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Texas Monthly
Background On September 5th, 2018, I began my first day at an internship with the globally-known publication that has captivated Texans (born-and-raised as well as Texans-at-heart). The collaboration was through the advertising department with UT’s Moody College, and included regular check-ins, assignments, and evaluations; as well as a speaker series. However, the internship came about…
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Creative Portfolio: Groovy Automotive
PDF 1 PDF 2 Above are parts 1 and 2 of a project that was months in the making. A team and I from a media planning course formed the unofficial agency The Elevate Group and created a communication strategy request for proposal for the Austin company Groovy Automotive. This is a wonderful example of…
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Advertising Research
In early February of 2018, I was accepted by a distinguished UT professor to be one of her undergraduate Research Assistants. As of right now we are still setting plans up, but I will post published information here once I have it. The research is a comprehensive study on the effects of the display and…
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Short Film
I will obviously update this page when I have the final product. One of my courses at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico City is in cinematography. The extraordinary characteristic of this particular course is that it is “project-based learning.” In other words, the entire semester is spent going through the complete process of professionally developing…
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Creative Portfolio: Digital Photography
I have recently returned to my high school days in which I spent entire semesters editing yearbook photos as an extracurricular activity. Rather than purchasing Photoshop however, I found an app (quick plug here, check out Enlight) with a good pricing model that has as many Photoshop features as I think will fit on a…
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Study Abroad: BFP Semester Plus in Mexico City
On March 9, 2017, a dream of not only mine but my ancestors was achieved. I was accepted to the competitive program that is sending only 6 students to Mexico City, Mexico this coming fall, for a summer/fall study and internship opportunity sponsored by the Business Foundations Program I am also a part of. This…
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Scholarships and Grants Awarded
In testament to my academic and extracurricular success, I was awarded the following funding for study abroad (Summer/Fall 2017 in Mexico and Summer 2018 in Czechia) purposes: UT Semester Plus Scholarship Scholarship supports students participating in the Semester Plus programs: Paris, Global Health in Sydney or Mexico City. Awards of $2000 minimum. Was awarded $2000…
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Creative Portfolio: Brand Manifesto Example
For a class in Advertising Creativity, I was asked to work with a group of seven to produce a brand manifesto for the notebook brand Field Notes over the course of two weeks. After multiple long brainstorming sessions, we decided that their cliche self-description of “back to your roots” etc online didn’t capture the true…
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Business Foundations Program
BFP Tracking As seen by the progress-tracking page screenshot above, I was not only in the massively-successful Business Foundations Program but performed with Distinction. I met all requirements, including the GPA qualifier, and earned an A in all classes in my specialized Global Track besides Marketing (due to transfer difficulties from abroad). As noted by the…
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Leadership Development
At the start of the school year 2016-2017, I undertook a mission to improve my leadership capabilities as much as possible, especially through the many opportunities offered throughout the year by UT’s Leadership and Ethics Institute. To that effect, I have attended individual seminars, such as one at the start of the fall semester that…
