Sharon Xu

As a born-and-raised California baby who considers 60 degrees “freezing,” Sharon Xu is the embodiment of the California spirit. As a dorm prefect and admission fellow, Sharon warms everyone’s heart with her endless love and genuine care, just like the California sun. Sharon finds joy in the simple moments of life—studying in the Village with her friends, chilling on the Jameson patio, and watching Gilmore Girls for the millionth time while knitting. Not only can Sharon recite Gilmore Girls line by line, but she also confesses a mild obsession with Robert Pattinson’s face and admits Twilight is one of her guilty pleasures. Sharon has a love-hate relationship with Webb classes. While Sharon struggled with Mr. Calvert’s harsh grading during Adv. Studies Fascism, she nevertheless finds the experience rewarding and appreciates Mr. Calvert’s constant support, whom Sharon insists looks like Penn Badgley. And although Sharon professes her profound hatred for calculus every opportunity she gets, she loves Mr. Caldwell, whom she sees as a parent at heart. While she has grown used to the comfort of Webb, California baby Sharon Xu is now ready to step into the coldness of upstate New York, where she will pursue her passion for biology and the humanities at Skidmore College, and perhaps overcome her perfectionism by embracing her sister Sandra’s words, “Cs get degrees.” But, before that, Sharon is going to take one last adventure in the West Coast: a gap semester rock climbing with the High Mountain Institute.