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Low Income, First Gen American & College Student, African American
3.72 UW GPA | 5+ Weighted
9 APS (AP Gov, AP CSP, AP World, AP Lang, AP Psych, AP Macro/Micro, APUSH and AP African American) 4 DE (Engl 102, Math 153 (Stats) & Anatomy and Sociology
CPR, BLS, Med Tech and EKG Tech Cert
Law & Public Policy Magnet
HOSA Chapter Cofounder and Vice President (Placed in SLC 2x)
Interned at a non-profit Sophmore year and worked my way up to a Community Outreach/Assist Lead Intern that helps Youth in underfunded areas to have access to school supplies/care resources & promote community service
Project Operations Manger for a student led-tutoring non-profit, tutoring kids ages K-8 providing free tutoring services for students in Baltimore City elementary and middle schools
Summer Intern at a Non-Profit for Students of color interested in STEM (Healthcare Cohort) - Research on Healthcare Disparities, Clinical Hours/ Shadowing at multiple hospitals and institutions across the East Coast, Med Certs, Touring Colleges, Taking College Courses etc.
Planning to do research at Local University on Helpful Peri-Natal Care for Black Mothers throughout Senior year
Internship Program at high school - Child Support Administration Intern, Department of Human Services
Worked Multiple Jobs - Childcare aide (Afterschool care), Retail, Food Service
Red Cross Member - Planning on applying for leadership positions
Black Student Union Member - Planning on applying for leadership positions
Wayfinder/Activity Cart Volunteer at John's Hopkins
Planning on volunteering at Neuro-wellness Center nearby, Lab Shadowing at Holy-cross health Hospital
Planning on working as a Med-Tech or Ekg tech during Senior year
Overall 250+ hours of community service/volunteering
Test Scores: Ass (Retaking over summer and locking in after APS)
Intended Majors: (Pre Med track) Neuroscience/Cognitive Science, Nursing, Biology, Psychology, Public Health or BSMD (If not BSMD I will probably double major for undergrad)
Intended Career: Pediatric Neurology
Schools -
Howard
GW School of Nursing
UPenn
Temple
Spelman
Emory
Clark Atlanta
Duke
UNC Chapel Hill
NCAT
John's Hopkins
UMD College Park
U Mich
Boston
USC
SUNY Davis (BSMD)
NYU
Additional Info: Poor Grades freshman year, GPA Improvement 3.13 ->3.5 -> 3.72, Didn't start most EC's due to transportation (20-30 minute commute via driving and bus schedule/stops didn't align) Extreme depression & struggle with disordered eating all throughout high school and got hospitalized, financial hardship junior year & My essay is probably gonna be me talking about how my disordered eating stemmed from being SA in middle school & it not being taken serious cause I was unconventionally attractive and plus size so I shrunk myself & how recovery helped me gain my autonomy back as well as free myself from patriarcical standards causing me to pursue intended major(s) Metriculate Scholar & Applying to Questbridge