Our Team

Everyone who worked on this took the time out of their lives to try to make someone else’s high school experience a little easier. If you’d like to contact any of us, email us at outsidersguide123@gmail.com

If you want to contribute to the website, the blog, or the college forum, email us! We’re open to submissions and would love to include more stories.

Executive Team

Aisha BaiocchiFounder, Editor in Chief, Social Media DirectorAuthor of Honors Classes, College Classes, Converting to a 4.0 Scale and Student GovernmentAisha uses she/her pronouns and is half Brazilian and half Indian. She’s from Manhattan and is a senior at the High School of American Studies in the Bronx. This Fall she’ll be attending University of North Carolina at Chapel hill and Duke University through the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program with a prospective major in history. Her Instagram is @_aishabee_ and her email is aisha_bee@me.com — Aisha Baiocchi
Founder, Editor in Chief, Social Media Director
Author of Honors Classes, College Classes, Converting to a 4.0 Scale and Student Government
Aisha uses she/her pronouns and is half Brazilian and half Indian. She’s from Manhattan and is a senior at the High School of American Studies in the Bronx. This Fall she’ll be attending University of North Carolina at Chapel hill and Duke University through the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program with a prospective major in history. Her Instagram is @_aishabee_ and her email is aisha_bee@me.com

AnnaBelle MedinaExecutive Editor, Social Media DirectorAuthor of Volunteering, What Colleges Look At, and Making a ListAnnaBelle uses she/her pronouns and is a quarter Ecuadorian, a quarter Puerto Rican and half Cuban. She’s from the Bronx and is a senior at the High School of American Studies in the Bronx. This Fall she’ll be attending Wesleyan University with a prospective double major in Educational Studies and a College of Social Studies major. Her Instagram is @annabellemedinaa and her email is annabellem625@gmail.com — AnnaBelle Medina
Executive Editor, Social Media Director
Author of Volunteering, What Colleges Look At, and Making a List
AnnaBelle uses she/her pronouns and is a quarter Ecuadorian, a quarter Puerto Rican and half Cuban. She’s from the Bronx and is a senior at the High School of American Studies in the Bronx. This Fall she’ll be attending Wesleyan University with a prospective double major in Educational Studies and a College of Social Studies major. Her Instagram is @annabellemedinaa and her email is annabellem625@gmail.com

Authors

Ismail Abalo-TogaJobs & Posse ScholarshipIsmail uses he/him pronouns and is black. He’s from the Bronx, attended High School of American Studies in the Bronx, and is attending Middlebury College in Vermont. His Instagram is @ish.abalo and his email is ismailabalo@gmail.com — Ismail Abalo-Toga
Jobs & Posse Scholarship
Ismail uses he/him pronouns and is black. He’s from the Bronx, attended High School of American Studies in the Bronx, and is attending Middlebury College in Vermont. His Instagram is @ish.abalo and his email is ismailabalo@gmail.com

Ramatoulaye BahAssumptions & Resume BuildingRamatoulaye uses she/her pronouns and is black. She’s from Manhattan and is a senior at the High School of American Studies in the Bronx. This fall she’ll be attending Howard University with a prospective major in African Studies. Her Instagram is @ramaa714 and her email is ramatoulayebah.star@gmail.com — Ramatoulaye Bah
Assumptions & Resume Building
Ramatoulaye uses she/her pronouns and is black. She’s from Manhattan and is a senior at the High School of American Studies in the Bronx. This fall she’ll be attending Howard University with a prospective major in African Studies. Her Instagram is @ramaa714 and her email is ramatoulayebah.star@gmail.com

Brianna ClarkeLearning Critically & ActivitiesBrianna uses she/they pronouns and is Afro-latino and white. They’re from the Bronx and is a senior at Hunter College High School. Their email is briannaclarke@hunterschools.org — Brianna Clarke
Learning Critically & Activities
Brianna uses she/they pronouns and is Afro-latino and white. They’re from the Bronx and is a senior at Hunter College High School. Their email is briannaclarke@hunterschools.org

Marisol FraguadaAP Tests, AP Courses, & Culture ShockMarisol uses she/her pronouns. She is a Caribbean girl from Queens and is a senior at Hunter College High School in Manhattan. This fall she’ll be attending Macaulay Honors College with a prospective major in Media Studies. Her Instagram is @ma.ri.sola.xmi and her email is marisolfraguada@hunterschools.org — Marisol Fraguada
AP Tests, AP Courses, & Culture Shock
Marisol uses she/her pronouns. She is a Caribbean girl from Queens and is a senior at Hunter College High School in Manhattan. This fall she’ll be attending Macaulay Honors College with a prospective major in Media Studies. Her Instagram is @ma.ri.sola.xmi and her email is marisolfraguada@hunterschools.org

Suzuki LinSAT & SportsSuzuki uses she/her pronouns and is Chinese. She’s from Queens and is a senior at the High School of American Studies in the Bronx. This fall she’ll be attending Cornell University with a prospective major in Engineering. Her Instagram is @suzukilin and her email is linsuzuki7@gmail.com — Suzuki Lin
SAT & Sports
Suzuki uses she/her pronouns and is Chinese. She’s from Queens and is a senior at the High School of American Studies in the Bronx. This fall she’ll be attending Cornell University with a prospective major in Engineering. Her Instagram is @suzukilin and her email is linsuzuki7@gmail.com

Monay LedbetterClubs & Asking for HelpMonay uses she/her pronouns and is African American. She’s from Manhattan and is a senior at The Brooklyn Latin School. Her instagram is @xomonayxo and her email is monay8772@gmail.com — Monay Ledbetter
Clubs & Asking for Help
Monay uses she/her pronouns and is African American. She’s from Manhattan and is a senior at The Brooklyn Latin School. Her instagram is @xomonayxo and her email is monay8772@gmail.com

Hayoung OhNote Taking and OrganizingHayoung uses she/her pronouns and is Korean. She’s from Queens and is a senior at The Brooklyn Latin School. Her Instagram is @hayoungxoh and her Snapchat is hayoung.oh. — Hayoung Oh
Note Taking and Organizing
Hayoung uses she/her pronouns and is Korean. She’s from Queens and is a senior at The Brooklyn Latin School. Her Instagram is @hayoungxoh and her Snapchat is hayoung.oh.

Megan OrtizIB courses and Student ActivismMegan uses she/her pronouns and is Puerto Rican and Chinese. She’s a senior at The Brooklyn Latin School. Her email is Meganortiz1532@gmail.com — Megan Ortiz
IB courses and Student Activism
Megan uses she/her pronouns and is Puerto Rican and Chinese. She’s a senior at The Brooklyn Latin School. Her email is Meganortiz1532@gmail.com

Sol SkeltonInternships & ACTSol uses he/they pronouns and is Caucasian. He’s from Brooklyn and is a senior at Hunter College High School in Manhattan. This fall, they’ll be attending the University of British Columbia with a prospective double major in cognitive systems and art. His Instagram is @sulabust and his email is solskelton@hunterschools.org — Sol Skelton
Internships & ACT
Sol uses he/they pronouns and is Caucasian. He’s from Brooklyn and is a senior at Hunter College High School in Manhattan. This fall, they’ll be attending the University of British Columbia with a prospective double major in cognitive systems and art. His Instagram is @sulabust and his email is solskelton@hunterschools.org

Naia TMaking Change and CopingNaia uses she/her pronouns and is a black and white. She goes to Beacon high school, her instagram is @nnaiaa , and her email is ntimmons@beaconschool.org — Naia T
Making Change and Coping
Naia uses she/her pronouns and is a black and white. She goes to Beacon high school, her instagram is @nnaiaa , and her email is ntimmons@beaconschool.org

Rebeca SabnamStudying for Tests & Taking NotesRebeca uses she/her pronouns and is Bengali. She’s from Manhattan and is a senior at The Brooklyn Latin School. Her instagram is @rebecasabnam — Rebeca Sabnam
Studying for Tests & Taking Notes
Rebeca uses she/her pronouns and is Bengali. She’s from Manhattan and is a senior at The Brooklyn Latin School. Her instagram is @rebecasabnam

Maya VillanuevaRegents and ScholarshipsMaya uses she/her pronouns and is Hispanic. She is from the Bronx and is a senior at High School of American Studies in the Bronx. Her Instagram is @maya.villanueva_ and her email is mayavillanueva1@gmail.com — Maya Villanueva
Regents and Scholarships
Maya uses she/her pronouns and is Hispanic. She is from the Bronx and is a senior at High School of American Studies in the Bronx. Her Instagram is @maya.villanueva_ and her email is mayavillanueva1@gmail.com