
Age
19
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
Asian
Hobbies and interests
Art
Singing
Foreign Languages
Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Comics
National Honor Society (NHS)
Health Sciences
Neuroscience
Guitar
Anatomy
Anime
Biology
Reading
Academic
Realistic Fiction
Art
Romance
Fantasy
Science Fiction
I read books multiple times per month
Kryszaina Donayre
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Finalist
Kryszaina Donayre
5,725
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FinalistBio
My goal in life is to specialize in researching about women's neurological health, illnesses, and many more. I am intrigued by the brain's mysteries that are yet to be uncovered--and I want to make a real difference.
Women are often overlooked in these fields, and as a woman, it is part of my responsibility to advocate for my fellow women and to challenge the norms of the neuroscience field. Challenging these norms will be a difficult fight, as there is a lot of gender-bias in the world of science, but a new era begins to begin a new norm.
With this goal, I want to push for inclusivity in order to contribute more to women's research.
Education
Tyler Junior College
Associate's degree programMajors:
- Biology, General
Minors:
- Mathematics
GPA:
3.8
Tyler Isd Early College H S
High SchoolGPA:
3.9
Miscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Bachelor's degree program
Graduate schools of interest:
Transfer schools of interest:
Majors of interest:
- Medicine
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
- Biological and Physical Sciences
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Test scores:
950
SAT17
ACT1030
PSAT
Career
Dream career field:
Medicine
Dream career goals:
Doctor
Korean Tutor
2019 – 20212 years
Sports
Table Tennis
Club2019 – Present6 years
Public services
Volunteering
East Tyler CASA Organization — Cleaner2023 – 2023Advocacy
GIVE Girls Organization — Member2022 – 2024Volunteering
Be My Eyes — Volunteer/Helper2023 – 2023Volunteering
Church of Latter Day Saints — Food-packer2023 – PresentVolunteering
East Tyler Food Bank — Food-packer2023 – Present
Future Interests
Advocacy
Volunteering
Learner Geometry Scholarship
When I was growing up in the Philippines, math wasn't my strongest subject, because it was difficult for a mere child like me to understand. Solving simple problems was my frustration as other kids were doing better than I was. But the difficulties that I experience with math when I was younger, changed when I came to America. I was in a new environment and a new setting, and it was difficult for me to adapt. But what made it hard for me to adapt more is the difficult subjects that I was given to be subjects. At the end of my first year in high school, math still hasn’t worked out for me. My second year started, and the beginning of the semester was the beginning of my fondness for math.
There are two reasons that I wanted to pursue a career in math, first was because I was inspired by my Algebra teacher who understood me, and the second reason is that I love learning languages. My Algebra teacher knew my weaknesses, and she helped me turn them into my strengths. She allowed me to know my self-worth and success in the future that I pave my way. She created a great impact on my life and this impact is what I aspire to do unto others when I finish my studies in mathematics.
In addition, I love learning languages. When I delve deep into the world of mathematics, only then I found out that mathematics is also a language; a language that is so beautiful and universal that humans could understand. Viewing math as a language prompted me to understand that here is the start of what I want to learn and to be.
As I delve deeper into mathematics, I realized something significant to my life that I now apply to my life. I view mathematics as the brain, the fundamental organ that allows the body to function all at once. Without this organ, the other systems of our body would not function. I view mathematics as the brain that is fundamental to all STEM fields and Non-STEM subjects. Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Politics, Business, and Arts have some degree of math that is used in them. I admire the way that mathematics is a fundament for all things learned. I want to be a part of the fundamental piece of the future children's learning in math; I want to be the brain that allows them to function with their fondness for math. The fondness for something starts with someone willing to teach you and make sure that you're walking at their pace. When I finish my studies, I want to be the start of the future children's fondness for math, and I want to make sure that they're not walking behind me, but beside me.