Meet the Graduates

Cecilia Li Sisi, IMA Low Res ’26 has followed her curiosity across disciplines and geographies. “My core motivation has always been an endless curiosity about the world,” she said.

“I’d say my career path hasn’t been linear,” he reflected. “I wanted to have my own focus and specialty, but I also wanted to go abroad and pick up a variety of new skills along the way.”

Looking back on her college career, Yijia doesn’t hesitate with her rating: a perfect 10. “Because if I could travel back in time,” she says, “I would still make the same choices.”

How NYUSH NOW anchorman Rudrasksha (Rudy) Bhukhanwala ’26 found his calling for teaching and mentoring.

It's been a tough road since she took a 180-degree turn and switched major in her late sophomore year. But passion and perseverance helped her get through.

Sophia Wan Zhiyan ’26 didn't always see herself as an artist. But four years of Interactive Media Arts (IMA) classes have convinced her she is one. In her first year, she enrolled in the introductory course Communications Lab, drawn by an urge that she had something to express. “I realized how much room there was for creation,” she recalls. “It was exciting in a way that gave me a deep sense of fulfillment.”

Born and raised in the US, AJ spent his early childhood in Singapore– and it was that first exposure to an international environment that ignited a spark in him. That curiosity about other cultures, languages, and backgrounds has stayed with him and inspired him to search for a university experience outside of the US.

“As for NYU Shanghai,” she said with a quiet certainty, “within its abundance of academic resources and steadfast support, I found not only the courage to pursue my dreams, but the clarity to see where my story leads next.”