2. By Mikala Kass

3. Educational BackgroundSlide 3 Academic BackgroundSlides 4-6 Extracurricular ActivitiesSlide 7 Job ExperienceSlide 8 Skills Brought to WorkplaceSlide 9 Career AspirationsSlide 10 2

4. Graduated in top 10% from Mesquite High School in spring 2012 Currently in sophomore year at ASU (see www.asu.edu), pursuing a bachelor’s degree in English with a focus on creative writingwww.asu.edu 3

5. ASB 222: Buried Cities and Lost Tribes—Archaeology through its most important discoveries: human origins, Pompeii, King Tut, the Holy Land, Southwest Indians, and methods of field archaeology. ASU 101: The ASU Experience— Students will learn ASU's mission as the New American University, entrepreneurial approaches to problem solving, solutions to sustainability challenges, the importance of social embeddedness, examine the concept of academic integrity, the value of engaging in research activities, and learn about taking an interdisciplinary perspective. ENG 102: First Year Compostition—Critical reading and writing; emphasizes strategies of academic discourse. Research paper required. HST 109: United States to 1865—Growth of the Republic from colonial times through the Civil War period. SPA 102: Elementary Spanish—Fundamentals of the language. Emphasizes listening, speaking, reading, and writing. UNI 150: Major and Career Exploration—Concepts and skills in the process of selecting a major: self-assessment, research, interviewing, and decision making. Exploration of ASU opportunities and investigation of career options. 4

6. BIO 100: The Living World—Principles of biology. ENG 200: Critical Reading and Writing About Literature—Introduces the terminology, methods, and objectives of the study of literature, with practice in interpretation and evaluation. ENG 288: Beginning Creative Writing Workshop in Fiction— Beginning writing of fiction. PGS 101: Introduction to Psychology—Major areas of theory and research in psychology. Requires participation in department- sponsored research or an educationally equivalent alternative activity. SPA 201: Intermediate Spanish—Continuation of fundamentals. Emphasizes the development of the skills of reading, listening comprehension, speaking, writing, and culture. 5

7. EDT 321: Computer Literacy— Surveys the role of computers in business, industry, education, and personal life. Lab experience with word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software as well as Internet research and the creation of a personal Web site. ENG 287: Beginning Creative Writing Workshop in Poetry— Beginning writing of poetry. ENG 388: Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop in Fiction— Intermediate writing of fiction. Requires term paper or equivalent out-of-class written work. MUS 194: Non-Majors Beginning Class Piano— Covers topics of immediate or special interest to a faculty member and students. SPA 202: Intermediate Spanish— Continuation of fundamentals. Emphasizes the development of the skills of reading, listening comprehension, speaking, writing, and culture. 6

8. Playing flute (recreationally, with intent to join ASU community band spring 2014) Learning piano 7

9. Volunteered in kids program at Vineyard Community Church as an assistant leader in the classroom Currently employed by Old Navy as a sales associate (see www.oldnavy.gap.com)www.oldnavy.gap.com 8

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11. 10 Earn a master’s degree in education and teach in an elementary school Work for a publishing company as an editor OR Become a published (perhaps eventually full-time) author AND

12. Course information: https://webapp4.asu.edu/catalog/?t=2137 https://webapp4.asu.edu/catalog/?t=2137 11