We were proud to recently unveil the 2018 Tallo Top 100 students.
Hailing from all across the nation, the students of the Top 100 represent a wide variety of talent, skills, and backgrounds. We wanted to get to know these students better and showcase the personalities behind the Tallo platform!
Our previous spotlight was Neha Chava from Northville, Michigan. Next up in the limelight is Richard Coca from California!
Richard currently attends Reseda Senior High in San Fernando Valley while also dual-enrolled at Los Angeles Mission College. The AP Scholar is highly involved with HOSA where his team was named as one of the state’s Top 10 for biomedical debate. But certainly his most “thrilling” accomplishment was winning first place in the Magic Mountain Roller Coaster Proposal Competition in which competitors design a roller coaster from scratch!
Read more about Richard below in his own words.
Richard Coca
San Fernando Valley, CA
Reseda Senior High School
Something you wouldn’t know about me is…Something you wouldn’t know about me is that I’m very Twitter savy. Follow me on Twitter @richcocacola
For fun, I like to…get out of the house, especially to travel and visit new places.
If I could meet anyone in the world, past or present, I would want to meet…Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne. He seems like a down-to-earth guy and his previous research interests me.
The best teacher I’ve ever had was…Dr. Wendy Wooten. She was the one who gave me so opportunities in science and allowed me to get my foot in the door to research.
The last app I downloaded on my phone was…Attendify. I had to download it for CAL HOSA’s State Leadership Conference. HOSA is a great club for future health professionals because of the networking opportunities, workshops, and events.
After high school, my next step is…to go to Stanford University. I’m nervous but even more excited. #FearTheTree #GoCardinals
In ten years, I see myself...doing some type of scientific research. As to what kind, I’m not sure but I do know that I want it to have real world applications.
My greatest dream is…being part of the generation that solves cancer, or even Alzheimer’s, or any other disease. The future is limitless and I am really excited that I’ll get to be a part of a change that hopefully benefits the world.
My favorite thing about Tallo is…its easy to use platform and how simple it is to highlight all of your accomplishments.
We hope for the best for you Richard! We’re proud to have you be a Tallo user and part of the 2018 Tallo Top 100!
