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Academic Information
 Early College High School, 2990 Mesa Verde Drive E, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714) 241-6108
 Coastline Community College, 2990 Mesa Verde Drive E, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714) 751-9740
 Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Rd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714) 432-5072
 High School GPA: 4.03 (9-12); 4.05 (10-11);
 SAT Reasoning Test: CR 650; Math 690; Writing 670;
 ACT Composite: 31
o English: 27 o Mathematics: 33 o Reading: 32
o Science: 30 o English/Writing: 28
Awards/Honors
 Early College High School Honor Roll, 4.0 GPA, 6 semesters (grades 9-11)
 Student of the Year- English (grades 9-10) selected by English Teacher
 Student of the Year- US History (grade 11) selected by US History Teacher
 Math Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) Algebra 2 Level Math- 1st Place District (grade 10)
 MESA Wind Energy Challenge- 2nd Place Regional (grade 10)
 Coastline Community College Honor Roll, 4.0 GPA, 6 semesters (grades 9-11)
 American Chemistry Society, Level 1 Chemistry Test at California State University, Fullerton: 2nd place from ECHS
Extracurricular Activities:
At School
 Journalism/Newsletter: 1 hour per week (grades 9-10, 12)
o Columnist, writing various articles about the Sea Dragon house (ECHS implements a house system similar to the
system established in British public schools) and technology
 Global Awareness Project: 1+ hour per week (grade 10)
o Students worked with students from North Lindsey College in Great Britain to compete against other teams, design
and build websites informing the public about global warming. Participant; Runner-up, second place.
 Yearbook: 3+ hours per week (grades 9 and 12)
o Editing and designing, for grade 12, created cover design for 12th grade yearbook
 Student Council: 1-4 hours per week, President (grade 12)
o Planning and setting up school activities, coordinating with other clubs, teachers, and the PTA.
 Math Engineering Science Achievement (MESA): 1-5 hours per week, (grades 10-12); Vice President (10-11); President
(12)
o See above MESA awards.
o In MESA, students participate in academic competitions involving a variety of engineering, math, and science topics.
For many competitions, we have to construct an actual, working model.
o My team had a focus on the Wind Energy Challenge in particular, which involved building a working windmill.
Outside of School
 Corona del Mar Middle School 8th Grade Pentathlon Team: 2+ hours per week, 10 weeks
o Tutor for English subject, subbed for Chemistry tutor; the team performed excellent, earning medals across the board
including several 1st place and 2nd place medals.
 American Cancer Society Discovery Shop: 20 hours total (11)
o Assisted volunteers around the shop, racking clothing, cleaning, and doing other general maintenance tasks.
Work Experience
 Five Star Flags (Sale and production of US, state, custom, and other flags): 30+ hours per week (9-11)
o Packing, shipping, production, and management during the summer
Summer Experiences
 Johns Hopkins University at California State University, Fullerton: Engineering Innovation (10)
o Johns Hopkins University- Introduction to Engineering course compressed to one month for high school students to
take over the summer. In the class, we learned basic elements of civil, electrical. The class cumulated in constructing a
spaghetti bridge with the skills we had learned. Awarded an “A” grade.
References
 Mrs. Jami Gulini, ECHS counselor, (714) 241-6108 ext. 3
 Ms. Abigail Haselton, ECHS teacher, (714) 241-6108
 Ms. Phuong Vo, former ECHS teacher, (949) 322-9961