Ellie McCutchen

Class of 2025

Hometown: Clemmons, NC

Ellie is a fourth-year scholar majoring in Political Science, Economics and Sociology and minoring in Mandarin Chinese. She has been able to pursue a variety of her interests through interning at Opera Carolina, assisting with the 2022 Election Science, Reform and Administration Conference and researching gender and interruptions on the U.S. Supreme Court. Ellie was also selected as a participant in the U.S. State Department’s Critical Language Scholarship program where she studied Mandarin Chinese at Tamkang University in Taiwan. Furthering her interest in Asia, Ellie completed her pre-professional internship in Singapore working with startups in the entrepreneurship ecosystem and building global connections. At Charlotte, Ellie is involved in the Chinese Undergraduate Student Association, serves as a Niner Guide, is a member of the Charlotte Mock Trial team and works in the Costume Shop.