ALL ABOUT MEGrace Brantley

BACKGROUND I was born on January 5th, 1996 and am

currently 17 years old My dad chose my first name, Dorothy, after

his favorite aunt My mom chose my middle name, Grace Family is from south Georgia, but lived in

Aiken since I was 2

HERITAGE Scottish (4 brothers who came here in the

1700s) Irish Some French (privateers) 1/32 Cherokee Related to the 1st female doctor in Georgia

MY PERSONALITY Introverted Usually laid-back Independent Intelligent

MY FAMILY Mom, 52, works at USCA Dad, 61, works at SRS Two sisters:

Marjorie, 27, in rehab Rachel, 24, is a nurse

Rachel is married to my brother-in-law, Karson They have two adorable kids, my nephew Leif (2 ½)

and Lily (8 months)

OUR DOG Tyson, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and Pit Bull

mix 7 years old, adopted him about 2 months ago Rescue dog that was used as a bait dog Very sweet-natured despite his past

SCHOOLS Went to preschool at Trinity United Methodist

Church Aiken Elementary Schofield Middle Aiken High, class of 2014

MY CLOSEST FRIENDS Patrick Huff, my best friend since 6th grade Alexis Chavis, since 9th grade Jessica Gomez, since 9th grade

HOBBIES/WHAT I DO FOR FUN Music

I can play clarinet and piano In band since 6th grade

Baking Mostly self-taught I make everything from scratch

Babysitting Often watch my niece and nephew

BAND I do both marching and concert band 1st chair Section leader since 10th grade Made Region and County band in 7th-9th

grade, made All-State in 10th, and made Region and County in 11th

AMBITIONS Attend either USC or USC Upstate

Major in biology, concentration in genetics Obtain a graduate degree (not sure if I want

a Master’s or a Doctorate) in a field of genetics

Be a genetic counselor, professor, or do research

Backup plan is to go to culinary school I don’t want a wedding or kids til after I get

my education!

CAREERS Genetic Counselor

Draw up pedigrees for families and give advice based on diseases that run in the family

Advice for those already diagnosed and prenatal counseling for people considering having children

Professor Spread knowledge about things I find fascinating

Research Help make new discoveries about causes and

treatments of genetic diseases I love working in a lab

CAREERS (CONTINUED) Author for textbooks or science journals

Combination of my favorite subjects (science and English)

I enjoy writing Baker

I love creating things and sharing them with people

FAVORITE PLACES North Carolina

I love the mountains Asheville, Chimney Rock, Fontana

Atlanta I like big cities

Jekyll Island (Georgia) Uncrowded, undeveloped beach

PLACES I WANT TO GO California NYC The UK Greece

FAVORITE MUSICIANS BT (Brian Transeau) Panic! At the Disco Ronald Jenkees Stevie Wonder

FAVORITE MOVIES Spirited Away Napoleon Dynamite Nacho Libre Holes The Little Mermaid

FAVORITE TV SHOWS Avatar: The Last Airbender The Legend of Korra Fullmetal Alchemist Cake Boss Shahs of Sunset

FAVORITE BOOKS The Hunger Games series Harry Potter series The Perks of Being a Wallflower Many, many more!

FAVORITE COLORS Purple Turquoise Blue Green Pink

FAVORITE FOODS Japanese food Chinese food Macaroni Spaghetti Chicken Alfredo Green Beans French Fries Funnel Cake

FAVORITE DRINKS Dr. Pepper Water Coke Sweet tea

FAVORITE CANDY Milky Way Reese’s 3 Musketeers Circus peanuts Jelly beans Gummy bears Anything sour Anything chocolate

MISCELLANEOUS THINGS I LIKE Hello Kitty

I own over 70 Hello Kitty things Using chopsticks Reading (when I have time) Fishing Hiking

AND THAT’S ME!