Day 5

Day 5: Edrick

Age: 16

Major: Biomedical and Psychiatry

Hometown: Houston

Connection to me: None

Me: What are you doing here, at 16 years old?

Edrick: I'm still in highschool, doing dual credits.

Me: I wish I had done that, how long have you been here for?

Edrick: 2 years.

Me: What grade are you in?

Edrick: 12th grade.

Me: So when you graduate highschool, you'll have an associates degree?

Edrick: Yes and next year I will go to MIT.

Me: Wow, you already got accepted?

Edrick: Not yet, but they told me they'd love for me to come. I'll either go to MIT or NYU. I would go to NYU for their debate team.

Me: You debate?

Edrick: Yeah, I debate for the Houston Urban Debate League. I'm the Second Tier (second best) in the whole Houston area.

Me: How did you start debating?

Edrick: It was required in my highschool and I just loved it. Now I'm a debating coach at my highschool.

Me: You're so young and you've done so much.

Edrick: I haven't done anything yet.

Me: What would you like to do with your degree?

Edrick: Well, my favorite country is Brazil. I'd like to move there and help improve their medicare, especially with psychiatry. 

Me: Have you ever been to Brazil?

Edrick: No, but this summer I have an internship with NACO, an oil company in Brazil. 

Me: You are so mature, I can't believe your only 16.

Edrick: Well like my highschool principle tells us, we have an image that we have to keep up with. Always remember who you are and where you came from.