Richard Gu is an incoming freshman at Cornell University planning to study computer science. Richard graduated top 10 of his class, and was heavily involved in Quiz Bowl, Science Olympiad, Chinese Club, and HOSA. He also competed in varsity tennis team. Richard scored in the top 10 of USNCO Minnesota & Wisconsin participants, and got 800 on SAT II Tests in 4 subjects. He has experiences in teaching science classes through Yucai Chinese School.