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Parents:<\/strong>\u00a0Larry and Michelle Stambaugh<\/p>\n Siblings:<\/strong>\u00a0Jacob (20), Stella (16), Karla (16)<\/p>\n Previously:<\/strong>\u00a0Villareal Elementary (K-3), Los Fresnos Elementary (Grades 4-5), Liberty Memorial Middle School (Grades 6-7), Resaca Middle School (Grade 8)<\/p>\n College:<\/strong>\u00a0The University of Texas at Austin<\/p>\n Major:<\/strong>\u00a0Finance with a minor in international business and Spanish<\/p>\n Inspiration for academic success:<\/strong>\u00a0Seeing my brother Jacob\u2019s success and the endless opportunities he was receiving from being a well-rounded student showed me that academic hard work pays off. During my freshman and sophomore year, I wanted the same and even more opportunities that he had, a<\/p>\n nd I knew I needed to step up my academic game.<\/p>\n Study habits:<\/strong>\u00a0When I study for a big test or quizzes, I always make a unique study guide, consisting of notes and tips tailored for my understanding. I take these pages with me every period throughout the day to study, even in lunch.<\/p>\n Plans after undergraduate degree:<\/strong>\u00a0I plan to attend Harvard Law School. While attending law school, I want to study abroad to expand my knowledge in vast cultures.<\/p>\n Career plans:<\/strong>\u00a0I hope to become an international corporate lawyer. Specifically, I would like to be a lawyer for Southwest Airlines.<\/p>\n Advice to younger students to succeed academically:<\/strong>\u00a0I started focusing on my grades heavily during my freshman year. I struggled a lot in biology and could never get an A on a test. I worked really hard; I stayed up until 2 or 3 a.m. watching Khan Academy videos, but still did not get an A. I almost gave up and settled for the grades I was getting, but I wanted an A on at least one test. For the final I kept trying, and not only got an A, but realized I had only missed one on the entire final! This small success showed me hard work and perseverance cannot fail. From that year on, I knew if I worked hard and put all my efforts towards one goal, I could achieve it. I would tell all the students that achieving a goal to be one of the top 10 students may be a challenge, but do not think that getting there is impossible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Parents:\u00a0Larry and Michelle Stambaugh Siblings:\u00a0Jacob (20), Stella (16), Karla (16) Previously:\u00a0Villareal Elementary (K-3), Los Fresnos Elementary (Grades 4-5), Liberty Memorial Middle School (Grades 6-7), Resaca Middle School (Grade 8) College:\u00a0The University of Texas at Austin Major:\u00a0Finance with a minor in international business and Spanish Inspiration for academic success:\u00a0Seeing my brother Jacob\u2019s success and the endless […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lfcisd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10161"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10162,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10161\/revisions\/10162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}