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Ricky Waite

Ricky Waite

Founder & CEO, RL Slimes | Founder, The Slime Foundation (service project)

Santa Rosa, California
UChicagoUCLABerkeleyMichigan
3.9uw 4.34wGPASAT / ACTEconomicsIntended major

Awards

  1. 1

    AP Scholar Award

  2. 2

    Male Leadership Award

  3. 3

    Scholar Athlete Award

  4. 4

    Faculty-Selected Department Award, Public Speaking

  5. 5

    Faculty-Selected Department Award, Art

Extracurriculars

  1. 1

    Founder & CEO, RL Slimes

    Founded and ran RL Slimes (est

  2. 2

    Founder, The Slime Foundation (service project)

    Founded a service project providing slime to a local elementary school for students with autism; taught how to use slime as a sensory tool and researched students' responses to it

  3. 3

    Varsity Team Captain, Cross Country

    Selected as varsity cross country team captain by team vote; guide teammates through warm-ups, practices, and meets and provide leadership and support

  4. 4

    Varsity Team Captain, Track and Field

    Selected as varsity track and field team captain junior year; model leadership alongside the coach and specialize in long-distance running

  5. 5

    Vice President & Publicity Committee Chair, Associated Student Body (ASB)

    As ASB Vice President, plan and execute team-bonding activities and act as ambassador for school events; as co-publicity committee chair, manage the ASB TikTok account

  6. 6

    Publicity Chair, Junior Class Council

    As publicity leader for Junior Class Council, ran the class Instagram account-designing the graphics and producing engaging posts that shared school information

  7. 7

    Spirit & Publicity Lead, Sophomore Class Council

    On the sophomore class council spirit/publicity team, organized rallies and fundraising; designed and sold sweatshirts to help fund a school dance

  8. 8

    Peer Tutor, Peer Tutoring Program

    Invited to join the school's peer tutoring program; tutor students in Spanish, math, and English outside of school hours

  9. 9

    Attendee, Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY)

    Selected by faculty to attend the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) conference, expanding and honing leadership skills

  10. 10

    Student, Harvard University Pre-College Program

    Studied macroeconomics at the Harvard University Pre-College Program; final project examined economic gaps for people of color due to COVID-19, which the professor called the best project he saw that summer

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