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Graduate edition
Larchmont Chronicle
June 2015
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GRADUATES OF 2015
Grads reveal their choices Paula Mendoza
(Continued from page 2) raised: “A huge part of my childhood was in the heart of Hancock Park,” she says, adding, “no matter the distance I travel away for college, this will always be home and hold a special place in my heart.”
been happy to attend any of them.” However, after site-visits and much consideration, Roh narrowed her choices to University of Washington, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego. Roh says it still wasn’t easy to decide where to spend the next four years: “Numerous factors played into my final decision such as proximity to family, atmosphere, financial aid, reputation and student body diversity.” After considering all the possible options, Roh picked UC San Diego. “I visited the campus and knew it was the right place for me,” she says, adding, “the overall atmosphere of the school was friendly and relaxed, which is exactly what I was looking for.” As the only student from Immaculate Heart to attend UC San Diego next year, Roh says the thought of starting fresh is “simultaneously terrifying and exhilarating.” While at university, Roh plans to study environmental
historian for her school— working with the student council to coordinate and document events—and volunteering at Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, where she discussed marine life with visitors.
In search of the right campus atmosphere
Christina Roh says her senior year as a student at Immaculate Heart was both “incredible” and “stimulating.” Having spent her teenage years hanging out on Larchmont Blvd., Roh says she has “countless memories” of good times around the neighborhood. “Much of my studying occurred in the Starbucks on Larchmont, and many of my closest friendships bloomed at the Larchmont Bungalow.” Roh kept busy by serving as the associated student body
CHRISTINA ROH
In order to prepare for the college admission process, Roh attended an application essay writing camp at Berkeley and later narrowed her options to several favorite schools. “I considered eight different universities and visited five,” says Roh; “I can honestly say that I loved every school I applied to and I would have
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sciences and film, and hopes to work to preserve the beauty of the planet. “In the future I hope to combine my two passions [film and the environment] to create documentaries promoting environmental conservation.”
College campuses
prove difficult decisions
MARGARET COMBS
The list of potential colleges for Margaret Combs started out 25 schools long. “But,” she says, “I eventually narrowed it down to 11.” Combs grew up in Westwood, but from 7th grade attended Marlborough, near where her grandmother lives. After further narrowing college options, Combs visited seven campuses, and says researching and setting up interviews for each of the schools proved to be “very time-consuming.” The process of deciding between so many schools is no doubt daunting, but it’s not the only thing that kept Combs busy her senior year:
“I played piano with my sister in the instrumental ensemble program, and served as coeditor-in-chief for our high school newspaper.” Combs started the application process early, but says she struggled to make a timely decision: “I was deciding between schools that were all about the same size and each with the programs I wanted.” “I delayed [making a decision] for so long that I didn’t submit my deposit until a few days before it was due.” In the end, Combs chose Carleton College in Minnesota because it was where she “could picture being the happiest.” (Please turn to page 6)
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