High School: Attended The Koç School in Istanbul, Turkey ... Helped team take first place at Schools' National Fencing Championship in Samsun, Turkey in April 2013 ... Placed third as an individual at that event ... Ranked as high as third in both Cadet and Junior women's sabre ... Represented Turkish National Fencing Team on several occasions ... Achieved Academic High Honors every semester ... Received The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award.

Personal: Daughter of Irem and Mustafa Ilhan Yücel ... Chose Northwestern over University of Toronto, Queens University, University College London and more ... Anticipated major is biology.