My name is Renata Neal. I was born second in a family of four children. We grew up in the Germantown section of Philadelphia and I attended the neighborhood public school system. While in school, I’d always maintained an “A” average, basically since kindergarten.

In middle school, (eighth grade particularly) I was nominated number one in my entire eight grade graduating class, with the highest honors of valedictorian. Within the eight years before high school, I’d received numerous awards, including the President’s award for maintaining academic achievement.

I entered in many national contests and would always obtain the top prizes. I had traveled across states because of my academic ability and honor roll status. I was nominated student ambassador of the Unites States because of my high honors and academic achievements. My profile is featured in the “Who’s Who Among High School Students,” and I graduated in the top five percent of my high school class.