Euphemia Mu ’09
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, N.C.-raised Euphemia Mu ’09 grew up speaking Chinese at home, but never learned how to write in her parents’ native tongue. At Princeton, she enrolled in an intensive Chinese course that met every day of the week, not only to learn the mechanics of the language, but to discuss current events and cultural issues in China.
It was a lot of work, Mu says, but the most rewarding part came at the end of the semester when the final assignment was to write a letter home. “When I sat down to write, it was so easy,” says Mu, and her parents were so proud.
Ask Mu for her thoughts on Princeton and the response is simply, "I love it!" Like other students, she’s taking full advantage of the myriad opportunities Princeton offers to learn from brilliant and celebrated professors, explore her interests, develop new ones and express herself.
With a concentration in molecular biology, Mu says one of her most inspiring classes so far has been “Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology.” One of the most distinctive qualities of a Princeton education is its undergraduate focus, whereby even world-renowned faculty members teach entry-level courses. President Shirley Tilghman, a leading molecular biologist who taught for 15 years at Princeton before becoming the University’s 19th president, gives four guest lectures in the course, says Mu.
Mu writes for Princeton’s independent student newspaper, often covering events she might not have attended otherwise. She’s particularly proud of her profile of Sam Pickering, Graduate School ’70 ’85, who was the inspiration for the movie “Dead Poets Society.” She also serves as a Community Action leader for The Crisis Ministry, a food pantry in Trenton, N.J.
One of the most exciting and exhausting new experiences Mu has found at Princeton is the Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team. She had always thought of Frisbee as a lazy-day-in-the-park activity, but the highly competitive Princeton squad has her officially hooked on the club sport.
It was a lot of work, Mu says, but the most rewarding part came at the end of the semester when the final assignment was to write a letter home. “When I sat down to write, it was so easy,” says Mu, and her parents were so proud.
Ask Mu for her thoughts on Princeton and the response is simply, "I love it!" Like other students, she’s taking full advantage of the myriad opportunities Princeton offers to learn from brilliant and celebrated professors, explore her interests, develop new ones and express herself.
With a concentration in molecular biology, Mu says one of her most inspiring classes so far has been “Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology.” One of the most distinctive qualities of a Princeton education is its undergraduate focus, whereby even world-renowned faculty members teach entry-level courses. President Shirley Tilghman, a leading molecular biologist who taught for 15 years at Princeton before becoming the University’s 19th president, gives four guest lectures in the course, says Mu.
Mu writes for Princeton’s independent student newspaper, often covering events she might not have attended otherwise. She’s particularly proud of her profile of Sam Pickering, Graduate School ’70 ’85, who was the inspiration for the movie “Dead Poets Society.” She also serves as a Community Action leader for The Crisis Ministry, a food pantry in Trenton, N.J.
One of the most exciting and exhausting new experiences Mu has found at Princeton is the Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team. She had always thought of Frisbee as a lazy-day-in-the-park activity, but the highly competitive Princeton squad has her officially hooked on the club sport.