Caroline Su

Caroline is a senior at McLean High School in Northern Virginia. Her work moves between the concert hall, the newsroom, and questions about how public policy shapes opportunity.

She has studied classical piano for more than eleven years. Alongside performances at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and with Capital City Symphony, she has played for patients, senior communities, and families served by local organizations.

Her Davidson Fellows project applies what she has learned as a musician to a practical question: how could an organized library of recordings help music therapists find suitable material? In separate economics research, she studies the relationship between high-skilled immigration restrictions and regional productivity.

Caroline is editor-in-chief of The Highlander, co-president of Hopeful Minds Outreach, and a leader in her school’s economics and mock trial programs. She hopes to continue studying economics and public policy while making room for music, writing, and service.