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 JuliaHigh School Senior
Julia, is a sweet, quiet senior at North Dallas who fights an internal battle between giving in to her timidity and stepping up to a larger destiny. “I’m kind of shy,” she says, barely above a whisper. “It was hard at school at first, back then I was, like, more shy. Now, it’s not like I want attention, but it’s more-- I want to be a leader.”Julia tends to stand at the periphery of groups, gathering information at her own, measured pace; you can almost see the cogs churning in her head. This senior class vice-president and member of the drill team wants to go to college, study business, meet new people and experience new worlds.“I like to start in Dallas, mostly and then afterwards, when I get really good, I’d like to go nationwide. You have to start small,” she says. Her role model is her older sister, who did not have the benefit of EIF and is now one of Julia’s biggest supporters when it comes to continuing her education. “Her dream was to go to college but she wasn’t legal and she didn’t have that much help from the counselors or anything so she didn’t go,” Julia says. “But, like, now [college] is my sister’s dream for me and everybody wants me to go, especially my mom. They always say, ‘We’ll find a way to pay, even if we don’t have a way, we’ll find a way.”
How long have you been in EIF
Since freshman year
Where do you want to go to college?
UTD, UNT, UTA, UT Austin, Texas Tech, A&M or UTSA
What do you want to study to be?
I like business a lot, I like learning how to make money. When I was in 7th grade I was already selling candy, so I like all that stuff. I like advertising too. I’m kind of shy, but I like that stuff.
What is your most difficult subject?
Calculus; it’s kind of hard for me, I’m not a math person, so I like it but I get frustrated. I like the challenge or at least I think so-- or I wouldn’t be in it.
What are your hobbies?
Dancing to Bachata, Cumbia, Sonidera, Salsa and Merengue music and shopping
Who would you most like to meet, living or dead?
César,because he was a Mexican-American activist who truly cared about improving working conditions for immigrant workers.
What’s your favorite song?
I like a lot of songs, but a few of my songs are “Me Estas Tentando” and “Sexy Movimento” by Wisin and Yandel and “La Vida Es” by Nek
What is your biggest pet peeve?
When people chew with their mouths open and make noises. Ewww.
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