Academy of Art College – San Francisco, California
Master of Fine Arts in Advertising Design – September 2000
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- GPA – 3.8
- Focus on account planning and copywriting
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University of Illinois – Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Bachelor of Science in Advertising – August 1997
GPA – 3.6
Involved in American Advertising Federation – Communications, AIESEC, Illini literary journal, and Daily Illini school newspaper
Marquette University – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Advertising Program
GPA – 3.4
Involved in AIESEC (International Business club) in the PR department, Students Enchancing Education as a teachers’ assistant and Upward Bound as and English and philosopy tutor
College of DuPage – Glen Ellyn, Illinois
The Whatever-Will-Transfer-To-Your-More-Expensive-School Summer program
(Biology and Art)
GPA – 4.0
Willowbrook High School – Villa Park, Illinois
GPA – 3.6
Awards and Activities:
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- Dean’s List
- Quill and Scroll Journalism Honor Society
- Foreign Language Honor Society – Spanish
- Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society
- Independent directed study in creative writing
- Speech Team (2 years at varsity and 1 year at junior varsity level, numerous awards)
- Willowbrook Poetry Club (1 year as president, 1 year as vice president)
- Parabola Literary Magazine
- Yearbook staff writer
- Odyssey of the Mind (team took 2nd place in regional competition)
- Students for a Better Environment
- Orchestra – Second Bass (1 year at junior varsity level)
- “The Rivals,” as the narrator
- Stage crew
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Jackson Junior High School – Villa Park, Illinois
Dean’s List
Albright Middle School – Villa Park, Illinois
Involved in Art Club and band (clarinet)
Wonderland Magnet School – Laurel Canyon, California
Involved in stage crew for “Cats” and band (clarinet)
Cheremoya Elementary School – Los Angeles, California
Involved in Gifted and Talented Education program for Shakespeare and biology sections, Brownie Girl Scouts
Peppertree Montessori (Now Beverly Hills Montessori) – West Hollywood, California
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