Vanguard grad is Stanford-bound

Published: Friday, June 6, 2014 at 4:18 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 6, 2014 at 4:18 p.m.

Many high school graduates who are going on to college have chosen to stay in Florida. But some are going away. And a few, like Vanguard High School graduate William Brown, are going very far away.

After being accepted to the University of Pennsylvania, MIT and Northwestern University, Brown has decided to attend Stanford University and study engineering, possibly bio-engineering.

A lot of my friends are going to UF. Some are going to FSU. Most of my friends wanted to stay in state, said Brown, who graduated Friday night. Some of his friends are going to Northwestern and Johns Hopkins.

Brown might research tissues at Stanford and eventually work with biomedical devices, although that could change once he starts school.

Ive always been really interested in math, which started for me in middle school, Brown said. Im going into Stanford as a bioengineering student, but that could change. Over the summer, Im applying for the Stanford Summer Engineering Academy. Im also interested in other engineering sciences. I like biology and engineering, but Im just not sure if bioengineering is what Im ultimately going to do.

Brown was in the International Baccalaureate Program at Vanguard.

Its a tough program. Its not easy. Its hard work, but I definitely enjoyed going to Vanguard, he said.

Todd Carstenn was one of Browns teachers. Ive taught English for 31 years and Will is one of the classiest, most dignified and humblest kids Ive ever had, he said.

Hes a teachers dream. Im not surprised he got into Stanford. Big time schools want big time students. Im thrilled Will is going to Stanford. Its a great big deal. He will succeed wildly out there. Im so proud of Will. Im proud to be his teacher.

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