Bao Ngoc Pham
Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts
GPA: 4.0
College attending: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Colleges accepted to: University of Arkansas
Honors & Achievements: second place in Congressional App Challenge; American Mathematics Competitions – Young Women in Mathematics awards and certificates; FBLA Introduction to Financial Math: first place in district, first place in state, 10th place in nationals; FBLA Business Calculations: first place in district, first place in state (qualified for nationals); AFLTA Japanese: first place in Culture Bowl, first place in Vocabulary Bee.
Career goal: I plan to major in applied mathematics and pursue a career as an actuary.
Tell us about the teacher, coach or administrator who made a difference in your life: Elizabeth Brown Sensei has been incredibly supportive and understanding, always pushing me to be the best version of myself. Her passion for teaching made Japanese my favorite class, and I will always remember her takoyaki.