Guadalupe Acevedo

University of California, Santa Cruz

Battle Family High Hopes Scholarship

Guadalupe will be graduating from the Academic Choice program (AC) at Berkeley High School (BHS) and is excited to pursue her dream of becoming an emergency room physi- cian. Throughout high school, Guadalupe was involved in the Biotech Academy, where she was able to grow professionally and academically. This experience helped her obtain an internship at the Kaiser Permanente Launch Program, which strengthened her interest in in the medical field. In her spare time, she enjoys biking, reading and playing soccer. Guada- lupe is the first person in her family to go to college.