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2008-09: Walked-on in the fall of 2008.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Singapore American School in Singapore ... played volleyball from 2002-06 ... named to the 2005 IASAS All-Tournament Team ... helped lead team to three IASAS titles from 2002-04 and to a runner-up finish in 2005 ... also participated in track and field ... events included triple, long and high jumps, shotput, discuss and javelin ... team won three straight IASAS titles (2004-06) ... class salutatorian and an AP Scholar with Distinction ... member of the Gold Honor Roll from 2002-06 ... earned AP Biology, AP Calculus I AB, and AP English Language Awards ... IASAS Scholar from 2005-06 ... named Humanities Award winner and PTA Senior Scholar.
Personal: Born in Los Alto, Calif. ... parents are Way and Man-Li Tu ... has one older sister, Dorothea ... major is human biology ... hobbies include playing the violin, enjoying nature and traveling.
Getting to Know Joanna Tu:
| Parents | Way and Man-Li Tu |
| Siblings | Dorothea |
| Major | Human biology |
| Contemplated Profession | Medicine, public health |
| Other hobbies outside of Stanford | Playing violin, enjoying nature, traveling, experiencing life! |
| I was introduced to rowing by | a friend from high school who was visiting while I was still in high school and said I should give it a try. A bunch of other people in college then told me their experiences and three years after that I ended up walking on. |
| The Stanford Rowing team will be fun to watch this year because | we have a great team of talented athletes across the board-it's not just the first boat that is competing well; the skills of the team are very deep |
| The thing I love most about sports is: | The team aspect and challenging oneself |
| My favorite food is | Asian food - Taiwanese noodles, Singaporean food, dim sum |
| Favorite TV Show | House |
| Favorite Musical Artist | Telepopmusik |
| Favorite Movies | Moulin Rouge, Love Actually, Amelie, V For Vendetta, Science of Sleep, My Sassy Girl |
| The best advice I've ever received was: | Take the road less taken |
| I am most thankful in my life for | being healthy and having so many opportunities to take advantage of. |
| If I were not a collegiate rower I would be: | In the orchestra |
| The Place I'd Most Like To Visit | Machu Picchu |
| Favorite Sport Other Than Rowing | Volleyball |
| Favorite Place I've Ever Visited | Taiwan, Singapore, Western Australia |
| Favorite Type Of Music | Lounge music, Jazz fusion, Classical, alternative |
| If I had to cook all of my meals I would probably survive on | Salad |