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My name is Dez Dovai, I'm a 16 year old junior at Yes Prep Eisenhower. I like to read and watch videos in my spare time. I strongly believe that every person deserves equal opportunities and treatment, as a African American girl, this is especially important to me. I plan to become a bestselling poet and social media activist after and/or during getting a bachelor's in something literature related, sociology, or women's studies.

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Nontraditional knowledge is any information that's learned outside of the education system.
My main area of nontraditional knowledge are true crime ( like Jeffrey Duhmer, the iconic escape from Alcatraz, or the collar bomb robbery). This helps me on my journey to college because my nontraditional knowledge can help me make more friends, because who doesn't want to hear about crime?

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Long Range Goals are self made goals set for the far future.
My current long range goals are to graduate college (by taking as many AP course as I can), publish a book (I email publishing companies and literary agents all the time), and become a social media influencer (subscribe to the weird dez) so I can use my voice to spread positivity. This can help me in college because I'll have a plan for what I want to do after college, while still in college, therefore I will have an idea of what classes I should take or who I should be networking with to make my dreams a reality.

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Positive self concept is the ability to maintain a strong, positive self esteem and belief in yourself.
I struggle with this skill because my self esteem is very subjective and directly correlated to my current grades, appearance, and overall mental health. I'm trying to focus on disconnecting those things from my self concept so I can feel good about myself consistently. I even decorated my room with uplifting quotes and knick-knacks to remind myself that I need to acknowledge my value.

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I'm signing up for tons of AP classes to (hopefully) get college credit