A Disciplined Approach Karlton Lattimore
A Milwaukee resident, Karlton is on his way to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to become an architect. His short commute belies the work behind his feat: staying focused on college at a high school that prizes sports over academics and where a third of the seniors don't graduate. After a cousin made a connection for him with a faculty member at UW-Milwaukee, Karlton was asked to design a house and attended a summer architecture program on scholarship before his senior year.
ACT score: 24 composite
GPA: 3.7 nonweighted
Extracurrics: Working at a grocery store, Milwaukee Urban League, track and cross country, yearbook, National Honor Society
Essay topic: His life's plan
Initial strategy: Applied to a lot of name schools including Cornell and Harvard in addition to in-state schools.
Actual strategy: School reputation and cost narrowed the choices to UW-Milwaukee and UW-Madison.
Coping strategy: Staying at his grandmother's house in the suburbs during the school week
Most stressful part: Working while going to school, applying to college, and doing extracurrics
Stress reliever: Lifting weights
Surprise: Scholarships will nearly cover his entire needs.