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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND STUDENT ESSAY OF Pham, Anny

Hours spent per week Grade Level(s)

ACTIVITIES: List the activities/volunteer service most signicant to you. Activity/volunteer service Positions held, honors won, or letters earned

Science Fair IJSHS WVC Animal Shelter Volunteer Rose Park Elementary Volunteer

Charter Fair 1st in Category, SLVSEF Participant Competitive Poster Presenter Volunteer Volunteer

2/week 50/week 6/week 2/week

9-10 10 11 12

OTHER HONORS OR AWARDS: List one-time honors or awards received and academic year, e.g., Academic Gold Medal, grade 10

Freedom Leadership Award From Kiwanis International, grade 9 Outstanding Achievement in Physics, grade 11
EMPLOYMENT: List paid employment held, academic year, and hours worked per week, e.g. lifeguard, grade 9, 10 hours/week.

COLLEGE MAJOR (if known):

STUDENT ESSAY: To help the reviewers get to know you, describe an experience you have had, a person who has influenced you, or an obstacle you have overcome. Explain why this is meaningful to you. Use your own words and limit your response to the space below.

People are not always who they seem to be. Although this may seem like common knowledge, most of us still incorporate schemata into our first impressions of a person that is solely based upon their outward appearance. This was one of the biggest mistakes I had ever made when my University of Utah Honors College Humanities instructor, Jol Arvizo-Zavala, first walked into class. Jol is a person of color who is a rather large man with a loud voice. He is, as hes readily admitted himself, intimidating at first glance. I became apprehensive of my future performance in the class because I have had some personal struggles when trying to interact with male teachers in the past. I didnt know what to expect from him. But his actions during our first class discussion spoke louder than his appearance ever would. We had been told to hold our arms out a certain way. However, that was only a distraction, for the next moment Jol was holding up an enormous sign with the word nigger on it. Many students in our class were offended, some were shocked and speechless, and then there was me. Growing up rather sheltered, I had no idea that word could be so offensive to someone. I knew it was often used as a derogatory term against black people, but I mistakenly thought that, Oh, it depends on the context that the word is used in. If someone were to use the term as an endearment to someone, would it still carry the same weight? When I said this to some of my classmates, they looked shocked. Horrified, even. I probably looked very surprised right back at them. Truth was, I didnt know I had stated something extremely racist. I had only stated my honest opinion on it. Jol briefly explained the history behind the n-word, but it didnt really sink in until I had asked one of my black friends why I had gotten the reaction that I did. He explained to me that the word meant that you were lower than humanity, that you were the scum of the earth and didnt deserve to walk on the same soil that they did. That was when I opened my eyes in surprise, shocked that anyone would call my friend, who has been so kind and generous and patient with me, that horrible, horrible word. I think this actually happens a lot, the fact that if you are not of that race, derogatory terms meant for that specific race may not carry the same weight for you as it would for them, as my friend pointed out to me. Its just the fact that some people can be nave, like me. What we say is meant to be harmless, but it hurts other people, and we dont realize it until someone points it out to us. Intent versus impact, as Jol has taught us. After that class I wasnt as afraid of Jol anymore. As Ive gotten to know Jol more throughout the year, Ive realized that he is an extremely friendly and generous person who is incredibly invested in helping those who are oppressed overcome socially constructed institutions of injustice. Because Ive been so sheltered throughout my life, Im certainly grateful that I have had the opportunity to take his class. It has brought to my attention the realities of privileges and oppression that I was unaware of until I took the class, but now seem painfully obvious everywhere I go. I always come into class excited to learn what he is going to teach that day and, despite the fact that I am very introverted and tend not to talk, many of my classmates have stated that this is the only class that they actually hear me speak. Jol Arvizo-Zavala has been a major influence in both my academic and personal life. The environment that Jol creates for his students makes me feel safe enough to voice my own opinion, even if it is controversial or offensive to some people. I contribute to class discussions when I can and I try to incorporate the knowledge I accumulate from the class into my everyday life so that I can use the privileges I have to help undermine the systems of oppression that hurt us all.

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Premedicine/Premedical Studies

INTENDED CAREER (if known):

Biologist/Biological Researcher

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2014 SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Candidate ID #:14-96842 Name: Address: Sponsor: Northrop

Grumman Corporation S403

Gender: Birth Date:

Pham, Anny 3444 W. BROOKWAY DR. WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84119 UNITED STATES

F 02/20/96 W 64 Sel. Index 189

High School Code: 45/0360 High School Name and Address:

PSAT/NMSQT Scores

CR 64

M 61

AMES ACADEMY MATH ENG SCIENCE 5715 SOUTH 1300 E SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84121 UNITED STATES

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Month

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE CANDIDATE 02/20/96

Birth Date (mm/dd/yy)

Pham, Anny

Female
Gender

Name (last, rst, middle initial)

3444 W. BROOKWAY DR.

Home mailing address (number & street and/or P.O. Box)

801-505-1038
Home Phone #

-Cell Phone # (optional)

WEST VALLEY CITY

City

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UT
State

84119
Zip Code

USA
Country

annny_phm@yahoo.com
E-mail

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I am living with (check all that apply):

Father Stepfather Mother Stepmother Guardian (give name and relationship):

List the ages of your brothers and sisters:

13
Year

Are you a U.S. citizen? Yes No

If not, see requirement #3 on page 2 of the Information and Instructions document.

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UT
State

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Month

High school graduation date

Year

06

2014

College entrance date

Are you now enrolled in college? If full-time: Dual Enrolled

No

Yes, full-time

Yes, part-time

08

2014

Early Entrant

First-choice college:

The University of Utah

See Information and Instructions document.

College major:

Premedicine/Premedical Studies

code #:

628

Salt Lake City

City

Intended career:

Biologist/Biological Researchercode #: 161

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I will live:

on campus

at home

See codes at www.nationalmerit.org/forms.php

PARENTAL EMPLOYMENT: Most corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards are specified for Finalists who are children of employees of the sponsor organization. Give the exact name of the employing company or organization; do not abbreviate. If the parent is retired or deceased, give the name of the last employer.

Pham Hiep Van

Name (last, rst, middle initial)

To Linh Ai

Name (last, rst, middle initial)

Employed Self-employed Not employed Retired Deceased

Assembly Worker
Occupation or title

Employed Self-employed Not employed Retired Deceased

Assembly Worker
Occupation or title

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Exact name of employing company or organization

O.C. Tanner

Exact name of employing company or organization

Salt Lake City, UT

Company address (city and state)

Salt Lake City, UT

Company address (city and state)

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Supply Information about the employment of OTHER PARENT in the space below. (Stepparent, guardian, etc.)

Name (last, rst, middle initial)

Name (last, rst, middle initial)

Employed Self-employed Not employed Retired Deceased

Company address (city and state) Exact name of employing company or organization Occupation or title

Employed Self-employed Not employed Retired Deceased

Company address (city and state) Exact name of employing company or organization Occupation or title

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161

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