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Hobbies and interests
Music
Band
Electric Guitar
Guitar
Trumpet
Robotics
Wrestling
Reading
Science Fiction
I read books daily
Llian Escobar
2,565
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Llian Escobar
2,565
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FinalistBio
Hello! I am Llian Escobar and a lot of people mistake my name as a girl's name, but it is not. My name is pronounced Lee-in, and I am seventeen years old. I am going to graduate high school with an Associate's Degree in Mathematics. Now that the introduction is covered, I have many interests for my future. I have been accepted, and I am committed, to The University of Texas at Austin. I am going to study Mechanical Engineering and I am truly excited for my future experiences. I am very determined to get my Bacherlor's Degree, and I anticipate on going further in my education for my Master's Degree. A hobby I partake in, which is more like a passion to me, is music. I have participated in it for seven years, and I do not plan on stopping. I am trying to collect enough funds to pay for my education at UT Austin because I do not want to end up in student debt. I believe that applying to scholarships through Bold will help me. I want to live my life to the fullest, and explore everything I am able to because I want to gain experiences that I did not know I would be able to witness. Bold will help me reach this goal.
Education
Johnny Economedes High School
High SchoolMiscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Bachelor's degree program
Majors of interest:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Music
Career
Dream career field:
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Dream career goals:
Sports
Wrestling
Varsity2020 – Present4 years
Arts
Symphony Orchestra
Music2019 – PresentJazz
Music2021 – PresentMariachi
Music2023 – PresentBand
Music2017 – Present
Public services
Volunteering
Robotics, Recycling, Wrestling, Church, Band, Booster Club — To sell and Pick up trash2017 – Present
Future Interests
Advocacy
Politics
Volunteering
Philanthropy
Entrepreneurship
Frederick J. Salone Memorial Wrestling Scholarship
As my face is submerged into my opponent's chest, I lose track of time. My vision goes black. I am being suffocated. I manage to get away from the head and arm, and I take a deep breath as if sucking my soul back into my body. I am down by one point; I am still at the bottom position, and I need a reversal to win, but there are only ten seconds left. My opponent gets tired, and I see my chance to escape. I take it. I get out of his hold, and I position myself behind him with one second left. He tries to escape, but it’s too late. The referee calls the match. I win my first medal by a point. Athletics has never been my strong suit, but I have learned from it: how to push my limits, be disciplined, finish the job, and be a leader. Due to wrestling, I am a better and happier person than I was before.
I have had obstacles that shaped me into who I am today. From moving to a new house, to switching schools, to making new friends, I have had to adapt. Back in my freshman year, when I started wrestling, I was shy, weak, and lazy. During quarantine, when I was secluded from the outside world, I started to work out and mold my body for wrestling. I managed to lose thirty pounds.
After quarantine was over, we were back in school, and seeing people again was a weird experience. I managed to get used to making friends again, but I was still, naturally, an introvert; I lowered my head to converse, avoiding eye contact. Even though I shaped my body for wrestling, I struggled a lot; I never won a single match in my freshman or sophomore year. Even though my body was looking better and my confidence was increasing, the constant loss was depressing.
Due to family issues, I transferred schools. I hated meeting new people, but the confidence wrestling gave me made me feel like I had a fresh start. During this year I won thirty-eight matches, and I felt proud that I improved. However, I only earned one medal that year. Even though I was ecstatic to finally get a medal, there was a looming feeling of failure. After wrestling season, there was a period where I became depressed, and I gained weight. My stepfather looked at me and told me, the same thing he always does whenever I lose a match in wrestling, “Your losses don’t define your next match. You have to get up and learn from it.” For some reason, I felt motivated by these words even though I have heard them many times before. I left my Junior year with a new perspective, and I felt rejuvenated to continue.
Seeing the transformation of my Junior to my Senior year, I feel like I had a diverse change. I have more confidence, I am friendlier, smarter, and more determined. I started talking to new people while holding my head up high. I am focusing on academics to graduate with an associate's degree, and it is a struggle, but I will not let it stop me. I’ve gone through harder things. After I graduate, I plan to attend college and major in Mechanical Engineering. It has taken all four years of wrestling to see that not everything can happen at once. “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” I can say that I live by this quote because of the experiences wrestling has brought me.