{"id":431,"date":"2018-03-19T15:20:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T15:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/?page_id=431"},"modified":"2021-07-08T17:26:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T17:26:05","slug":"asia-morales","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/profiles\/asia-morales\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia Morales \u201915"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some of the students who attend Kalamazoo College from 43 states and 28 countries first heard about K when they began their college searches. Asia Morales \u201915 was one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/files\/2018\/03\/Asia-Morales-K-Plan-feature-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Asia Morales\" class=\"wp-image-433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/files\/2018\/03\/Asia-Morales-K-Plan-feature-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/files\/2018\/03\/Asia-Morales-K-Plan-feature-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/files\/2018\/03\/Asia-Morales-K-Plan-feature-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/files\/2018\/03\/Asia-Morales-K-Plan-feature.jpg 1249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thought the name sounded funny,\u201d said Morales, a Los Angeles native now living in New York City where she works for The Posse Foundation, a college-access and youth leadership organization. Posse recruits and trains public high school students who might be overlooked by traditional college selection processes to become Posse Scholars in college, helping the students find better opportunities to succeed and graduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thought, \u2018Where is Kalamazoo and why would I go there?\u2019 \u201d said Morales, who was a Posse Scholar herself. \u201cBut the Posse Foundation told us to research\u201d K and other partner schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon further examination, Kalamazoo College turned out to be just the right fit even for a student who attended one of the largest charter high schools in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKalamazoo College was small and people knew each other,\u201d Morales said. \u201cI never knew I wanted that until I ran across it. It felt like an interdisciplinary school, where students collaborated and studied more than one major or topic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That interdisciplinary feeling is a feature of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/\"><em>K-Plan<\/em><\/a>, Kalamazoo College\u2019s integrated approach to an excellent education in the liberal arts and sciences. It promotes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/academics\/\">rigorous academics<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/experiential\/\">experiential education<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/study-abroad\/\">international and intercultural opportunities<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/sip\/\">independent scholarship<\/a>, offering a well-rounded education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is no one <em>K-Plan<\/em>,\u201d Morales said. \u201cEveryone did a (senior individualized project), most students studied abroad, but it was my comprehensive <em>K-Plan<\/em> experience that set me up for success. Once I got in the workplace, I knew how far ahead I was because of Kalamazoo College.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morales majored in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/biology\/\">biology<\/a>, minored in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/anthropology-sociology\/\">anthropology and sociology<\/a>, served as a president\u2019s student ambassador, volunteered at <a href=\"https:\/\/healthy.kaiserpermanente.org\/\">Kaiser Permanente<\/a> in Los Angeles, and spent a semester abroad in C\u00e1ceres, Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThose six months of my life were so important, because until then, I hadn\u2019t even been outside the U.S.,\u201d she said of her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/study-abroad\/\">study-abroad experience<\/a>. \u201cIt continually pushed me outside of my comfort zone. I didn\u2019t realize it at the time, but study abroad helped me develop skills I now use daily.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morales also completed a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/sip\/\">Senior Individualized Project<\/a> at Kalamazoo College through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmbl.org\/\">Rocky Mountain Biological Lab<\/a> in Colorado, studying how humans affected hummingbird pollination patterns as a result of roads being built near meadows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen scientists ask, \u2018What are the aspects of human activity that affect life on Earth?\u2019 we can think about what effects our roads have on our environment. It\u2019s an awareness of the world around you. We\u2019re probably not going to stop building roads. 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