Han, Matthew

FY RD Fall 2016 12/23/1997 CEEB: 481403 CAID: 15530894

FERPA: Waived

Profile
Personal Information
Name

Han, Matthew

Sex, Birthdate

Male, 12/23/1997

Contact Details
mnhan1223@gmail.com, +1.253-988-6236, Mobile, No other telephone

Permanent
Address

6486 19th St W Apt E Tacoma, WA, 98466-6113, USA

Demographics
None

Hispanic or Latino

No

Race

Asian (Korea)

Language

EV

Military Status

IE

Email, Phone

English

First Language

Korean

Speak

PR

Geography & Citizenship

Citizenship Status

U.S. Citizen or U.S. National

Birthplace

La Palma, California, United States of America (18 Years US, 0 Years Non-US)

CA Fee Waiver
Fee Waiver
Requested

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Yes, Signed: Matthew Han

I have received or am eligible to receive an ACT or SAT testing fee waiver
I am enrolled in or am eligible to participate in the Federal Free or Reduced Price Lunch
program (FRPL)
My annual family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA
Food and Nutrition Service
I am enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income
families (e.g., TRIO programs such as Upward Bound)
My family receives public assistance
I live in federally subsidized public housing, a foster home or am homeless

PR

EV

IE

I can provide a supporting statement from a school official, college access counselor,
financial aid officer, or community leader

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Family
Household
Parents

Separated

Home

Parent 1

Parent 1
Mother
Mrs. June Han

Birthplace

Korea, Republic Of

Email, Phone

+1.253-988-6236, Mobile

Address

the same as my home address

Occupation

Other, Constructed Black Boxes, Unemployed

Education

Graduated from high/secondary school (or equivalent)

Father

IE

Parent 2

Name

Mr. James Han

Birthplace

Korea, Republic Of

Address

unknown

Occupation

Other, Computer Builder, Unemployed

Education

Graduated from high/secondary school (or equivalent)

PR

Siblings

EV

Name

1. Mia Han, Age 23, Sister, Graduated from college/university Bachelors (09/2010 - 06/2014), Whitworth
University, Spokane, WA, USA

2. Dallas Morgan, Age 31, Brother, Graduated from high/secondary school (or equivalent)
3. Stephanie Morgan, Age 34, Sister, Graduated from high/secondary school (or equivalent)

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Education
Current or Most Recent School
Woodrow Wilson High School, Tacoma, WA, USA, Public, CEEB: 481403 (09/2013 06/18/2016)
Counselor

Ms. Geri Wilson-Khalsa, Counselor

Email, Phone

gwilson1@tacoma.k12.wa.us, +1.253-571-6060

Interruption

I have no interruption to report

Other Colleges & Universities

Grades
na / 300

GPA

2.8 / 4, Unweighted

IE

Rank

Current or Most Recent Year Courses

Second Semester

AP Psychology - (AP)

AP Psychology - (AP)

Glass Blowing

Glass Blowing

AP Literature/ Composition (AP)

AP Physics - (AP)

AP Literature/ Composition (AP)

AP Physics - (AP)

Pre Calculus - (AC)

World Issues

PR

Pre Calculus - (AC)

Civics

EV

First Semester

Future Plans

Physician, Doctorate

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Testing
SAT
Critical Reading

500

10/14/2015

Math

610

12/14/2015

Writing

480

12/14/2015

Taken

Planned

05/2016

Physics 1

05/2016

Psychology

05/2016

PR

EV

IE

English Literature
& Composition

AP Subject Tests

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Activities
Junior R.O.T.C.
10

2nd Lt. Platoon Commander MCJROTC

School

In one year I attained the rank of 2nd Lt. This meant that I have to lead and
entire class and organize events and help my platoon become the best.

2 hr/wk, 25 wk/yr

Religious
Sunday School Teacher

Year

At my church, I would take kids down to class and teach them scriptures in the
bible.

2 hr/wk, 52 wk/yr

11, 12

Other Club/Activity

Player in League of Legends Videogae team

Year

I am a player in a college level league of legends team. I compete against other

colleges such as Harvard, UW Seattle, and UBC.

55 hr/wk, 48 wk/yr

IE

9, 10, 11, 12, PG

Computer/Technology

EV

Continue

11, 12

Online Moderator for an Online Community

Year

I was a head moderator for an online community of about 2000 people. I hired,
managed, and enforced rules in the online community.

PR

30 hr/wk, 40 wk/yr

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Writing
Personal Essay

PR

EV

IE

Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their
application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
Life had tried to make my dreams impossible, and it failed. Growing up was difficult for me. I had bad grades, and
my parents had given up on supporting my education. I fell victim to child abuse, and always went to school
knowing that my parents did not care about my school performance. Living in a ghetto and poor part of California
made racial profiling and stereotypes prevalent among the streets. I would always shock others because they
would think that all Asians were supposed to be smart. This stereotyping would affect me in school because I
would be constantly bullied which in turn affected my ability to think during class. Knowing that both no one at
home or at school cared about me, I began to push myself further academically. I would force myself to stay
during lunch to get extra help on assignments and I would get started on my homework early. And while all of this
is happening, I had one single drive that kept me going. And that was the fact that I wanted to better myself so that
I could one day prove to my parents that I am worth the time. Soon my grades were changing, I was getting A's
instead of D's and I knew if I kept this up, I can go far. Then bit by bit, my life started to fall apart again. Divorce
came, and I was abandoned by my father and sent to Washington to live with my mother and her parents.
Adjusting to life was hard because my grandfather hated Koreans. He treated my mother and me almost like
slaves, to just do whatever he needed done for free. Although all these hardships were blocking my life, my
constant drive to better myself was still there, and I kept striving to achieve good grades no matter what. But then
all in one day I lost everything. On September 2, 2014 one day before my junior year started, my first girlfriend left
me; I was kicked out of my grandparents' house because my grandfather hated Koreans, and I was forced to live
in various shelters with strict schedules. School at this point was done for me, I could not keep up with my AP
loaded schedule and after the first semester I had received my first D grade. One reason why I had bad grades
was my shelter's strict schedule. In the shelter, I had to get situated and then do my chores every single day,
which lasted for 5 hours. This gave me only 1 hour to do homework. When asked to do homework in the night, I
was denied and in the end my grades plummeted. I had lost all hope, until I was given a house to live in. I knew
this was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me so I began to study the moment I was in the house. I knew my
grades were far from being saved but I had to try to see if I could do better next year.After being so lost for so
long, I had realized that all this negativity was good for me in the end. It broke me, molded me into a new form,
and remade me into the hardworking and determined man that I am now. I want to go to a 4 year university to fulfill
my dream of proving to my friends and mother that I'm not just some "smart" Asian, but instead determined and
different.

Additional Information

My family has had financial problems during my freshman year in highschool, and all the way up to my junior year,
where I became homeless and had to live in a shelter. My grade had significantly dropped due to not having
enough time to study in the shelter. But after getting a new apartment and less stress, my grades in my senior
year have gotten higher (4.0 GPA, for the first semester of senior year).

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Discipline & School Interruption

Education Interruption
I have no interruption to report
Have you ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at any educational institution you have
attended from the 9th grade (or the international equivalent) forward, whether related to academic
misconduct or behavioral misconduct, that resulted in a disciplinary action?
No

PR

EV

IE

Have you ever been adjudicated guilty or convicted of a misdemeanor, felony, or other crime?
No

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University of Puget Sound Member Page

General
Preferred start
term

Preferred: Fall 2016

Admission plan

Regular Decision

School Specific
Fee Waiver

Yes, I am applying with a University of Puget Sound fee waiver.

Financial aid

Yes

Merit Scholarships

None of the above

Test-Optional
Standard Application I will submit my standardized test scores as part of my application
Application Choice to Puget Sound.

Academics
Academic choice 2 Pre-Medicine
Academic choice 3 Japanese

I do not plan to apply to these programs.

EV

Honors or
Business
Leadership
Program interest

IE

Academic choice 1 Computer Science

Activity 1

Student Clubs and Organizations

Activity 2

Study Abroad

Activity 3

PR

Activities

Activity 4

Contacts

Theatre
Music

Previously applied

No

Contact 1

Friend, Son Hyunh

Contact 2

College Fair

Family
Sibling applied

No

Relatives attended
member

No

Relative employed
at member

No

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