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Sherry Xiao

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Bio

Hi, I'm Sherry Xiao! I am a recent graduate of Jenks High School who received the titles of OU National Award Scholarship Recipient, 2025 Salutatorian (weighted GPA of 4.41), 2025 AP Scholar with Distinction, 2024 AP Scholar with Distinction, 2023 AP Scholar, and 2025 Distinguished Service Graduate (awarded to students who volunteered more than 200 hours in their community). I have also received the 2025 Global Seal of Biliteracy (English and Chinese) and was a member of the Oklahoma Honor Society and the Superintendent's Honor Roll. Throughout my years of high school, I worked for about two to three years as a server at Mandarin Taste and No 1 Kitchen, both of which are Chinese restaurants. I started my journey at the University of Oklahoma during the Summer of 2025, and that is where I'm currently going to college. The degree that I'm pursuing at the University of Oklahoma is psychology because I'm interested in understanding human behavior and thought patterns.

Education

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Bachelor's degree program
2025 - 2025
  • Majors:
    • Psychology, General
  • Minors:
    • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • GPA:
    4

Jenks High School

High School
2021 - 2025
  • GPA:
    3.9

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Bachelor's degree program

  • Majors of interest:

    • Psychology, General
    • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Mental Health Care

    • Dream career goals:

    • Server

      Fantasy Chinese Cuisine
      2026 – Present3 months
    • Cleaning the dining rooms, serving customers, taking calls

      Mandarin Taste
      2023 – 20241 year
    • Serving customers food, finding change for payments, taking calls and orders

      No 1 Kitchen
      2022 – 20231 year

    Research

    • Psychology, Other

      University of Oklahoma — As a research assistant for Dr. Yaqing He, my job is to analyze and code three peer-reviewed journal articles per week. I also read and screen through 100 reddit comments per week regarding attitudes towards menstrual accommodations, such as sick leave.
      2025 – Present

    Arts

    • AP Music Theory Class offered at Jenks High School

      Music
      2024 – 2025

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      University of Oklahoma Food Pantry — Community Engagement General Staff
      2025 – Present
    • Volunteering

      Summit Health and Wellness — Vitals Volunteer
      2026 – Present
    • Volunteering

      Mount Zion Association — Creating the weekly hymn presentations in English and Chinese
      2024 – 2024
    • Volunteering

      The Little Light House — Reading, cleaning, and preparing food for the children
      2024 – 2025
    • Volunteering

      Saint Francis Hospital — Stocking the fridge, organizing patient rooms, and cleaning wheelchairs.
      2024 – 2024

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Politics

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

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