Anissa Medina

Imagine this: You’re driving down Baseline when, out of nowhere, a 2015 white Fiat 500 Sport quickly zooms in front of you. You stop at Indian Hill and take notice of the car’s license plate frame. You squint, making out the writing on the frame – “Dog Mom”. Intrigued, you pull up next to the miniature car at the next light to get a better look at the driver. You imagine a 40-year-old soccer mom wearing her husband’s Oakley sunglasses, but when you finally get a glimpse of said “Dog Mom,” you see an 18-year-old brunette in a bright yellow t-shirt with a scoop of cookies & cream in her hand, and a little black terrier in her lap. You’ve just encountered a wild Anissa Medina. Judging by the little car, you’d never guess that Anissa has big dreams of becoming a future president of the United States. Anissa would elect Nicki Minaj as her VP and change the national anthem to “Si Una Vez” by Selena. Anissa will leave behind her family and her dog, Cash, in California, but she’s amped to study Sociology at Harvard University.