Katie Brower

My name is Katie Brower. I was born in California and moved to Utah when I was very young. I grew up in Highland, Utah, a small town that borders American Fork, Utah. (Half way between Provo and Salt Lake) I gained a love of reading in second grade and still enjoy it today. I attended an Accelerated Learning Lab in 5th and 6th grade that allowed me to skip Pre-algebra and go straight to Algebra in 7th grade. I also attended the Gifted and Talented Program in 7th, 8th, and 9th grade. In 9th grade I was in a program my school called "biology block." (One period of biology and a period split between first aid and wilderness science.) This program allowed me to be the first responder for the junior high, and through that experience I decided I wanted to be a doctor when I grew up. I tested for my Temporary Dan black belt in Omega Martial Arts the fall of my freshman year, and my 1st Dan the fall of my sophomore year. I marched for the American Fork High School Marching Band my junior and senior years, marched with them in the Macy's Day parade, and won the Western Regional Bands of America competition. By taking general high school requirements like Driver's Ed., P.E., health, etc. online and through the alternative high school, and taking AP classes and Distance Education classes from the local university (Utah Valley University) I finished my "pre-Professional Associates of Science" degree, from the above mentioned school, the summer after I graduated from high school and received the New-Century Scholarship. In the process of finishing up my associates degree I got my EMT license and once again affirmed to myself that I want to be a doctor. I started attending Brigham Young University (a private university operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of which I am happily a member) the fall after I graduated from high school, where I started my pre-med classes and worked on the grounds crew. And, I also tested for my 2nd Dan black belt th