Name: Blake Turpeau

Self-Reflection (be specific as possible, using complete sentences):

● Share an example (story/experiences) that best exemplifies your positive contribution to the
Drew Community);
o I created works of art that were displayed throughout the school, I contributed to the
Art International Day, and other art showcases. My art work has also been displayed
at the Atlanta Aquarium.
o I was a part of a team that built a Play-House that was displayed at the Engineering
Showcase, and then sold to the school so they could use it down at the elementary
campus. I am a member of the Invent-Team that built and designed a Hot Car
Detection device. I also served as Chief Financial Officer, where I set up a fundraising
account, and managed the spending budget.
o I served as the Treasurer for the first Engineering Club in my Sophomore year, and
was apart of the Tennis Team, the Cross Country Team, the Soccer Team, and the
Manager of the Varsity Basketball Team.

● Special Skills/Strengths:
● creative
● patient
● tolerant
● good at painting
● good at drawing
● Athletic

● Four qualities I like about myself:

o Diligent
o Creative
o Mature and Hard-working
o Integrity and Humility

● Two areas of improvement that I see in myself:

o Procrastination - I need to work on staying more focused.
o I could be more vocal, and less fearful of speaking in public.

● Quote that has influenced my perspective on life:

The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.
Peter Drucker
Academic Major(s) and Career Goals:

● Business and Finance

● Minor in Computer Science (Maybe)
● Investment Banker
● Entrepreneur/ Business Owner

Curiosity to Learn/Research Interests:

● Trading stocks
● Finance
● Real Estate businesses
● Private equity businesses
● Venture capital businesses
● Hedge funds

Extracurricular Activities/Student Organizations:

● Varsity Soccer 3 years

● Varsity Cross country 2 years
● Beta Club
● (N.H.S) National Honor society
● Varsity Tennis 1 year - team came 2nd in state
● Robotics club
● Engineering club
● F.B.L.A (Future Business Leaders of America Club)
● Manager of the Varsity Basketball Team - I cleaned the team uniforms, organized the team
equipment, cleaned and prepared the bottles for distribution.
● Georgia governor's honors program -I got selected to present my artwork to governor’s
honors judges.

Volunteer Experience (name of organization, role and frequency):

● 2015- Summer Camp Counselor at Steam Funlab Camp - watched over campers to make sure
they were safe. I helped the campers with their engineering projects, and I entertained the
campers by participating in their multiple activities.
● 2014 and 2015- Books for Africa -Packaged books into boxes so they could be sent to people in
africa.
● 2014- Sandwiches for the homeless - made sandwiches for a local homeless shelter.
● 2015- Holiday cards for the elderly - made holiday cards for the elderly people at a local
senior citizen’s home.
Work Experience (workplace name, role and employment length):

Enrichment Experience (ex. summer program, research experiences, internships):

● 2017- Wharton L.E.A.D Business Program - In this three week program, I visited different
institutions and corporations in Pennsylvania, New York, and Washington DC. I attended
lectures by Wharton professors and corporate executives, and took part in a number group
projects that we presented to business executives. such as a case study group project that we
presented to Johnson and Johnson, Inc. This program helped me realize that I want to major in
Business and Finance in college.
● 2016/17- InvenTeam Lemelson MIT program -Created an invention to prevent hot car deaths
in children and pets. Served on the team to develop the App. Also served as CFO, raising
money through crowd funding website for the team to travel to MIT. Created a budget for
spending on the project, and purchased materials required for the devices development.
● 2016/17- Junior Achievement Fellow Business Program - I worked throughout the school year
at Price Waterhouse, Inc. to develop a product and business plan, then create a business
strategy to market and sell the product. I received mentorship from Price Waterhouse
Executives, and went through the process of dissolving the business.
● 2016- F.I.C.A (Future Investors Club of America) - I went to New York and Learned the basics
to investing money and financial knowledge. At the end of the week, I took and past the test
for BFIT (Basic Financial Intelligence Training) earning my first financial certificate.
● 2016- Architectural Engineering Camp- I attended this Camp at Georgia Tech, where I learned
to develop a sustainable eco-system around the development of a new structure.
● 2015- Video Game Design Camp - I learned about the process of planning and creating a video
game from game making experts. Planned and designed a video game.

Extenuating circumstances that should be considered (death of family member, parent’s divorce,
personal sickness, acting as caregiver for family etc.:

Passion, talents or any special interests (enjoy camping, traveling, languages, styling hair):

● good artist
● playing the stock market
● watching /playing basketball
● playing video games
● Eating Burgers