In high school, besides being a member of the National Honor Roll, taking Advanced Placement courses, and playing on the Varsity Girl’s tennis team, I also had a love for tutoring. I started tutoring my sister, friends’ siblings, and those struggling academically. As part of my community service during my undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley (UCB), I tutored at Willard Middle School because Willard students do not typically aspire to pursue a higher education. I hope I was able to instill an appreciation of science and influence them to attend college. I also enjoyed learning foreign languages. I took four years of Spanish in high school and two years of Vietnamese at UCB. It is important to communicate effectively in other languages because
