Marisol grew up in Rosenberg, Texas, and discovered her love for American political thought when she was in high school, largely through Hillsdale’s free online politics courses. She then graduated summa cum laude from Houston Christian University with a degree in Political Science. While at Houston Christian University, Marisol was part of the Honors College, a Great Books program, and worked as a writing tutor. She also interned at the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation twice prior to coming to Hillsdale. Her time studying American political theory in college reinforced her desire to gain a more in-depth understanding of it.