My name is Ene Ochonu, and I am a high school graduate and current third-year at the University of Chicago. I am majoring in neuroscience, and plan to minor art history. Advocacy and volunteering are things that I am passionate about, and they drive me to improve my community, along with helping others around me. I currently serve as secretary on the African and Caribbean Students Association, a Co-Editor for PULSE magazine, and in the summer I conduct cancer research through the Vanderbilt/TSU/Meharry Cancer Research Program. Throughout high school I participated in extracurriculars such as the Mayor's Youth Council, the Spanish Honors Society, where I was secretary. Through these opportunities I learned valuable skills and became knowledgeable about different problems, professions, and cultures. Scholarships will allow me to pursue an undergraduate degree without debt, and I plan on using my undergraduate degree to help marginalized and low income communities. I plan on becoming a physician. My main fields of interest within medicine are mental health/psychiatry, gynecological cancers, and health disparities/public health. Wherever I end up, I want to continue to be involved in my community and aid others.

• Server

  Restaurants · Legendairy Milkshake Bar

  Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

• Advocacy
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy

• Track & Field

  Club

  2020 – 2020

• Intern

  Vanderbilt University · Human Biology

  2022 – 2022

  Research topic:

  Prostate Cancer

• Volunteer

  Volunteering · Country Music Hall of Fame

  2019 – Present

  Mission:

  Assist staff with hands-on programs for youth, families and general public, along with greeting Museum guests and providing directions.

• Member

  Advocacy · Mayor's Youth Council

  2020 – Present

  Mission:

  Promote issues and topics that may affect the youth, provide current and straight-forward feedback on government policy and practices, and act as a liaison between the Metropolitan government and the youth in my city.