I was born and raised in Harlem, NY. I grew up in a New York City Housing development called Harlem River Houses. I take pride in where I come from because it has made me who I am. Growing up I witnessed a lot. I saw people selling illegal drugs, young people becoming parents before finishing high school, and people losing loved ones due to gang violence. Being surrounded by all of this, my mother did everything that she could to make sure that her two daughters would not be anything like the people around the neighborhood. My mother had put us in private schools until she could not afford it anymore and made sure my sister and I were involved in extra curricular activities by putting us in dance classes and afterschool programs. I witnessed my mother give her last to try and make a better life for my sister and I, even though we did not live in the best environment. Coming from the type of background that I did pushed me to try and excel academically. I knew I had to repay my mother back for making sure I would not be like everyone else around me as well as get my family out of that environment. Once I got to high school, I got as involved as I could inside and outside of school and tried my best to remain strong academically. Currently, I am studying biology. I chose biology as my major because there is a vast variety of fields that you can pursue as a career with a biology career. I started college wanting to be a physical therapist, but after I shadowed a physical therapist I quickly learned that that was not the field for me. After analyzing my future career goals, I found that emergency medicine is the perfect field for me. I work well under pressure and I know that working in emergency medicine you get exposure to all fields of medicine because you never know what procedure or condition a patient will have on a given day. During my sophomore year of high school, I had a reoccurring pilonidal cyst. Every time I went to the emergency room, it would be an emergency medical physician assistant that popped the cyst for me as well as prescribed medication that would ease the pain before and after the procedure. After going through that experience, I realized that working in emergency medicine can provide me with a role to help others experiencing the same that I did as well as be a better care giver since I can relate to the patients on a personal and sympathetic level. I also hope to create a non-profit organization that will provide health care services to low-income families of New York City. After the pilonidal cyst came back for the fourth time, an emergency room doctor suggested that I have surgery to prevent the cyst from coming back. The only problem was that at the time my mother was in between jobs at the time and we did not have health care coverage that would pay for the surgery. Once I saw that at times, the cost of health care is put before the well being of the patient, I found interest and concern in wanting to help those who may be going through the same thing that my family did. Creating a non-profit to help low-income families would allow me to do just that. I am currently involved in five organizations at my university. Two of those are the Minority Association of Pre-professional (MAPS) students and Beta Beta Beta, the National Biological Honor Society. Beta Beta Beta and MAPS has allowed me to further explore the field of medicine as well as how to be a successful biology student so that I can make the goals that I set for myself a reality. The organizations host seminars and workshops with health professionals in various fields to provide us with first-hand advice from people that are currently doing what us as pre-professional students aspire to do. These two organizations also provided me with a community of like-minded, successful college students who put their academics and passion for medicine and helping others before anything else. Lastly, an experience that is vitally important to me is becoming an alumna member of the Brotherhood/Sister Sol. The Brotherhood/Sister Sol (Bro/Sis) is an organization located in Harlem, NY that is dedicated to youth advocacy as well as making New York City a better environment for future generations. I will forever be a proud member of this organization because they allowed me to view New York City in a different way separate from the norm as well as providing me with funds to get to where I am today. This organization educated me on police brutality and injustice within New York City. If I do not know the backgrounds of the people I want to help, then I will not be able to effectively provide them with any health care or personal services. Bro/Sis showed me how important it is to learn about people and their backgrounds before trying to help them in any way. Without The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, I definitely would not be the woman that I am today.

I was born and raised in Harlem, NY. I grew up in a New York City Housing development called Harlem River Houses. I take pride in where I come from because it has made me who I am. Growing up I witnessed a lot. I saw people selling illegal drugs, young people becoming parents before finishing high school, and people losing loved ones due to gang violence. Being surrounded by all of this, my mother did everything that she could to make sure that her two daughters would not be anything like the people around the neighborhood. My mother had put us in private schools until she could not afford it anymore and made sure my sister and I were involved in extra curricular activities by putting us in dance classes and afterschool programs. I witnessed my mother give her last to try and make a better life for my sister and I, even though we did not live in the best environment. Coming from the type of background that I did pushed me to try and excel academically. I knew I had to repay my mother back for making sure I would not be like everyone else around me as well as get my family out of that environment. Once I got to high school, I got as involved as I could inside and outside of school and tried my best to remain strong academically. Currently, I am studying biology. I chose biology as my major because there is a vast variety of fields that you can pursue as a career with a biology career. I started college wanting to be a physical therapist, but after I shadowed a physical therapist I quickly learned that that was not the field for me. After analyzing my future career goals, I found that emergency medicine is the perfect field for me. I work well under pressure and I know that working in emergency medicine you get exposure to all fields of medicine because you never know what procedure or condition a patient will have on a given day. During my sophomore year of high school, I had a reoccurring pilonidal cyst. Every time I went to the emergency room, it would be an emergency medical physician assistant that popped the cyst for me as well as prescribed medication that would ease the pain before and after the procedure. After going through that experience, I realized that working in emergency medicine can provide me with a role to help others experiencing the same that I did as well as be a better care giver since I can relate to the patients on a personal and sympathetic level. I also hope to create a non-profit organization that will provide health care services to low-income families of New York City. After the pilonidal cyst came back for the fourth time, an emergency room doctor suggested that I have surgery to prevent the cyst from coming back. The only problem was that at the time my mother was in between jobs at the time and we did not have health care coverage that would pay for the surgery. Once I saw that at times, the cost of health care is put before the well being of the patient, I found interest and concern in wanting to help those who may be going through the same thing that my family did. Creating a non-profit to help low-income families would allow me to do just that. I am currently involved in five organizations at my university. Two of those are the Minority Association of Pre-professional (MAPS) students and Beta Beta Beta, the National Biological Honor Society. Beta Beta Beta and MAPS has allowed me to further explore the field of medicine as well as how to be a successful biology student so that I can make the goals that I set for myself a reality. The organizations host seminars and workshops with health professionals in various fields to provide us with first-hand advice from people that are currently doing what us as pre-professional students aspire to do. These two organizations also provided me with a community of like-minded, successful college students who put their academics and passion for medicine and helping others before anything else. Lastly, an experience that is vitally important to me is becoming an alumna member of the Brotherhood/Sister Sol. The Brotherhood/Sister Sol (Bro/Sis) is an organization located in Harlem, NY that is dedicated to youth advocacy as well as making New York City a better environment for future generations. I will forever be a proud member of this organization because they allowed me to view New York City in a different way separate from the norm as well as providing me with funds to get to where I am today. This organization educated me on police brutality and injustice within New York City. If I do not know the backgrounds of the people I want to help, then I will not be able to effectively provide them with any health care or personal services. Bro/Sis showed me how important it is to learn about people and their backgrounds before trying to help them in any way. Without The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, I definitely would not be the woman that I am today.

I was born and raised in Harlem, NY. I grew up in a New York City Housing development called Harlem River Houses. I take pride in where I come from because it has made me who I am. Growing up I witnessed a lot. I saw people selling illegal drugs, young people becoming parents before finishing high school, and people losing loved ones due to gang violence. Being surrounded by all of this, my mother did everything that she could to make sure that her two daughters would not be anything like the people around the neighborhood. My mother had put us in private schools until she could not afford it anymore and made sure my sister and I were involved in extra curricular activities by putting us in dance classes and afterschool programs. I witnessed my mother give her last to try and make a better life for my sister and I, even though we did not live in the best environment. Coming from the type of background that I did pushed me to try and excel academically. I knew I had to repay my mother back for making sure I would not be like everyone else around me as well as get my family out of that environment. Once I got to high school, I got as involved as I could inside and outside of school and tried my best to remain strong academically. Currently, I am studying biology. I chose biology as my major because there is a vast variety of fields that you can pursue as a career with a biology career. I started college wanting to be a physical therapist, but after I shadowed a physical therapist I quickly learned that that was not the field for me. After analyzing my future career goals, I found that emergency medicine is the perfect field for me. I work well under pressure and I know that working in emergency medicine you get exposure to all fields of medicine because you never know what procedure or condition a patient will have on a given day. During my sophomore year of high school, I had a reoccurring pilonidal cyst. Every time I went to the emergency room, it would be an emergency medical physician assistant that popped the cyst for me as well as prescribed medication that would ease the pain before and after the procedure. After going through that experience, I realized that working in emergency medicine can provide me with a role to help others experiencing the same that I did as well as be a better care giver since I can relate to the patients on a personal and sympathetic level. I also hope to create a non-profit organization that will provide health care services to low-income families of New York City. After the pilonidal cyst came back for the fourth time, an emergency room doctor suggested that I have surgery to prevent the cyst from coming back. The only problem was that at the time my mother was in between jobs at the time and we did not have health care coverage that would pay for the surgery. Once I saw that at times, the cost of health care is put before the well being of the patient, I found interest and concern in wanting to help those who may be going through the same thing that my family did. Creating a non-profit to help low-income families would allow me to do just that. I am currently involved in five organizations at my university. Two of those are the Minority Association of Pre-professional (MAPS) students and Beta Beta Beta, the National Biological Honor Society. Beta Beta Beta and MAPS has allowed me to further explore the field of medicine as well as how to be a successful biology student so that I can make the goals that I set for myself a reality. The organizations host seminars and workshops with health professionals in various fields to provide us with first-hand advice from people that are currently doing what us as pre-professional students aspire to do. These two organizations also provided me with a community of like-minded, successful college students who put their academics and passion for medicine and helping others before anything else. Lastly, an experience that is vitally important to me is becoming an alumna member of the Brotherhood/Sister Sol. The Brotherhood/Sister Sol (Bro/Sis) is an organization located in Harlem, NY that is dedicated to youth advocacy as well as making New York City a better environment for future generations. I will forever be a proud member of this organization because they allowed me to view New York City in a different way separate from the norm as well as providing me with funds to get to where I am today. This organization educated me on police brutality and injustice within New York City. If I do not know the backgrounds of the people I want to help, then I will not be able to effectively provide them with any health care or personal services. Bro/Sis showed me how important it is to learn about people and their backgrounds before trying to help them in any way. Without The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, I definitely would not be the woman that I am today.

I was born and raised in Harlem, NY. I grew up in a New York City Housing development called Harlem River Houses. I take pride in where I come from because it has made me who I am. Growing up I witnessed a lot. I saw people selling illegal drugs, young people becoming parents before finishing high school, and people losing loved ones due to gang violence. Being surrounded by all of this, my mother did everything that she could to make sure that her two daughters would not be anything like the people around the neighborhood. My mother had put us in private schools until she could not afford it anymore and made sure my sister and I were involved in extra curricular activities by putting us in dance classes and afterschool programs. I witnessed my mother give her last to try and make a better life for my sister and I, even though we did not live in the best environment. Coming from the type of background that I did pushed me to try and excel academically. I knew I had to repay my mother back for making sure I would not be like everyone else around me as well as get my family out of that environment. Once I got to high school, I got as involved as I could inside and outside of school and tried my best to remain strong academically. Currently, I am studying biology. I chose biology as my major because there is a vast variety of fields that you can pursue as a career with a biology career. I started college wanting to be a physical therapist, but after I shadowed a physical therapist I quickly learned that that was not the field for me. After analyzing my future career goals, I found that emergency medicine is the perfect field for me. I work well under pressure and I know that working in emergency medicine you get exposure to all fields of medicine because you never know what procedure or condition a patient will have on a given day. During my sophomore year of high school, I had a reoccurring pilonidal cyst. Every time I went to the emergency room, it would be an emergency medical physician assistant that popped the cyst for me as well as prescribed medication that would ease the pain before and after the procedure. After going through that experience, I realized that working in emergency medicine can provide me with a role to help others experiencing the same that I did as well as be a better care giver since I can relate to the patients on a personal and sympathetic level. I also hope to create a non-profit organization that will provide health care services to low-income families of New York City. After the pilonidal cyst came back for the fourth time, an emergency room doctor suggested that I have surgery to prevent the cyst from coming back. The only problem was that at the time my mother was in between jobs at the time and we did not have health care coverage that would pay for the surgery. Once I saw that at times, the cost of health care is put before the well being of the patient, I found interest and concern in wanting to help those who may be going through the same thing that my family did. Creating a non-profit to help low-income families would allow me to do just that. I am currently involved in five organizations at my university. Two of those are the Minority Association of Pre-professional (MAPS) students and Beta Beta Beta, the National Biological Honor Society. Beta Beta Beta and MAPS has allowed me to further explore the field of medicine as well as how to be a successful biology student so that I can make the goals that I set for myself a reality. The organizations host seminars and workshops with health professionals in various fields to provide us with first-hand advice from people that are currently doing what us as pre-professional students aspire to do. These two organizations also provided me with a community of like-minded, successful college students who put their academics and passion for medicine and helping others before anything else. Lastly, an experience that is vitally important to me is becoming an alumna member of the Brotherhood/Sister Sol. The Brotherhood/Sister Sol (Bro/Sis) is an organization located in Harlem, NY that is dedicated to youth advocacy as well as making New York City a better environment for future generations. I will forever be a proud member of this organization because they allowed me to view New York City in a different way separate from the norm as well as providing me with funds to get to where I am today. This organization educated me on police brutality and injustice within New York City. If I do not know the backgrounds of the people I want to help, then I will not be able to effectively provide them with any health care or personal services. Bro/Sis showed me how important it is to learn about people and their backgrounds before trying to help them in any way. Without The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, I definitely would not be the woman that I am today.