Heavy metal music has helped build confidence in finding my identity. Working toward graduating with a Bachelor of Science in three years is no easy feat and I maintain my sanity by serving on the executive board for Quinnipiac University's student-run radio station, 98.1 FM WQAQ, for two years and simultaneously hosting two radio shows. As the only STEM major involved with my college radio, the only way I can relate to my radio station peers is through music. I am a radiologic sciences major in the College of Health Sciences, only about 20 students, and I truly try to infuse music into everything I do at school. Radiology and radio are two very different worlds. One is preparing me for my future profession while the other is my own passion project. One night a week you can count on finding me in the live room of the radio station on campus sharing all my favorite music on my radio show “The Witching Hour”. Being able to express myself and play the heavy music of Motionless in White, Bring Me the Horizon, or Spiritbox is truly a gift. It’s my radio show where I can play whatever I want, preview upcoming tours, share my own concert experiences, and introduce people to awesome music. The people I have met in the heavy music community have been nothing short of amazing. Not only am I an avid concert-goer, but I have had the opportunity to photograph incredible bands up close with my radio station media pass. I was recently photographing Avenged Sevenfold at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. This was only the third concert I ever “professionally” photographed and my first arena to do it in. The whole experience was surreal. Being able to see this incredible band live on their Life Is But A Dream Tour and represent the radio station was a dream. The pictures even came out better than I could’ve imagined. The next day I took a test on the skeletal structure and positionings of knees and got the highest score in the class: 103%. This past semester was full of new adventures for me in the realm of radiology and metal music. I completed my first clinical rotation at a Veteran’s Affairs Center in West Haven, CT, meaning I was working two full unpaid workdays every week. At the same time, I was taking seven classes. This academically rigorous curriculum is necessary to reach my professional goal of becoming a veterinary radiologic technologist. Graduating from this undergrad program will send me into the world prepared to take the radiologic technologist board exam and give me the opportunity to apply to Quinnipiac University’s graduate program of Advanced Medical Imaging and Leadership. In this program, I will graduate with a Master of Health Science and be certified in CT or MRI technology, a valuable skill in the veterinary field. In my professional career, I want to give a voice to the voiceless, providing quality imaging to treat these incredible creatures. This scholarship money would help pay for the extra expenses that come with being in this radiologic sciences program. This summer I am working in two 6-week clinical rotations in Connecticut. As a New Jersey native, this means I must not only pay for these credits, but I must also pay for my housing, food, and gas. Working unpaid almost 40 hours every week for this program provides me with crucial clinical experience but is expensive! I would use this money to pay off the tuition for this summer and towards my final year of undergrad work rather than relying on my parents to help pay for my education.