Linfeng "Abigail" Cai

United World College Changshu | Class of 2026

[email protected]Changshu, China

Mock Trial International Champion, Political Science Aspirant, KCN Founder, College Council Secretary, Social Justice Advocate, Student Life Representative, Theater Director & Lead Actor

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Academics

Aug 2024 – Jun 2026

Changshu, China

United World College Changshu (UWCC)

Class of 2026

  • IB Coursework: Biology HL, Economics HL, English A Language and Literature HL, Mathematics AI SL, Theater SL, Chinese A Language and Literature SL
  • Extended Essay: "In what ways do the rhetorical styles of Barack Obama and Donald Trump in their immigration speeches, combined with the visual presentation of their White House websites, evoke the feeling of fear or hope from the audience?"

Leadership & Community Service

Nov 2023 – Present

Founder

KCN (KunCheng Network)

  • Founded multimedia platform connecting 700+ students on campus, designing exclusive content to report school events and hidden stories around campus
  • First on campus to get reserved 10-minute slots every school assembly to air KCN episodes
  • Led a team of 50 people
  • Ran the Collaborative Department: scriptwriting, filming, and producing advertisements, films, and videos as asked by various clubs around campus
  • Produced film for school administration introducing "Experiential Learning" when New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) came to visit.
  • Provided footages and episodes to the school's official Marketing Team, gained 3000+ likes and 100,000+ views from school Official Social Media platform on WeChat and Instagram.
  • Produced 20 minutes documentary The Ayi Parade Documentary, fostering care for school cleaning staffs and promoted the "Ayi Parade", raising 20,000 CNY as traditional Chinese "red packets" and gifted to the cleaning staffs.

Dec 2023 – Present

Captain and Competitor

Mock Trial

  • Led the school's Mock Trial Program for two years, one of the two oldest programs in China.
  • Organized 20+ international scrimmages with US teams
  • Long term free coaching from UCLA Mock Trial A team's captain; established friendship
  • Contacted Harvard Law attorneys and Law students in the US as coaches for my team
  • International Championships at Tournament of Champions (ToC) '25: One of the two most prestigious international Mock Trial competitions for high schoolers; First non-American team to win Championships
  • Full Rank Outstanding Attorney, aka "Best Attorney" at Empire Fall '24: The only competitor to outrank every opponent for the entire league and won all first ranks (total of 16 ranks)

Sep 2023 – Dec 2024

College Council Representative

UWC Student Government

  • Elected to be 1/2 Female Representative and 1/4 Student Representative for my cohort
  • Served as Secretary my first term, in charge of noting meeting minutes and organizing agendas for all the requests and concerns brought by student body
  • Served as Student Life Representative my second term
  • Repealed the "WiFi curfew", worked with Tech Office and Student Life principal for a WiFi system that blocks access to social media and gaming websites but still allows for Study websites, activated after 1am; still in place till today.
  • Repealed the "Key Card System" that made students' lives much harder by requiring students to bring a card with them to access student dorms; held conferences with school administration present for students to voice their own concerns for such restriction; had 10+ meetings and drafted 6+ proposals

Sep 2023 – Present

Outside Kicker

Girl's Varsity Volleyball

  • One of two sophomores who got into the Varsity team, which is highly competitive every year with 40+ applicants and only 2 spaces.
  • Champions at Suzhou Youth Athletic Conference (SYAC) 2024

Political Science & Legal Interests

May 2025 – Present

Co-Founder

Polaris Mock Trial Organization

  • Wrote a Rules of Evidence Handbook, offer affordable coaching to Chinese Mock Trial teams that lack access to coaching

Oct 2024 – Present

Work | Paid Judge at National Competitions

National United Mock Trial (NUMT)

  • Charged 2k CNY to judge National United Mock Trial (NUMT) in Nanjing

Jun 2025 – Sep 2025

Research Collaborator

Yale Law School Prof. William Eskridge

  • Conducted research on USAID's accountability with Trump administration's expansion of the Mexico City Polity, and implications on the women that needs safe birth control in developing countries.
  • Researched on the limitations of PRC's current blank ban over elicit materials and pornography, looking at its ineffectiveness under a globalized society

Theater Performance

Sep 2024 – Jan 2025

Lead Role | Musical: 'Chicago'

School Production

  • Lead role in school production of Musical Chicago, played the role of Matron "Mama" Morton
  • Dedicated 30 hours every week during the first term of my junior year

Sep 2023 – Jun 2024

Director

Lights Out Theater club

  • Co-Directed school's immersive production, adapting traditional folklores around the world; scriptwriter and director of the African Section of the show, a Tanzanian folklore "The Bird Story"

Jan 2022 – Apr 2022

Scriptwriter, Director, and Lead

Antony and Cleopatra

  • Adapted the original Shakespeare play Antony and Cleopatra into a modern-day Italy mafia family; directed and performed as the lead "Cleopatra" in front of an audience of 300+ people.

Skills & Hobbies

Fluent - English, MandarinDancing - 12 yearsSkiing - 10 yearsReading Poetry