"2022-06-23T16:14:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T08:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/?page_id=22153"},"modified":"2022-07-06T21:56:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T13:56:28","slug":"class-of-2022-crystal-deng","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/achievements-and-news\/class-of-2022-crystal-deng\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 2022 &#8211; Crystal Deng"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section el_class=&#8221;theme-news theme-news-header header-section&#8221;][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;CLASS of 2022&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;144&#8243; el_class=&#8221;header-menu&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=&#8221;theme-news container&#8221;][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<style text=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2  class=\"isf_custom_heading filled\" style=\"text-align:left;\">Crystal Deng<\/h2>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I am proud that our small cohort of only 60 people forms a tight-knit community where we really support and encourage one another to grow, even through positive competition.<\/p>\n<p>Before COVID, ISF students were able to participate in many overseas trips for experiential learning or competitions. I once joined the ISF team in a 3-day trip to the North East Asian Mathematics Competition (NEAMC), a regional interschool event, and clinched gold for ISF! One of my best memories as an ISF student is the trip to Naples and Sicily. I got to visit the sites we actually learnt about in our classics courses.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the <em>Shuyuan<\/em> ancient Greek course taught by one of her favorite teachers has sparked my love for languages.\u00a0 With interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture, history and myths, I also started learning Latin. Besides languages in the classics area, I might also learn some modern languages I find useful.<\/p>\n<p>I also felt privileged to access the nanotechnology lab and to use the scanning electron microscope, a rare and expensive machine in a school setting. To use that kind of technology would be very helpful in the future.<\/p>\n<p>My first destination after ISF will be Princeton University. 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University<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Major in Physics<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section el_class=&#8221;theme-news theme-news-header header-section&#8221;][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;CLASS of 2022&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;144&#8243; el_class=&#8221;header-menu&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=&#8221;theme-news 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