Carlos Torres, who graduated in May with a degree in Psychology, was recently featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Once struggling to learn English, student now heads to Harvard Med.
The story tells of Torres' inspiring life from a town in Mexico, to earning citizenship in the United States and his acceptance at UW-Madison.
While at UW-Madison, Torres was a Chancellor's Scholar who co-founded PALMA, a Latino pre-medical student organization. Although only two-years-old, the organization has already received Community Health Award by the Dane County Latino Health Council.