Pat Wu is the Director of College & Career Counseling at KIPP DC College Preparatory, one of the largest high schools in the District that also boasts a 100% college acceptance rate for its Class of 2025! With 18 years of experience in education, Pat has worked with KIPP Gaston in rural North Carolina, the Noble Network of Schools in Chicago, and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's Young Scholars Program out of northern Virginia. In addition to college and career counseling, Pat also coaches his school's cross country and track & field teams, and is a founder and advisor to his school's slam poetry club, quiz bowl team, and outdoor education summer program. The proudest member of the University of Maryland Class of 2006, Pat has a BA in University-Community Partnerships.