Thuy Tran


High School: North Side College Prep

Favorite Class: Too difficult to choose. Biology, chemistry, pre-calculus…

Favorite Activity: Meeting new people, finding information and history on others.

Favorite Teacher/Counselor: Teacher: Mr. Belcaster and Ms. Ortiz, Councelor: Ms. Lekkas.

My Favorite way to relax: walks in the park, or to take out kids in my building to the park.

My Favorite book: Anne Frank – Her Diary.

The College(s) I am interested in attending: Loyola, DePaul, Northwestern, University of Chicago, and UIC.

My Dream Profession is:  to become a pharmacist with a doctorate degree so that my parents feel that their hard work has been paid off.

Biggest concern about college: Tuition and work load of college.

When I go to college, I most look forward to: n/a.

The piece of advice that I would give to a high school freshman about preparing for college is: to take classes on the things that you love to do, focus on your interests.

My hero is: My mom, because I wouldn’t have “today” without her.