Stephanie Lin

"I go by stephlin, steph or “yoooo.” I’m currently finishing up my senior year in Course 7 which is awesome."

"With a minor in Applied International Studies and concentration in Spanish."

"I was a beekeeper and researcher for a summer in high school."

"I really love parentheses and tend to write and talk too much."

"I’m incredibly excited to be going to Oxford next year via the Rhodes Scholarship, and Hamsika asked me to write some juicy new details about the application experience."

"I made the decision to apply for the Rhodes last year."

"I wanted to be a physician but also wanted to study the humanities side of medicine before jumping from Biology at MIT to Physiology in medical school."

"I eventually want to work in public health and infectious disease."

"Oxford has some really interesting programs and a very different style of learning from the US"

"I thought this would be a great opportunity to gain a different perspective and meet awesome people. *Over the summer as I was filling out medical school applications."

"I was also working on and then I flew to California."

"The actual interviews take place on Saturday, but all Finalists attend the cocktail party on Friday night in order to meet each other and the interviewers."

"I thought it would be terrifying the bios of the previous Scholars online are absolutely amazing and intimidating."

"The short 14 day notice period for AGM convocations is outdated and lags far behind global standards."

"The global best practice is 28 days, which allows shareholders particularly foreign investors adequate time to review materials and engage meaningfully."

"Korea’s current timeline significantly undermines shareholder participation."

"The biggest challenge for foreign investors is the procedural and physical barriers to participation in general shareholders' meetings."

"These include the short notice period, the lack of English-language materials, and the complex documentation required for attendance."

"The short notice period, in particular, leaves foreign investors with little time to review documents."

"Review is limited to three to five days prior to the general meeting, and in some cases, they've been given as little as half a day."

"Major countries like the US and Australia transparently disclose director and executive compensation down to the individual level."

"The US details salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and other benefits"

"CEO compensation ratios and performance-linked structures."

"Australia requires companies to submit compensation reports at general shareholder meetings and stipulates key executive compensation and decision-making principles in its laws."

"It's common practice globally to explicitly include a question and answer session in the general meeting agenda."

"This ensures shareholders have the opportunity to interact with the board and management."

"Hong Kong's listing rules explicitly state the right of shareholders to ask questions and receive answers."

"Singapore also emphasizes shareholder communication as a corporate obligation."

"The most serious problem with Korean general meetings is the lack of institutional mechanisms to effectively guarantee shareholder participation."