LITERACY

READING- BASIC

• Part of the accelerated readers program in grade school
• Read all the Hunger Games and Harry Potter books each in one day
• Favorite authors: Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Grisham
• Read a lot of Japanese manga
• Big into reading leadership articles and famous speeches

READING- MANGA

• Love reading manga
• Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Attack on Titan
• Love the character development and back story
• Gives me more insight on the Japanese culture

READING- FAVORITE BOOK

• Favorite book is The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
• Interested in law and American history
• Read it "for fun"
• Got me hooked on some of his other works
• Fun fact: my sister is named after the main character (Darby)

UNDERSTANDING OF LITERACY THROUGH READING

• Reading has always been one of my strong suits
• I love being able to understand each character and the message the author tries getting across
• Reading-based literacy is, to me, all about understanding the big picture
• It's finding your passion and being able to do what you love
• It's both relaxing as well as cultivating your intellect at the same time

EXTRACURRICULARS- BASIC

• Extracurriculars are an important part of my life
• Being busy allows me to plan better and do well in school
• Love networking and meeting people with similar interests
• On campus involvement: fraternity, residence hall govt, math tutor
• Favorite thing to do: tennis

EXTRACURRICULARS- BETA

• Part of Beta Theta Pi
• Great to socialize and build brotherhood
• Co-VP of recruitment (already involved)
• Gone to leadership conferences in Oxford, OH and Tulsa, OK
• Great to meet and network with Betas from around the United States

EXTRACURRICULARS- TENNIS

• Helps keep me in shape and is a good stress reliever
• Taught camps at Dwight Davis in Forest Park
• Love following players from all around the world
• Played doubles in high school

UNDERSTANDING OF LITERACY THROUGH EXTRACURRICULARS

• Extracurriculars are a big part of my life
• Extracurricular-based literacy conveys to others my character
• It helps people understand what I am passionate about
• People see me as exemplifying the Beta values and my work ethic from tennis
• Involvement makes me a well-rounded person

EDUCATION- BASIC

• Always considered myself as studious
• Went to a Jesuit high school and now a Jesuit college
• Took 6 AP tests in high school and all honors classes
• Academically driven: want to pursue a career in medicine
• Tutor in calculus and a little bit of chemistry

EDUCATION- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

• Favorite subject ever having learned about
• One of the reasons why I'm a chemistry major
• Love the critical thinking (not just memorizing)
• Very math oriented (how structures are viewed in 3D space)
• Interesting seeing how elements react with one another

EDUCATION- END GOAL

• My goal in life is to study medicine
• Desire to have a job that requires always learning something new
• Want to study pediatrics and work at a children's hospital
• Called to have a profession that helps others
• Interested in the chemical reactions within the human body

UNDERSTANDING OF LITERACY THROUGH EDUCATION

• Education is so much more than just exams and letter grades
• Education-based literacy shows to others the type of person that I want to be
• Networking with professors, learning what interests me, making new friends
• A great education will set me up for a fulfilling future
• I'm excited to pursue higher learning in the medical field so I can help others

CONCLUSION