Stephanie B.

I am Stephanie. As a kid, I would always participate in math-related competitions. In 2nd grade, my teachers made me take a test because they realized how savvy I was in math; they sent me to 4th grade the following year, in which I was at the top of my class. I immigrated to the United States in 2018; I was supposed to be a senior. The school gave my parents the option to enroll me in 11th or 12th grade. Because of my language barrier and being 16, they chose the 11th-grade option. The school e…