Melanie Chen

SEAS ’25
GRIP: Engineering Research in Singapore

Ambassador
Region: Asia

Ask Me About…

  • Being abroad and traveling alone for the first time
  • Travelling to different countries while abroad
  • Making friends with locals

My Experience Abroad

The opportunity to go abroad at the National University of Singapore led me to realize that I am much more open to working abroad professionally in the future in my career. I am more open to working for a few years in Europe or Asia than I first anticipated and I believe this was due to having such a positive experience in Singapore. I have always loved travelling so my experience with GRIP helped to solidify my passion for exploring new cultures and environments and helped me realize that I am open to working abroad outside of the US once my professional career begins.

Other Highlights

  • Conducted ML research at a computer science lab and learning about Python and MatLab
  • Weekend trips to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand
  • The friends I made within the program from other schools like John Hopkins University and University of Toronto
  • The delicious food and beautiful scenery