Michelle is a junior in high school in Chicago. She has two younger sisters and likes to play volleyball. Michelle also likes to read, and her current favorite book is The Alchemist. For the Leadership Collective program, she is excited because you hear about these kinds of opportunities all the time. You think, “Wow, that couldn’t possibly apply to someone like me.” But sooner or later you find that someone you know got the chance to do something similar. It gives you perspective and shows just how real and possible things are.