Phil Xu is graduating soon. And he has no idea what he is going to do when he graduates. “I wouldn’t describe myself as aimless,” he says. “I think I’m fully prepared for whichever road I’m going down. I just haven’t found that road yet.”

Having studied at George Mason University for four years, Xu declared his major one week before starting his last semester. While certainly not prudent, Xu has brushed this off as a minor detail in his quest to graduate.

Xu discovered his talent for public speaking when he joined the Model UN club in high school. After becoming a Patriot at George Mason University, he has continued to participate in Model UN, and honed his public speaking skills by studying of Communication.

Despite being born in Arizona, Xu spent the first four years of his childhood raised by his grandparents in China before returning to the United States to start public education. This has resulted in him being able to speak both English and Mandarin Chinese. Although Mandarin Chinese is the first language he learned to speak, he is much better at English.

Xu regards his ability to speak Mandarin Chinese as one of his more valuable assets and believes it is the key to his identity in whatever career he intends to pursue. “Having both a technical and cultural grasp of the two languages is something that I am particularly proud of,” he says.

Despite his graduation rapidly approaching, Xu does not have any solid plans for the future. However, he doesn’t regard this as necessarily a bad thing. “My goal for the future is to find a stable job,” Xu says. “Once I find that, then I’ll think about what I actually want to do with my life.”