My name is Nafees Sathik and I am currently a freshman and am currently majoring in Neuroscience and I am currently part of the biological science scholars program as well.

I went to Olentangy Orange High School, and at that high school I nurtured many of my interests that I have currently, as well with work ethics and habits. I have always been interested in the sciences, specifically physics and biology because of how complex they were, but when I joined Science Olympiad, I applied my knowledge of my interests in physics and biology through Science Olympiad events like “Designer Genes” and “Mission Possible”. I was able to apply what I already knew to real life situations. I also created a strong passion in Mathematics through Maths club. I was part of a math fraternity in high school called Mu Alpha Theta, and my high school would compete against other high schools in tournaments. During my time at high school, I’ve also gained some work experience working at a tutoring center called Kumon. I tutor children, ages ranging from 4 to 16, on mathematics and reading comprehension. The mathematics that I teach can vary in difficulty. The level of maths vary from basic addition and subtraction all the way to differential calculus. The levels of reading comprehension vary from basic one paragraph passages to Shakesperean poetry. I find joy in teaching children the concepts that they will require in school and in life and making sure that they understand the concepts that they are learning. I have some volunteering experience volunteering at my local mosque and cleaning it the day before our Jumma prayers on Fridays, making sure that my muslim brothers and sisters are given a clean environment to make their prayers in. However, my only regret in high school is that I haven’t been all that active in service. I hope that at university, I can increase the amount of people I help aid, whether that be through clinical work, research, non-clinical volunteering, I want to help people live easier lives.

Throughout my time at University, I will be working under a pre-medicine track, studying to get into medical school and eventually become a physician, specifically a pediatrician. The organizations I will be joining are OSU Premed club, Muslim Student Association, Chemical Electric Car, Medical Innovations club, Code 4 Community, United Health Aid Columbus, Global Design Mission. I hope that through these organizations, I can better my life, and the lives of others through service. I will also continue working at Kumon, better nurturing my teaching skills as well.