Jose Carrillo

I was born in Harlingen on December 3rd 2001. I have lived in the Rio Grande Valley all my life and only moved from Progreso to Mercedes when I was very young. I live on the outskirts of Mercedes on the side of the highway. I attended Rico Elementary and was pretty antisocial until they moved me from that school to PFC Mario Ybarra at 4th grade. Entering middle school ,I knew almost nobody until I saw an old friend from Head Start. In middle school I was slightly more social but still didn’t talk much. It wasn’t until I gained confidence in myself that I wasn’t afraid to approach people. At home, I am closest to my mother because my father works most of the time. Most people say I resemble my youngest sister but I don’t see it.

Some of my interests include watching football and occasionally playing it on weekends at my cousin's house. I enjoy listening to music; some of my favorite artists include Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, Paramore, Harry Styles, Dua Lipa and others like them.

My favorite subjects are science and my least favorite subject is reading because it gives me the most trouble. I want to graduate with honors and hopefully attend the University of Texas A&M at Corpus Christi and major in the medical field.

I am still currently working from 5-10 trying to balance homework, college applications, essays and still attempting to save up money.