Hi, I'm Dhilan.
My parents immigrated to the U.S. from Cape Town and London. I was born in New York and raised in Los Angeles.
I've always liked figuring out how things work. I built my first PC when I was nine, and by eleven I was building them for friends. That curiosity has guided everything I've done since.
At Loyola High School, as a dual-sport athlete, I served as Class President, led multiple Clubs, and managed a $1.3 million scholarship portfolio as part of the Student Investment Fund. These roles taught me that leadership isn't about the position you hold, but about understanding that your choices affect real people with real dreams.
As an upperclassman, I wanted to create something that would last beyond me. I wanted to sustain a program for generations to come. That's why I led design on a school-wide Composting Program.
Two years later, we've composted over 10,000 lbs of waste and brought in more than 200 student volunteers. It's now the first fully student-led, on-site high school composting program in the country.
What started as a simple idea has grown into something much bigger. Every day, students make the choice to compost instead of throwing away—small actions that compound into meaningful change. That's how real impact happens: not through grand gestures, but through consistent, everyday decisions that add up over time.
Looking back on these years, I realize the best changes happen when you stop trying to be impressive and start trying to be useful. That's what I want to bring to college and beyond.
I like music, cooking, golf, and web design.
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