Cecilia Sugeng, '27

Cecilia Sugeng, ’27, is a member of the MedScience Club and the varsity swim team. A falcon since third grade, she also spends time tutoring, drawing, and painting. Over the summer, she had the opportunity to go to several medical camps and to travel.

 

 

ESA is really unique in the way that we get a lot of freedom. We are able to have free periods, class periods when we don't have a class, and as a highschooler we can eat wherever we want, from teachers’ classroom to outside. We also get to choose the classes we want to take outside of our required courses. Junior year I got to choose 4 out of 7 of my classes.

I've always wanted to do well academically because it is building toward my future. Having a good academic record is essential to become a doctor, and that is what I want to be. So, what motivated me academically was my dream in the future.

Although I don't have a specific moment that is very challenging at ESA, I have had many challenging moments academically. ESA classes are very rigorous, so the workload can build up with assignments, test quizzes, and essays.

If I got a month to study whatever I want, it would definitely be about biology and may continue on to more things related to the kidney.

ESA is very unique and everyone has a vastly different experience in ESA. My experiences are more academically related, but some people are very invested in art, sports, and theater, and ESA gives people the opportunity to explore their interests.