Tell us a little bit about yourself and your plans for college.

Hello, my name is Yareli Portillo. I am 18 years old and I am currently a senior at Harper Creek High School. I currently am dual enrolled at Kellogg Community College. I live in Battle Creek, Michigan which is also known as the birthplace of cereal. I am the middle child of 3 siblings. My parents are from Mexico which makes me a Mexican American. I am bilingual in Spanish and English but I am working to be a trilingual with Korean. I enjoy geography and memorizing myself with flags and capitals. I like reading all different types of books to broaden my knowledge of all subjects. Now, let's talk about my college plans. I plan to attend Kellogg Community College for 2 years to get my associate degree in science. After community college, I plan to attend Michigan State University for Biochemistry. Lastly, I would like to obtain my master's degree at Michigan State or the University of Michigan. I would like to become a Biochemist after all of my studies. Thank you for reading my application about my plan for college.

Yareli from Michigan
High School Senior
Harper Creek High School