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...Nehamas, along with Rhoda L. Wang and Andres Zambrano, are three of the last Early Action applicants to Harvard. Each has had unique experiences in high school, and the three fall on different places on the socioeconomic spectrum...
...draft of his admission essay, Zambrano connects the struggles of his grandfather with his own life: “This strong-willed Zambrano gene was instilled in me as well.” The essay describes living in the “myopic, conservative town” of Stockton, Calif., where Zambrano attends the only public school in the district. The school boasts diversity and a growing Latino population, but Zambrano voices a different opinion. “I was a smart kid, I had good grades, but the attention was on the white kids in my class...
...After an incident in which Zambrano was blamed for stealing lunch, his guidance counselor reached out to him. Later on, the same high school counselor recommended Zambrano for a scholarship program called Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA). The program allowed Zambrano to visit college campuses, gave him SAT preparation, and encouraged him to apply early...
...always hoped to go to college in the University of California system. With a 3.94 unweighted GPA, AP classes, and 730s on two SAT IIs, Zambrano would have likely qualified. But LEDA got him thinking about Harvard...
...she’s so excited for me. She’s a dreamer,” says Zambrano. Chamorro-Padilla is a second-generation immigrant who attended University of California-Santa Barbara, and believes that higher education is essential. “Today, college is the way to success. I think generally people know that; the difference is between those that know and those that commit to getting there: to make that dream into a reality. That’s what Andy’s striving...