Max Leabman (‘25) has been fascinated by engineering since he was a toddler. He displays his passion by building and designing his own 3D printers. For him, aspects of engineering, such as additive manufacturing,...

In 2020, Rhea Korubilli (‘24) launched her online Etsy business, IvyRose01. Starting a new hobby and project gave Korubilli an opportunity to kill time, but it soon turned into a meaningful activity...

Tvisha Choubey (‘25) and her friends often exchanged stories of finishing homework at 2 am or skipping meals to study for tests. Realizing the damaging impact this had on their mental health, Choubey...

From a young age, watching films was Da Eun Kim (‘13)’s outlet from reality. She has always been enchanted with fantasy films like Coco, Avatar the Last Airbender, and Percy Jackson. But Kim never...

From a young age, Mathew Dickman was always captivated by art. But it was his Digital Art skills that allowed Dickman to leave his mark on Amador Valley. “When he was in my digital art class, I knew...

Those who know Erika Yu (‘23) even in passing will no doubt describe her as the perfect extrovert. The debate team’s president, she’s vibrant, cheerful, brimming with energy, and is never at a loss...

Responses were edited for length and clarity.  Why did you choose to apply to this college?  I am planning to study history at the College of Arts & Sciences, and the courses in the catalog...

Playing ice hockey since he was just three years old, Hunter Selkow (‘25) is no stranger to the rink.  With over a decade of experience, including recruitment to elite programs, Selkow has built...

Tyler Kubo (‘23) recently committed to Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA to pursue his baseball career. Kubo is a senior at Amador Valley who has spent the majority of his life training and playing...

Ever since he was young, Vivaan Vora (‘25) had a passion for programming. His interests in computers and software inspired him to create the Bay Area Hacks Society, a non-profit organization that tutors...

As Yatin Bayya (‘25) worked on his French homework, he frequently struggled to find the commands for accent marks, which pushed him to code his own google extension, “Easy Accent Marks.” Now, all...

Over the past summer, Simran Khemlani (‘24) was browsing through fashion posts on social media when she stumbled across a program mentioned in a TikTok comment section: the Nordstrom Ambassador Program.  The...