Maria Howard views herself as someone who is creative, yet also analytical, friendly, adventurous, and bold. In the past, she has been dedicated to playing flute and piccolo and has enjoyed participating in backstage theater in high school. Maria hopes to continue pursuing these passions along with her current activities: volunteering and working at Barnes and Noble. Maria has always been fascinated by science and plans to pursue an occupation in the field of medicine, specifically clinical pathology. For now, she is majoring in biochemistry and pre-medicine, and planning on minoring in French.