PRIOR TO TUFTS: Attended Radnor High School in Radnor, PA...Letterwinner in basketball for the Raptors all four years...Played for the Philly Roots travel team...Named co-captain junior and senior year...Pocketed Team MVP as a junior and senior...Selected to All-League First Team as a junior and senior...Honored as All-County First Team member as a senior...Placed on All-Area (Philadelphia) Second Team as a senior...Posted 18 PPG and 7 RPG during senior season...Notched a career-high of 26 points...Scored 1000 points as a senior and ended with 1265 total points throughout high school...Helped team capture District 1 title as a junior and senior...Qualified for state tournament all four years...Member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Parents David Yao and Jennifer Eads...Has one sibling, Audrey...Biology major...Chose Tufts "because of the academics, the location, and the sense of community I felt when I visited. I believe Tufts offers great programs to prepare for the future and provides a lot of opportunities given the close location to a big city."