Isabella Shi

If you have ever walked past Isabella Shi’s room before school dances, you will likely find a long line of Webbies gathered by her door. With her exquisite make-up skills and her always-here-to-help personality, Isabella has become the go-to person when Webbies need a touch-up. While Isabella is sad that the seniors missed the opportunity to say a proper goodbye, she enjoyed the Appleby small farewell dinner on the eve of Webb’s close-down, when they cooked a meal together with all the leftover food in the fridge. In addition to the close bonds she formed with her dorm, Isabella sees the robotics team as a family after four years together. Not only did she enjoy the creative process of this activity, but robotics also helped Isabella discover new aspects of herself, including her decisiveness and passion for trying new things. Apart from robotics, she has developed a profound interest in architecture since participating in a research project on the Forbidden City in middle school. She finds architecture fascinating, as it is a consolidation of rationality and sensibility. This summer, she plans to intern at an architecture firm, and she will continue her study of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University.