Gleidy Flores (MIKVA Scholar)

High School:  Big Picture High School

Favorite Class: History.

Favorite Activity: Theater.

Favorite Teacher/Counselor: Diana Black

My Favorite way to relax: Reading.

My Favorite book:  Our America.

The College(s) I am interested in attending: UIUC, UIC, DePaul.

My Dream Profession is:  To become a dentist, Immigration lawyer or work for police.

Biggest concern about college: How I will pay for college (money).

When I go to college, I most look forward to: Find a job to be able to accomplish my goals.

The piece of advice that I would give to a high school freshman about preparing for college is: To start researching about what type of college they want to attend and start looking for scholarship.

My hero is:  My grandmother.