Matthew Balducci

- Class of 2010

My Name: Matthew Balducci

High School: Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep

My Mentor: Dennis Stoia, Senior Financial Analyst, Principal Investing Finance

Favorite Class/Activity: Drama, baseball and football

Favorite Teacher/Counselor: Mrs. Prodromo (English teacher) and Jack Kaffer (History teacher and baseball coach)

My favorite way to relax is: Talking on the phone, and watching a beautiful love movie or comedy

My favorite book: Harry Potter series

The College I will be attending: Notre Dame or University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana

My dream profession is: Professional Athlete

Biggest concern about college: Attending a different college than my girlfriend

When I go to college I most look forward to: Playing college sports, living on my own, having fun, meeting new people, and having new experiences

One piece of advice that I would give to a high school freshman about college is: Apply to as many schools as possible, do well, and have no regrets.

My heros are: My father and my older brother because they have both achieved
greatness through hardwork and they are the type of men I want to become.