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Alyssa Nichols

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My goals is to become a psychiatrist to be able to help people in need who are battling with mental health. I lost someone very close to me because of their mental health and I want to make sure that I am doing something to prevent it from affecting someone else’s life.

Education

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Associate's degree program
2022 - 2026
  • Majors:
    • Psychology, General

Licking Heights High School

High School
2018 - 2022

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Medicine
    • Psychology, General
    • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Mental Health Care

    • Dream career goals:

      Psychiatrist

    • Package Handling

      Ups
      2022 – Present2 years

    Sports

    Cheerleading

    Varsity
    2020 – 20222 years

    Cheerleading

    Junior Varsity
    2018 – 20224 years

    Awards

    • Most Improved

    Research

    • LGBTQ+

      Global Scholars
      2018 – Present

    Public services

    • Advocacy

      Independent — Leader
      2020 – Present

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Politics

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Entrepreneurship

    Charity's Alumnus Erudition Award
    Everyone has faced hardship in their lives, some people more than others. Facing difficult situations head-on allows you to grow into a stronger person. In my 18 years of life, I have faced my fair share of problems that I had to overcome to get to where I am. But the one that changed my life forever had to do with my older brother, Adrian Gross. His death is the reason why I am going to become a psychiatrist. I’m going to make sure I can do my part to help other families not go through this or if they have, get them the help they need. My stepbrother committed suicide on December 4th, 2020. People will never understand why someone feels they are all alone in this world until they are the one who is fighting for a reason to stay alive every day. Leading up to his death, no one saw the signs, and that's one of the hardest things to come to terms with. People blame themselves for it every day, and it's a very sad thing to go through. But blaming yourself doesn't do anything to fix the situation and never will because he will never come back to life. When people see that someone has committed, a lot of the thoughts are, “they were just too weak”, “why didn't they reach out”, “their life isn't that bad” or a very big one is, “I wish I saw the signs so I would have saved their life.”. Every day I used to question my life choices, and wonder if I could have saved him. It put me into a very depressive state of mind and made me have the thoughts he may have had which lead him to pull the trigger. But at the end of the day, he wasn't okay and there may not be anything we could have done to save his life. He was mentally ill and felt that there was no cure for it. Everyone deals with death in different ways and some may not be so good but that's how people cope. The way I have coped with his death was by writing him letters telling him how I feel. Now, I would be lying if I said that I’d gotten over the loss of Adrian and moved on, but what I can say is that I wouldn't be who I am today if I hadn't had to face such tragedy.
    Matthew J. Kauffman Memorial Scholarship
    Everyone has faced hardship in their lives, some people more than others. Facing difficult situations head-on allows you to grow into a stronger person. In my 18 years of life, I have faced my fair share of problems that I had to overcome to get to where I am. But the one that changed my life forever had to do with my older brother, Adrian Gross. His death is the reason why I am going to become a psychiatrist. I’m going to make sure I can do my part to help other families not go through this or if they have, get them the help they need. My stepbrother committed suicide on December 4th, 2020. People will never understand why someone feels they are all alone in this world until they are the one who is fighting for a reason to stay alive every day. Leading up to his death, no one saw the signs, and that's one of the hardest things to come to terms with. People blame themselves for it every day, and it's a very sad thing to go through. But blaming yourself doesn't do anything to fix the situation and never will because he will never come back to life. When people see that someone has committed, a lot of the thoughts are, “they were just too weak”, “why didn't they reach out”, “their life isn't that bad” or a very big one is, “I wish I saw the signs so I would have saved their life.”. Every day I used to question my life choices, and wonder if I could have saved him. It put me into a very depressive state of mind and made me have the thoughts he may have had which lead him to pull the trigger. But at the end of the day, he wasn't okay and there may not be anything we could have done to save his life. He was mentally ill and felt that there was no cure for it. Everyone deals with death in different ways and some may not be so good but that's how people cope. The way I have coped with his death was by writing him letters telling him how I feel. Now, I would be lying if I said that I’ve gotten over the loss of Adrian and moved on, but what I can say is that I wouldn't be who I am today if I hadn't had to face such tragedy..
    Elizabeth Schalk Memorial Scholarship
    Everyone has faced hardship in their lives, some people more than others. Facing difficult situations head-on allows you to grow into a stronger person.. In my 18 years of life, I have definitely faced my fair share of problems that I had to overcome to get to where I am. But the one that changed my life forever had to do with my older brother, Adrian Gross. His death is the reason why I am going to become a psychiatrist. I’m going to make sure I can do my part to help other families not go through this or if they have, get them the help they need. My step-brother committed suicide on December 4th, 2020. People will never understand why someone feels they are all alone in this world until they are the one who is fighting for a reason to stay alive every day. Leading up to his death, no one saw the signs, and that's one of the hardest things to come to terms with. People blame themselves for it every day, and it's a very sad thing to go through. But blaming yourself doesn't do anything to fix the situation and never will because he will never come back to life. When people see that someone has committed, a lot of the thoughts are, “they were just too weak”, “why didn't they reach out”, “their life isn't that bad” or a very big one is, “I wish I saw the signs so I would have saved their life.”. Every day I used to question my life choices, and wonder if I could have saved him. It put me into a very depressive state of mind and made me have the thoughts he may have had which lead him to pull the trigger. But at the end of the day, he wasn't okay and there may not be anything we could have done to save his life. He was mentally ill and felt that there was no cure for it. Everyone deals with death in different ways and some may not be so good but that's how people cope. The way I have coped with his death was by writing him letters telling him how I feel . Now, I would be lying if I said that I’ve gotten over the loss of Adrian and moved on, but what I can say is that I wouldn't be who I am today if I hadn't had to face such tragedy.
    Ethel Hayes Destigmatization of Mental Health Scholarship
    Everyone has faced hardship in their lives, some people more than others. Facing difficult situations head-on allows you to grow into a stronger person.. In my 17 years of life, I have definitely faced my fair share of problems that I had to overcome to get to where I am. But the one that changed my life forever had to do with my older brother, Adrian Gross. His death is the reason why I am going to become a psychiatrist. I’m going to make sure I can do my part to help other families not go through this or if they have, get them the help they need. My step-brother committed suicide on December 4th, 2020. People will never understand why someone feels they are all alone in this world until they are the one who is fighting for a reason to stay alive every day. Leading up to his death, no one saw the signs, and that's one of the hardest things to come to terms with. People blame themselves for it every day, and it's a very sad thing to go through. But blaming yourself doesn't do anything to fix the situation and never will because he will never come back to life. When people see that someone has committed, a lot of the thoughts are, “they were just too weak”, “why didn't they reach out”, “their life isn't that bad” or a very big one is, “I wish I saw the signs so I would have saved their life.”. Every day I used to question my life choices, and wonder if I could have saved him. It put me into a very depressive state of mind and made me have the thoughts he may have had which lead him to pull the trigger. But at the end of the day, he wasn't okay and there may not be anything we could have done to save his life. He was mentally ill and felt that there was no cure for it. Everyone deals with death in different ways and some may not be so good but that's how people cope. The way I have coped with his death was by writing him letters telling him how I feel . Now, I would be lying if I said that I’ve gotten over the loss of Adrian and moved on, but what I can say is that I wouldn't be who I am today if I hadn't had to face such tragedy..
    Elevate Mental Health Awareness Scholarship
    Everyone has faced hardship in their lives, some people more than others. Facing difficult situations head-on allows you to grow into a stronger person.. In my 17 years of life, I have definitely faced my fair share of problems that I had to overcome to get to where I am. But the one that changed my life forever had to do with my older brother, Adrian Gross. His death is the reason why I am going to become a psychiatrist. I’m going to make sure I can do my part to help other families not go through this or if they have, get them the help they need. My step-brother committed suicide on December 4th, 2020. People will never understand why someone feels they are all alone in this world until they are the one who is fighting for a reason to stay alive every day. Leading up to his death, no one saw the signs, and that's one of the hardest things to come to terms with. People blame themselves for it every day, and it's a very sad thing to go through. But blaming yourself doesn't do anything to fix the situation and never will because he will never come back to life. When people see that someone has committed, a lot of the thoughts are, “they were just too weak”, “why didn't they reach out”, “their life isn't that bad” or a very big one is, “I wish I saw the signs so I would have saved their life.”. Every day I used to question my life choices, and wonder if I could have saved him. It put me into a very depressive state of mind and made me have the thoughts he may have had which lead him to pull the trigger. But at the end of the day, he wasn't okay and there may not be anything we could have done to save his life. He was mentally ill and felt that there was no cure for it. Everyone deals with death in different ways and some may not be so good but that's how people cope. The way I have coped with his death was by writing him letters telling him how I feel . Now, I would be lying if I said that I’ve gotten over the loss of Adrian and moved on, but what I can say is that I wouldn't be who I am today if I hadn't had to face such tragedy..