4/29/2021

I think we’ve had a pretty interesting year. And it taught me a lot. Firstly, I want to acknowledge every single health care worker and researcher that worked through the pandemic. I am extremely grateful to them and wish them well. This year has been challenging. I think I’ve never felt both happier and sadder than I had in my life. There were a lot of hard moments with classes that seemed impossible online and with family and the pandemic and the increasing worry someone I know would die. I think something good that came out of it was solidifying what I wanted to do in my life. I was always on the border of what I should be, but now I think I would like to be a part of the health care environment. I saw so much misconception and destruction that came from 2020. Not only health wise but even racially. Everything seemed to be at its boiling point. I saw many people in a lot of pain. And I couldn’t do anything to help them. I want to dedicate my life healing and taking care of others.

11/6/2019

At the beginning of this school year, I never really thought things through. I had joined a major I didn’t enjoy and spent very little time studying and learning about not only the subjects I was enrolled in, but the future I had in front of me. As time went on and classes grew harder, many things became apparent. I began to look into other majors and different career paths and switched into a field that focused more on the study of behavior instead of the study of life. When I focused on something I was interested in, suddenly studying for the classes seemed less like a chore as I delved more into subjects I actually wanted to know more about.

Now, I keep a calendar. I ensure I study for all of my subjects to the best of my ability and continue to learn more about the different careers I can join. This additional step has added given me more management of my time and created a system that can help me in the future.

Focusing more on what I enjoyed also played a role in the scholars program I had chosen. Even though, I didn’t enjoy the bits and pieces of biology, I am still fascinated by how we exist and how, as a whole, we can heal. Joining the scholars program has given me a perspective into the medical field and volunteering with different groups of people. This has taught me social and scientific skills I will use in the future and has aided me in my search for a good career.