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My family means everything to me. It was crazy growing up with three little brothers, but I wouldn't trade them for the world

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My Family (I think the expressions on everyone's faces are very representative of our personalities)

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This is Luke: my best friend forever and always

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Michael is one of the biggest sweethearts you'll ever meet, as long as you aren't going against him in a soccer game.

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Mark is one of those people who has the magical talent to make you laugh in any situation.

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One of the craziest parts of senior year is seeing where all my friends are going and figuring out how we're going to stay in touch. Right now we're thinking some sort of cooking book/tennis club (we're working on it).

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Ever since seventh grade I've attended a school called Treasure Valley Mathematics and Science Center which is essentially an accelerated school for math and science. A lot of people think of it being a nerd school, but it's become a second family for me where I get to discover new things with incredibly intelligent classmates. Through this school, I was able to submit a proposal for a microbiology project to NASA, design and make my own robot, and conduct first hand research.

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This is the entire school my seventh grade year

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I haven't always been sure of what I wanted to do. For a while, I wanted to be an engineer because I wanted to design things and I love problem solving. Then I realized I love more creative approaches, but wasn't sure what sort of sustainable major or job I could get that combined my two interests. Until I took AP Computer Science that is.

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My first attempts at graphic design included making book covers for my friend's stories.

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And a few of my own covers

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And general book themed graphics

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As a part of my publishing contract, I was required to maintain a social media account centered on books which allowed me to attempt photo editing.

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Clearly, none of my graphic endeavors ended up quite where I wanted them (I'm still learning though!) but that's okay. I found a passion in something else: computer science. While I don't have any videos or pictures to show you (except for lines and lines of code) I discovered I could create things through my coding. I designed a card game and minesweeper that could be played through BlueJay. It's a way for me to be creative and apply the math/science skills I have gained over the years. My dream is to use these skills to be part of or even create something that makes a difference in people's lives. Something that will excite people to use. I want to make a platform that gives people easy to use tools to do what they love-whether that be making music, writing, designing robots, or anything else for which they have a passion-all in one place.

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Writing has become a MAJOR part of me. I started taking writing seriously in seventh grade and had my own book published by my sophomore year of high school!

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After my book was published, I was also able to give book talks at elementary and junior high schools

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I have played soccer for as long as I remembered. Even before I could walk my dad had a soccer ball at my feet. It's been a tough but awesome journey.

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This picture was right after we won in a PK shootout and I learned that the best moments come from times when there are two options: great success or horrible failure.

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I hadn't heard of the Lassonde studio until I was filling out the housing application. In fact, the first time I filled out the application I didn't even look at the Lassonde studio. It wasn't until I went back to double check my application I saw the Lassonde studio at the bottom of the list of options. It was then that I started researching what the community is.

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I couldn't believe it; never before had I wanted to be in a community so badly. The Lassonde community is exactly what I want to do in my college experience. I want to work with others, apply STEM and the arts together, and create something new. I have no doubt that the Lassonde studio is the perfect fit for me.

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However, I hope that you believe I could be a great fit for the Lassonde studio as well. I will be able to offer my skills-as a creative author to dream up new scenarios, as a soccer player the ability to work well with a team and take charge when necessary, as a STEM nerd the problem solving skills needed to ask infinite questions for the best result-to my community at the Lassonde studio.