Since starting high school, I have held myself to a very high standard in everything I do. I have always believed that I am capable of accomplishing great things. I refused to take anything less than classed designated as honors or advanced placement courses and I ran for every leadership position that revolved something that I was passionate about. One night before a speech I redid my whole presentation board just because I knew that I could do better. I...

In my entrepreneurship class, I received the opportunity to improve the ability to walk and bike down Highlander Way, a street in front of my high school. Although I am not a regular walker or biker, I decided that I wanted to find a solution to this problem because this one way street is where I park my car every morning and it’s located right next to where my tennis practice is held. This was the first step I...

The first time I visited USD was during my freshman year in high school. Right when I walked onto the campus I immediately looked at my mom and told her this is the college I want to attend. Knowing I wanted to keep my options open, I participated on College For Me (C4Me), a trip that allowed me to visit 12 California colleges during my junior year. Although I enjoyed visiting these colleges, none of them have created the same...

Recently I have started working with two of my peers on an idea that would give young adults easy access to birth control. Obtaining birth control is a problem because most young adults do not want to tell their parents they are sexually active, they do not have a car, or they lack the income to purchase birth control. With this project, I have learned how to work and communicate effectively with my peers. This project has also taught me...