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Hobbies and interests
3D Modeling
Badminton
Drawing And Illustration
Painting and Studio Art
History
Piano
Music
Sports
Engineering
Cars and Automotive Engineering
Music Composition
Reading
American Sign Language (ASL)
Foreign Languages
Archery
Art
Reading
Mystery
Action
Adventure
Art
Book Club
Academic
Classics
Education
Fantasy
I read books multiple times per week
US CITIZENSHIP
US Citizen
LOW INCOME STUDENT
No
FIRST GENERATION STUDENT
No
Chathurya Miriyala
2,585
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Chathurya Miriyala
2,585
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Hey!
I'm Chathurya, but most people call me Lucky from where I live. I am currently a sophomore in high school. I want to become an astrophysicist and work for NASA. I am also interested in engineering and proficient in CAD. I am a hard worker and have been aiming for my future my entire life! Nice to meet you!
Education
Alliance Academy for Innovation
High SchoolMiscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)
Majors of interest:
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
Career
Dream career field:
Aviation & Aerospace
Dream career goals:
To work at NASA
Grader and tutor
Kumon2024 – Present8 months
Sports
Badminton
Junior Varsity2022 – Present2 years
Research
Astronomy and Astrophysics
UCLA-SETI — Had to sort through VFR signals2024 – Present
Arts
Me
Drawing2018 – Present
Public services
Volunteering
VT-SEWA — Plant Salesman2024 – 2024Volunteering
VT-SEWA — Tutor2024 – 2024Volunteering
The Place at Forsyth — Volunteer that would help customers and organize warehouse2023 – 2023
Future Interests
Volunteering
Philanthropy
Craig Huffman Memorial Scholarship
Hi, I’m Chathurya. I usually go by Lucky. I come from Georgia. I go to school at Alliance Academy for Innovation, where I’m a rising junior. In case you aren’t aware AAI is one of the only schools in Georgia that has an aerospace pathway. As a result, I have spent two years of high school studying aviation. I believe this furthered sparked my interest in aviation. For two years, I learned about the aerospace industry. But when I first got interested in aviation was when we learned about the space race. It fascinated me that people could design things that gave us the ability to fly. It didn’t seem real. For me, that’s what aviation always exemplified. Doing the impossible and helping others while doing it. Aviation was better demonstrated by my travels. I have went to multiple space centers and have found it interest in aviation in real life outside of my studies. I hope to further my education in the field. I feel like I exemplify leadership qualities because I have integrity. I have very strong moral principles. I think that when a person breaks their morals they are failing as a person. My strong morals are shown when I work in teams. Another leadership quality I have is decision-making. When people can’t choose, I’m good at making a decision that benefits everyone. I’ve learned this about myself, because I often work in teams at robotics. Also in teams for other clubs as well. As a result, I learned how to work other people in a helpful way. Also I have gained certain professional skills that help me continue to be a leader. As a part of my experiences in many clubs(Skills USA, Robotics, Science Olympiad, FBLA, Academic Bowl) I have gained a lot of skills that make me a leader. I think these leadership qualities will translate into my life as I grow older. Also my various volunteering work with Sewa LEAD and VT Sewa also gave me leadership qualities. I think these types of experiences gave me a chance to prove that not only do I have leadership qualities, but I have also used them in action. In conclusion, I hope that my various experiences, my unique passion for aviation, and my leadership qualities make a candidate for this scholarship. I think that I can bring a better future to the field of aviation. Thank you for your time and your dedication to the field of aviation.
Book Lovers Scholarship
I would have everyone read flowers for Algergernon. I think it’s one of those books that encourages you to be kinder to people. On top of that, it teaches you about intelligence and how you can never truly change someone. From where I come from, being smart is everything. But I think books like that let us know just how much education divides us. They say intelligence makes you unhappy. But flowers for Algernon just makes us so intelligence makes you more human to some people. I think the way Charlie is able to talk about his disability reflects his inner turmoil and the view the world had made him have towards himself. It’s so rare to read a book that changes everything about how you view the world. I think having everyone read it would make people think a lot more about helping people. And really think about how we treat people with disabilities in general. I also like being able to experience this from Charlie’s perspective. On top of all of this, I would argue that Daniel Keyes metaphor for intelligence really makes it perfect. The dark, the light, and the keyhole. The split between Charlie and himself shows how intelligence can completely change a person. On top of all of this, it also shows how the lack of intelligence could deprive a person of basic life experiences. I think it’s a beautiful story and it really changes the course of your life. It made me a little less sad about one day not being as sharp as I am now.