Name: Randy Garcia
Age: 17
School: Frederick Douglass Academy
Year in School: Senior
POB: Moca, Dominican Republic
Favorite Extracurricular Activities: Math Club, Let’s Change Statistics Mentoring Program(Treasurer), and School Newspaper (Sports Editor)
REACH LEW taken Sophomore or Junior year: Calculus AB (LEW Subject, score of 5), Physics C: Mechanics (score of 4), Human Geography (score of 3)
REACH LEW take this year: Calculus BC (LEW Subject), Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, and Computer Science (LEW Subject)
Event that had the biggest impact on your life last year: My participation in The Albert Schweitzer Leadership For Life Programme in Dublin, Ireland
Target Colleges: University of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University, Northwestern University, Yale University, and Cornell University
Major: Biochemistry/Biophysics
Career Goal: Neurosurgeon
Biggest Adversity Faced: Not being able to receive help from my mom due to her inability to speak English and having to go through the process on my own with out the help from my parent
Hello everyone. My name is Randy Garcia. I am a senior at The Frederick Douglass Academy. I am excited that I will get the opportunity to share my college process experience with other REACH students. One thing is for sure, the college process is not an easy one. Time management is the key to the college application process. If you can manage your school work and your college applications appropriately, then you won’t have such a difficult time. I am currently done with all of my applications. I now use my time to apply to as many scholarships as I can. College is expensive so it is important to apply for scholarships in order to get money for school. Each week I will blog about the do’s and don’ts of the college process. I will blog about my experiences in school and how I see other students dealing with the college process.
