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Rebecca’s Story: Turning Compassion Into a Cause
2026-08-13
22 university offers. USD 284,000 in scholarships. Acceptances from UCLA, UC San Diego, UCL, King's College London. For most pupils, that kind of success would come down to one question: which is ranked highest? But when Rebecca from Wellington College International Hangzhou looked at her options last year, she asked something different: which path would actually help her grow?
She chose Global Health & Social Medicine at King's College London.
At our recent Old Wellingtonians' London gathering, we caught up with Rebecca to ask whether university life has matched what she imagined. Her answer:
"It's what I expected — and full of surprises."
It Started with
a Simple Act of Service
Rebecca's path to global health didn't start in a classroom. It started at home, watching her grandmother struggle with chronic insomnia.
Rebecca researched. She joined an extracurricular project, dug into the science, and worked through practical changes — adjusting diet, tweaking routines, experimenting with sleep patterns. Slowly, her grandmother's symptoms improved.
That's when she realised that knowledge can actually change lives.
The realisation stayed with her. She started noticing how the digital world — so seamless for her generation — had left many older people behind. Video calls with grandchildren. Online health services. Navigation apps. All simple tasks that had become invisible barriers.
So, Rebecca took action. She contacted her local community committee and started teaching smartphone classes for elderly residents. How to make a video call. How to use maps. How to access health information. Small skills that reconnected people to the world around them.
What began as weekend classes became something bigger. She recruited classmates, expanded to multiple communities, wrote a step-by-step smartphone guide, and launched video tutorials online.
Rebecca spent four years solving a real problem for real people, and that commitment told universities everything they needed to know about how she would approach global health.
Learning to Turn Ideas Into Action
at King’s College London
Ask Rebecca about King's College London, and she'll tell you that it’s “a balance of challenges and surprises”.
She knew the academics would be demanding. What she didn't fully anticipate was how consistently the curriculum connects to the real world — seminars on global health crises, debates on equity and justice, conversations that start in the lecture hall and don't end when class does.
Her strategy for managing the workload rests on two principles: resilience and curiosity. She doesn't let assignments pile up. After every lecture or seminar, she organises her notes while the ideas are still fresh and builds a framework she can actually use. And she refuses to let knowledge stay abstract. With every new thing she learns, she considers its real-world implications.
Even with her packed schedule, she still makes time for the violin, an instrument she's played for over a decade. She's joined the university orchestra. For her, music has become a way to reset, recharge and return to her work with fresh energy.
Looking ahead, she's planning to pursue a master's degree. That deeper research will translate into meaningful change for more people.
What Wellington Means
to Her
Recently, Rebecca returned to Wellington College Education (China) - Hangzhou for the Class of 2026 graduation ceremony. Standing in front of soon-to-be graduates, she shared something simple but significant:
"Wellington is a community woven from trust and care. Wherever you go, there will always be someone who shares this connection with you. That sense of community makes the new world you're about to face feel less foreign and much warmer."
Encounters like this are less about looking back and more about what our alumni carry forward: the shared values, the confidence and the connections that endure time and distance.
That's the gift of a Wellington or Hiba education — not just what you learn, but who you become and who remains part of your life along the way.
Copyright @ 2026 Wellington College International Shanghai. All Rights Reserved.
最新资讯
Latest News
Rebecca’s Story: Turning Compassion Into a Cause
2026-08-13
22 university offers. USD 284,000 in scholarships. Acceptances from UCLA, UC San Diego, UCL, King's College London. For most pupils, that kind of success would come down to one question: which is ranked highest? But when Rebecca from Wellington College International Hangzhou looked at her options last year, she asked something different: which path would actually help her grow?
She chose Global Health & Social Medicine at King's College London.
At our recent Old Wellingtonians' London gathering, we caught up with Rebecca to ask whether university life has matched what she imagined. Her answer:
"It's what I expected — and full of surprises."
It Started with
a Simple Act of Service
Rebecca's path to global health didn't start in a classroom. It started at home, watching her grandmother struggle with chronic insomnia.
Rebecca researched. She joined an extracurricular project, dug into the science, and worked through practical changes — adjusting diet, tweaking routines, experimenting with sleep patterns. Slowly, her grandmother's symptoms improved.
That's when she realised that knowledge can actually change lives.
The realisation stayed with her. She started noticing how the digital world — so seamless for her generation — had left many older people behind. Video calls with grandchildren. Online health services. Navigation apps. All simple tasks that had become invisible barriers.
So, Rebecca took action. She contacted her local community committee and started teaching smartphone classes for elderly residents. How to make a video call. How to use maps. How to access health information. Small skills that reconnected people to the world around them.
What began as weekend classes became something bigger. She recruited classmates, expanded to multiple communities, wrote a step-by-step smartphone guide, and launched video tutorials online.
Rebecca spent four years solving a real problem for real people, and that commitment told universities everything they needed to know about how she would approach global health.
Learning to Turn Ideas Into Action
at King’s College London
Ask Rebecca about King's College London, and she'll tell you that it’s “a balance of challenges and surprises”.
She knew the academics would be demanding. What she didn't fully anticipate was how consistently the curriculum connects to the real world — seminars on global health crises, debates on equity and justice, conversations that start in the lecture hall and don't end when class does.
Her strategy for managing the workload rests on two principles: resilience and curiosity. She doesn't let assignments pile up. After every lecture or seminar, she organises her notes while the ideas are still fresh and builds a framework she can actually use. And she refuses to let knowledge stay abstract. With every new thing she learns, she considers its real-world implications.
Even with her packed schedule, she still makes time for the violin, an instrument she's played for over a decade. She's joined the university orchestra. For her, music has become a way to reset, recharge and return to her work with fresh energy.
Looking ahead, she's planning to pursue a master's degree. That deeper research will translate into meaningful change for more people.
What Wellington Means
to Her
Recently, Rebecca returned to Wellington College Education (China) - Hangzhou for the Class of 2026 graduation ceremony. Standing in front of soon-to-be graduates, she shared something simple but significant:
"Wellington is a community woven from trust and care. Wherever you go, there will always be someone who shares this connection with you. That sense of community makes the new world you're about to face feel less foreign and much warmer."
Encounters like this are less about looking back and more about what our alumni carry forward: the shared values, the confidence and the connections that endure time and distance.
That's the gift of a Wellington or Hiba education — not just what you learn, but who you become and who remains part of your life along the way.
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