Gicel Abraham is a first-generation student with plans to pursue a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and ultimately work for NASA. She is a high achieving senior at The Preuss School UCSD, currently holding a 4.2 GPA. She has been accepted to UC San Diego, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, CSU Chico, Cal Poly Pomona, SDSU, and Stevens Institute of Technology. Gicel will be attending UC Davis in the fall, where she will be majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Gicel has been in the Hermanitas Program for four years and is also a part of Model United Nations (MUN), Triton Alliance, Access Youth Academy, and Robotics Club. Her volunteer work includes time at Father Joe’s Villages Hunger Project, Mt. Hope Community Garden, Japanese Friendship Garden, and Juvenile Hall. Her achievements include hosting the first annual Torrey and Triton MUN Conference, participating in the MITES summer program, and interning for UCSD’s Physics Department. In addition, she’s achieved a 4.0 GPA for the past six consecutive years and has had perfect attendance from Pre-K to 12th grade. Gicel aspires to create technologies that will help lead to new discoveries that will benefit humanity. Hats off to you Gicel, Congratulations!