All about me!

Hi everybody,

My name is Andrew Zhang. I’m from Diamond Bar, California. I’m a first year Statistical Science major, but I have dreams of one day attending medical school. As a requirement for medical school, I’m required to work in laboratories. This past summer I worked in the Neuroscience department at City of Hope for about 4 months. Interestingly, you could say that science runs through my blood since both my parents are also scientists. My dad is a staff scientist who specializes in research into various effects of cancerous genes and my mom is a research associate who specializes in dealing with various types of stem cells. However, beside my enjoyment of science, I also enjoy basketball. I played JV and frosh basketball my freshmen and sophomore year. Unfortunately, I broke my kneecap and had surgery which ultimately ended by playing career. As far as professional basketball teams go, I’m a die hard Lakers fan and no matter how bad they end up, I’m sticking by them until they either move cities or I die. One thing that most people don’t know about me is that I play the viola, which is also known as a bigger violin. People often ask what a viola is and typically I like to tell them that if a violin and a cello had a baby, it would be the viola. My high school was named the National Grammy School, meaning that it was recognized as the best high school music school in the country. I also had the opportunity to play in 2 other prestigious orchestras, one known as the Claremont’s Young Musician’s Orchestra and the CODA All State Honor Orchestra. In addition, music has taken me to so many incredible places; San Fransisco (4x), Boston and New York. I hope you all learned a lot about me and I look forward to learning about you all!