PORTLEDGE SCHOOL '26
IB Diploma Candidate, Art Scholar Candidate
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New York State Seal of Biliteracy Candidate (Spanish & English)
4.0 GPA unweighted
Student Government: President, Class of 2026 (Grade 9); Secretary, Portledge Language Honor Society (Grade 12); Admissions Student Ambassador (Grades 11 & 12).
Journalism/Publication: Co-Editor, Portledge Blossoms literary journal (Grades 11 & 12).
Model UN Club: Co-President (Grade 12); Vice-President (Grade 11); Travel Delegate, Conference Leader and Crisis Committee Chair (Grades 10, 11 & 12).
Cultural: President, Eastern Orthodox Student Union (Grades 11 & 12).
Theater: Lead roles in Sister Act, Chicago, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime; Ensemble in Urinetown; Drama Club (Grades 9, 10, 11 & 12).
INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT & COOPERATION (GOVT S-40)
Harvard University, Professor Dustin Tingley
Grade 11 Summer, 4 credit hours
Course on international conflict and cooperation, basic bargaining theory, the sources and effects of international institutions, terrorism, international law, and the future of international relations.
IOWA YOUNG WRITERS' STUDIO
Creative Writer, Speculative Fiction
University of Iowa
Grade 11 Summer
An intensive two-week creative writing program, where I pursued my passion for creative writing (focusing on speculative fiction) and engaged in peer critiques and feedback workshops.
AMERICAN LEGION BOYS STATE
Providence, Rhode Island
Grade 11 Summer
Elected Nationalist Party candidate for Governor in primary election. Wrote bills and leveraged leadership and communication skills for participation in mock government simulations.
STOLEN RELATIONS PROJECT
Research Assistant, Professor Lindford Fisher
Brown University
June 2025 - present
Review, annotate, and organize historical documents dating as early as the 17th century, looking for evidence of Indigenous enslavement as part of settler colonial violence
KENYON YOUNG WRITERS WORKSHOP
Creative Writer, Fiction & Poetry
Kenyon College
Grade 10 Summer
Developed creative writing and critical analysis skills. Collaborated with diverse peers and established authors to produce original works for publication.
NARRATING YOUR SELF, KELLY WRITERS HOUSE
Professor Jamie-Lee Josselyn
University of Pennsylvania
Grade 10 Summer
Read, analyzed and discussed memoir writing by current and former UPenn Creative Writing Program faculty and Kelly Writers’ House, including Beth Kephart, Lorene Cary, Paul Hendrickson, Carmen Maria Machado and Kenneth Goldsmith. Collaborated with diverse students, exploring different formats and themes of memoir writing.
PHILOSOPHY & CRITICAL THINKING
The Ohio State University
Grade 9 Summer
Read, analyzed, and discussed the teachings of philosophers such as Sartre, Dao, Al-Ghazali, and Plato. Created and performed a scripted mock debate between Sartre and Al-Ghazali on the topic of free will vs. pre-determined destiny.