I graduated from Marianas High School in Saipan in June 2026 with a 96.4 GPA on a 105-point scale, ranking in the top 20% of a class of 354, with coursework focused on physics and biomedical innovation. Outside of school I competed in science research at the national level: I was a finalist at the International Science and Engineering Fair and a national winner of NASA TechRise, selected in the top 60 of more than 3,000 entries. I also attended MIT's MITES summer program, which pushed my math...
I graduated from Marianas High School in Saipan in June 2026 with a 96.4 GPA on a 105-point scale, ranking in the top 20% of a class of 354, with coursework focused on physics and biomedical innovation. Outside of school I competed in science research at the national level: I was a finalist at the International Science and Engineering Fair and a national winner of NASA TechRise, selected in the top 60 of more than 3,000 entries. I also attended MIT's MITES summer program, which pushed my math and physics past the standard high school sequence. I am currently taking a gap year before starting college.
I have tutored high school physics and biology one-on-one since 2024, working independently with about six students per year, most of them between 15 and 18 years old. My approach starts with diagnosis rather than content. Before teaching anything, I ask a student to walk me through a problem they recently missed, because the place where their explanation breaks down tells me far more than a practice test score does. From there I build practice sets aimed at that specific gap and work backward from their exam date. Several of my students moved up a full letter grade over a semester.
I also designed and taught an eight-week after-school research class to 22 students, running it on my own including attendance, materials, weekly feedback, and final presentations. The course covered forming a research question, choosing a method, and presenting findings. Through leading STEM programs in Saipan I mentored more than 50 students through competitive program applications, so I am comfortable supporting independent research and science fair projects alongside regular coursework and exam prep.
