BIO Data – Tan Wei Hong
Name:
Tan Wei Hong
Date of Birth: 11 October 1987
Place of Birth: Singapore
Address: Blk 3 #07-03-A Prince George’s Park Residence Singapore 118425
Contact Details: 96755563 (Mobile Phone) tanweihong@nus.edu.sg (Email)
Description:
Tan Wei Hong is a brilliant student currently pursuing a Bachelor Degree in The National University of Singapore. Being multi-talented and having a wide range of interest, choosing a suitable course of study was difficult. Ultimately, he chose his first-love: Chemistry.
His love for the sciences began as a child, curious and inquisitive; He questions about anything and everything that was to be puzzling to him. The joy of finding an explanation or being able to predict a phenomenon set him in sheer excitement and amazement about the many wonders of the natural world. Even today, he can never get enough of learning and acquiring new knowledge and discoveries.
His passion also includes the arts. He holds great admiration for the creators of great pieces of art, portrayed as drawings, paintings and also in musical forms. From young, he will hide in the many parks near his home, to observe the sceneries and to put it on paper with a pencil. He will close his eyes, take in the rhythm and pitches around him to compose a melody.
His acute sense of questioning and also the ability to appreciate the abstract, distinguish him as a remarkable learner and composer. After his O’levels, he was invited to study Music at a reputable College in the United States to which he declined, not being able to bear the long separation from his beloved family.
An avid reader, he consumes storybooks, novels and other publications which have helped shape his critical perception of the world around him. He challenges the convention, the tradition and why they should be.
He grieves for the sufferings of the less-privileged and also the plight of “Mother” Earth. This empathy led him to start many projects and initiatives. At 15, He led a group of fellow musicians to play and cheer for the patients at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Adventist Home for the Elderly every month.
He became active in environmental protection and conservation in Junior College where he initiated a massive recycling and public education project in the Northwest Community Development Council District. He also pushed for greater awareness and volunteerism as the Director of Community Involvement in the Environmental Club as a CCA. Since then, he has dedicated hundreds of hours to serve the community hoping to change for the better, the lives of those around him.
His current goal is to enrol in The Duke-NUS postgraduate medicine programme and to spend his life dedicated to improve the lives of others living in Cambodia.
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Lim Eileen said,
September 16, 2009 at 1:02 PM
Hi Wei Hong
May I suggest that your picture seem informal because your hair looks slightly long and untidy. After reading your biodata, I gain an in-depth view of your personality and interest. However I feel that your biodata is a bit broad covering too many aspects for example your interest in arts and how it is linked to your goal in enrolling into the duke school or interest in chemistry.Perhaps you could write how your skills are developed and how this had helped you in your attempt to Duke school. In addition, similar to Pak Ming, you wrote in a third person’s point of view, it seem to sound more like a testimonial than a personal statement. However, I am not very sure with that. Do let me know if I am wrong.
Overall, it’s detailed and professional. Hope you can get into Duke school. I heard it’s tough but I believe you can. Jia you!!
Eileen
danhua said,
September 16, 2009 at 9:03 PM
Hi Weihong,
I have to say that your bio data showed me your broad interests and your unique personality. However, it seems a bit too broad. Maybe you could try to focus on two or three outstanding achievements instead of including everything in.
Moreover, I agree with Eileen that your photo is a bit informal. You could wear a shirt instead of a T-shirt, and maybe a photo with a clean haircut like what you have now would be better.
Best Regards,
Danhua