Patricia A. Eclarin

Name: Patricia Mae A. Eclarin

High School: Schurz High School

Favorite Teacher/Counselor: Mr. Kevin Rutter (Finance Academy Advisor) and Mr. Kelvin Chung (Counselor)

Favorite Class Activity: International Economic Summit

My favorite way to relax: Listening to music, singing and sleeping

My favorite book: Pride & Prejudice and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

The College I wish to attend: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

My dream profession: work for one of the "big 4" Accounting firms

When I go to college I most look forward to: meeting new people and learning more in-depth about accounting, marketing or finance.

The piece of advice I would give to a high school freshmen about college is:

Become involved in leadership opportunities, volunteer and develop a 4 year course plan with honors, AP or IB classes.