I was born and raised in Oakland, California, a city riddled by poverty and homelessness so I often see people in my community who desperately need medical care but are unable to access it. I want to do my part in fixing that problem. I hate to see people in my community suffer. I am interested in medicine for that reason and because it has affected me personally. My grandmother died of cancer just before the COVID-19 pandemic started and if it were not for medical professionals, she would have passed a lot earlier. Also, my grandfather is currently battling stage 3 lung cancer and medicine has been extremely helpful in keeping him relatively fine. My parents are immigrants who came to America for a better life. Neither of them ever attended college so I am a first generation college student. College is extremely expensive but I am confident that I will be able to cope with the debt and succeed. Losing my grandmother was one of the worst days of my life. I cannot begin to describe how I felt when I heard the news. She was my best friend so I was distraught by her death. I want to become a family medicine physician so I can help families avoid the extreme grief that my family went through. So far to bring me closer to my goal, I have greatly increased my leadership skills which are vital to success in both the academic and the work spaces. I am currently on the fundraising committee of my high school’s Key Club. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. On the committee, I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. So far, I have helped raise hundreds of dollars for local charities and our club which has been extremely impactful. Through this experience, I have learned event organization, time management, and resource allocation. Another thing I did to sharpen my leadership skills is attend various leadership camps. One of those camps is called Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. There, I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 30 people. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for the workshop participants. Through this experience, I learned the importance of working with others to complete a task. If I had not worked with others by asking them about their pieces and about themselves, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was. Leadership is vital in the field of medicine because to give patients the best care, teams of medical professionals have to work together and collaborate to achieve the best outcome possible. Having exceptional leadership skills is most important for physicians because they are the ones who are ultimately responsible for the care of patients. Other medical professionals such as nurses can also be the team lead but it is often physicians. I have built these invaluable skills and will keep doing so as I progress on my journey towards becoming a family medicine physician. If I could start my own charity, my mission would be bringing healthcare to those who cannot afford it. I would serve underprivileged communities. The volunteers would give out medical advice and do simple procedures.

I was born and raised in Oakland, California, a city riddled by poverty and homelessness so I often see people in my community who desperately need medical care but are unable to access it. I want to do my part in fixing that problem. I hate to see people in my community suffer. I am interested in medicine for that reason and because it has affected me personally. My grandmother died of cancer just before the COVID-19 pandemic started and if it were not for medical professionals, she would have passed a lot earlier. Also, my grandfather is currently battling stage 3 lung cancer and medicine has been extremely helpful in keeping him relatively fine. My parents are immigrants who came to America for a better life. Neither of them ever attended college so I am a first generation college student. College is extremely expensive but I am confident that I will be able to cope with the debt and succeed. Losing my grandmother was the worst day of my life. I cannot begin to describe how I felt when I heard the news. She was my best friend so I was distraught by her death. I want to become a family medicine physician so I can help families avoid the extreme grief that my family went through. The first step to achieving my goal of becoming a family medicine physician would be going to college for a bachelor’s degree. I will be going to UC Davis for a bachelor’s degree in human biology in the fall because it will prepare me very well for medical school and covers all of the prerequisite courses. After getting my bachelor’s degree, I will go to medical school. After medical school, I will complete a residency program in family medicine. Finally, I will be an independent family medicine physician. I will give back to my community by coming back to Oakland and getting a job as a family medicine physician here to serve my underprivileged community. When I get enough funds, I will open my own clinic where I will charge as little as possible to the patients because I have been in their shoes before. To give back to society, I will spend my free time making YouTube videos to teach the youth about how becoming a doctor has a great impact on the community which will persuade them to pursue the career path. So far to bring me closer to my goal, I have greatly increased my leadership skills which are vital to success in both the academic and the work spaces. I am currently on the fundraising committee of my high school’s Key Club. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. On the committee, I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. So far, I have helped raise hundreds of dollars for local charities and our club which has been extremely impactful. Through this experience, I have learned event organization, time management, and resource allocation. Another thing I did to sharpen my leadership skills is attend various leadership camps. One of those camps is called Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. There, I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 30 people. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for the workshop participants. Through this experience, I learned the importance of utilizing teamwork to complete a task. If I had not worked with others by asking them about their pieces and about themselves, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was.

Giving back within my community through volunteering has made me realize the injustices in my community. Seeing the people in my community who have nothing versus the ones who have so much is honestly confusing. How is it possible that the difference between two groups of people living in the same city is so great? To help close that gap, I have decided to pursue a career as a family medicine physician. I often see people in my underprivileged community who desperately need medical care but are simply unable to access it. I want to do my part in solving that problem. The first step to achieving my goal of becoming a family medicine physician would be going to college for a bachelor’s degree. I will be going to UC Davis for a bachelor’s degree in human biology in the fall because it will prepare me very well for medical school and covers all of the prerequisite courses. After getting my bachelor’s degree, I will go to medical school. After medical school, I will complete a residency program in family medicine. Finally, I will be an independent family medicine physician. I will give back to my community by coming back to Oakland and getting a job as a family medicine physician here to serve my underprivileged community. When I get enough funds, I will open my own clinic where I will charge as little as possible to the patients because I have been in their shoes before. To give back to society, I will spend my free time making YouTube videos to teach the youth about how becoming a doctor has a great impact on the community which will persuade them to pursue the career path. So far to bring me closer to my goal, I have greatly increased my leadership skills which are vital to success in both the academic and the work spaces. I am currently on the fundraising committee of my high school’s Key Club. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. On the committee, I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. So far, I have helped raise hundreds of dollars for local charities and our club which has been extremely impactful. Through this experience, I have learned event organization, time management, and resource allocation. Another thing I did to sharpen my leadership skills is attend various leadership camps. One of those camps is called Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. There, I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 30 people. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for the workshop participants. Through this experience, I learned the importance of working with others to complete a task. If I had not worked with others by asking them about their pieces and about themselves, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was. Leadership is vital in the field of medicine because to give patients the best care, teams of medical professionals have to work together and collaborate to achieve the best outcome possible. Having exceptional leadership skills is most important for physicians because they are the ones who are ultimately responsible for the care of patients. Other medical professionals such as nurses can also be the team lead but it is often physicians. I have built these invaluable skills and will keep doing so as I progress on my journey towards becoming a family medicine physician.

I was born and raised in Oakland, California, a city riddled by poverty and homelessness so I often see people in my community who desperately need medical care but are unable to access it. I want to do my part in fixing that problem. I hate to see people in my community suffer. I am interested in medicine for that reason and because it has affected me personally. My grandmother died of cancer just before the COVID-19 pandemic started and if it were not for medical professionals, she would have passed a lot earlier. Also, my grandfather is currently battling stage 3 lung cancer and medicine has been extremely helpful in keeping him relatively fine. My parents are immigrants who came to America for a better life. Neither of them ever attended college so I am a first generation college student. Also, I mountain bike and have learned many life skills from it. Losing my grandmother was one of the worst days of my life. I cannot begin to describe how I felt when I heard the news. She was my best friend so I was distraught by her death. I want to become a family medicine physician so I can help families avoid the extreme grief that my family went through. The first step to achieving my goal of becoming a family medicine physician would be going to college for a bachelor’s degree. I will be going to UC Davis for a bachelor’s degree in human biology in the fall because it will prepare me very well for medical school and covers all of the prerequisite courses. After getting my bachelor’s degree, I will go to medical school. After medical school, I will complete a residency program in family medicine. Finally, I will be an independent family medicine physician. I will give back to my community by coming back to Oakland and getting a job as a family medicine physician here to serve my underprivileged community. When I get enough funds, I will open my own clinic where I will charge as little as possible to the patients because I have been in their shoes before. To give back to society, I will spend my free time making YouTube videos to teach the youth about how becoming a doctor has a great impact on the community which will persuade them to pursue the career path. So far to bring me closer to my goal, I have greatly increased my leadership skills which are vital to success in both the academic and the work spaces. I am currently on the fundraising committee of my high school’s Key Club. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. On the committee, I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. So far, I have helped raise hundreds of dollars for local charities and our club which has been extremely impactful. Through this experience, I have learned event organization, time management, and resource allocation. Another thing I did to sharpen my leadership skills is attend various leadership camps. One of those camps is called Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. There, I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 30 people. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for the workshop participants. Through this experience, I learned the importance of working with others to complete a task. If I had not worked with others by asking them about their pieces and about themselves, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was.

A challenge I have had to overcome in my life is the death of my grandmother. I was born and raised in Oakland, California, a city riddled by poverty and homelessness so I often see people in my community who desperately need medical care but are unable to access it. I want to do my part in fixing that problem. I hate to see people in my community suffer. I am interested in medicine for that reason and because it has affected me personally. My grandmother died of cancer just before the COVID-19 pandemic started and if it were not for medical professionals, she would have passed a lot earlier. Also, my grandfather is currently battling stage 3 lung cancer and medicine has been extremely helpful in keeping him relatively fine. My parents are immigrants who came to America for a better life. Neither of them ever attended college so I am a first generation college student. College is extremely expensive but I am confident that I will be able to cope with the debt and succeed. Losing my grandmother was one of the worst days of my life. I cannot begin to describe how I felt when I heard the news. She was my best friend so I was distraught by her death. I want to become a family medicine physician so I can help families avoid the extreme grief that my family went through. I have done many things to improve my leadership skills which are required to become a family medicine physician. I am currently on the fundraising committee of my high school’s Key Club. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. On the committee, I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. Through this experience, I have learned event organization, time management, and resource allocation. Another thing I did to sharpen my leadership skills is attend various leadership camps. One of those camps is called Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. There, I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 30 people. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for the workshop participants. Through this experience, I learned the importance of working with others to complete a task. If I had not worked with others by asking them about their pieces and about themselves, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was. My need for financial assistance is great because I come from a family classified as low income in Alameda County. The cost of living here is outrageous and quite frankly, extortionate. Our financial situation is made worse by the fact that my grandfather has cancer because we have to send money over to him in China for treatment. It's worth it though because every day I can talk to him is a good day. It sucks that I am in the financial situation that I am in but I am happy for what I have.

I lost my grandmother a few years ago and that has caused me to want to pursue a career as a family medicine physician. She had diabetes and that led to her having a stroke. The stroke left her unable to communicate and paralyzed her. Since we were best friends, I was devastated. Since she could not move, her risk for cancer increased. She got cancer then she died. I was even more devastated. The death of my grandmother made me realize how fragile and precious life is and how quickly it can all change. I think this experience will impact my future by driving me to become a family medicine physician. Her death makes me want to pursue that career because I do not want other families to have to go through what mine went through, slowly seeing their family member wither away. Another reason why I want to be a family medicine physician is where I am from. I am from Oakland, California, a city known for poverty and homelessness and I often see people in my community who desperately need medical care but are simply unable to access it. I want to do my part in solving that issue. I do not want them to have to suffer just because of their socioeconomic situation. To ensure I will be able to become a family medicine physician, I have built leadership skills and will continue to build them. Leadership skills are vital to success in both the academic and work spaces. I am currently on the fundraising committee of my high school’s Key Club. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. On the committee, I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. So far, I have helped raise hundreds of dollars for local charities and our club which has been extremely impactful. Through this experience, I have learned event organization, time management, and resource allocation. Another thing I did to sharpen my leadership skills is attend various leadership camps. One of those camps is called Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. There, I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 30 people. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for the workshop participants. Through this experience, I learned the importance of working with others to complete a task. If I had not worked with others by asking them about their pieces and about themselves, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was. My grandmother's death and the circumstances around it has inspired me to become a family medicine physician so I can prevent others from suffering the same tragic fate.

Jack Terry's story inspires me because if he can make so much of so little, I can too. As a child, he lost his loved ones and I have too. He lost his whole family but he did not let that stop him from pursuing greatness. If he could go through all that and still see the positives in life, I can too. If he can become a doctor, I can too, and that is exactly what I will do. I was born and raised in Oakland, California, a city riddled by poverty and homelessness so I often see people in my community who desperately need medical care but are unable to access it. I want to do my part in fixing that problem. I hate to see people in my community suffer. I am interested in medicine for that reason and because it has affected me personally. My grandmother died of cancer just before the COVID-19 pandemic started and if it were not for medical professionals, she would have passed a lot earlier. Also, my grandfather is currently battling stage 3 lung cancer and medicine has been extremely helpful in keeping him relatively fine. The death and inequality around me has made me realize that I cannot sit around and wait for change, I have to be the change. My parents are immigrants who came to America for a better life. Neither of them ever attended college so I am a first generation college student. College is extremely expensive but I know that I will be able to cope with the debt and succeed. The first step to achieving my goal of becoming a family medicine physician would be going to college for a bachelor’s degree. I will be going to UC Davis for a bachelor’s degree in human biology in the fall because it will prepare me exceptionally well for medical school and covers all of the prerequisite courses. After getting my bachelor’s degree, I will go to medical school. After that, I will complete a family medicine residency program. Finally, I will be an independent family medicine physician. I will give back to my community by coming back to Oakland and getting a job as a family medicine physician here to serve my underprivileged community. When I get enough funds, I will open my own clinic where I will charge as little as possible to the patients because I have been in their shoes before. To give back to society, I will spend my free time making YouTube videos to teach the youth about how becoming a doctor has a great impact on the community which will persuade them to pursue the career path. I have done many things to build my leadership skills which are necessary in my journey towards becoming a family medicine physician. One thing I have done is be on the fundraising committee of my high school's Key Club where I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. So far, I have helped raise hundreds of dollars for local charities and our club which has been extremely impactful. Another thing I have done is host the Speech and Debate workshop at Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for the workshop participants. Leadership is vital in the field of medicine because to give patients the best care, teams of medical professionals have to collaborate to achieve the best outcome possible. This is the most important for physicians because they are ultimately responsible for the care of patients.

Police brutality has been an issue for as long as the police have existed. The group that has been targeted the most is undoubtedly African Americans. Bringing down that number will undoubtedly improve the relationship that law enforcement agencies have with the African American population in the United States. African Americans do not trust the police because of how they are unfairly treated. According to the NAACP, “black people make up 13.4% of the population, but make up 22% of fatal police shootings” (NAACP). That is much higher than the rate for white people who “make up a little over 60% of the population [but] only make up about 41% of fatal police shootings” (NAACP). This is caused by internalized racism. According to Stanford, “officers generally stop black drivers at higher rates than white drivers” (Stanford). Minorities are also more likely to be searched during a traffic stop than white people. This adds to the idea that many police officers are racist, whether they know it or not. According to the Equal Justice Initiative, black Americans are “7 times more likely than white Americans to be falsely convicted of serious crimes,” “7.5 times more likely than white Americans to be falsely convicted of murder,” and “9 times more likely than white Americans to be wrongly convicted of a drug crime” (Equal Justice Initiative). Adding to the injustice, “black people who are wrongly convicted of a crime are likely to spend much longer periods of time in unjust incarceration than white people who were innocent” (Equal Justice Initiative). The sentiment many white people have against black people is obvious in the justice system. A reason why black people are treated so much more harshly in the justice system than white people is because there are many more white judges than black judges. According to the American BAR Association, 1,081 sitting Article III federal judges are white and only 172 are black (American BAR Association). Whether or not we want to admit it or not, everyone has a bias towards their own race because they can sympathize with them more deeply. The main way law enforcement agencies can improve their relationship with the African American population is by taking responsibility for their mistakes and apologizing for them. For example, when Derek Chauvin was convicted for the murder of George Floyd, the relationship between the police and the African American police was slightly mended. Of course, it will not be fully fixed until the overarching problem of police brutality is solved but that is a systemic issue.

Diabetes has shaped who I am today by taking my grandmother. She had diabetes and that led to her having a stroke. The stroke left her unable to communicate and paralyzed her. Since we were best friends, I was devastated. Since she could not move, her risk for cancer increased. She got cancer then she died. I was even more devastated. The death of my grandmother made me realize how fragile and precious life is and how quickly it can all change. I think this experience will impact my future by driving me to become a family medicine physician. Her death makes me want to pursue that career because I do not want other families to have to go through what mine went through, slowly seeing their family member wither away. Another reason why I want to be a family medicine physician is where I am from. I am from Oakland, California, a city known for poverty and homelessness and I often see people in my community who desperately need medical care but are simply unable to access it. I want to do my part in solving that issue. I do not want them to have to suffer just because of their socioeconomic situation. To ensure I will be able to become a family medicine physician, I have built leadership skills and will continue to build them. Leadership skills are vital to success in both the academic and work spaces. I am currently on the fundraising committee of my high school’s Key Club. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. On the committee, I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. So far, I have helped raise hundreds of dollars for local charities and our club which has been extremely impactful. Through this experience, I have learned event organization, time management, and resource allocation. Another thing I did to sharpen my leadership skills is attend various leadership camps. One of those camps is called Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. There, I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 30 people. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for the workshop participants. Through this experience, I learned the importance of working with others to complete a task. If I had not worked with others by asking them about their pieces and about themselves, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was. My grandmother's diabetes has inspired me to become a family medicine physician so I can prevent others from suffering the same tragic fate.

Success to me means helping others. It means having the biggest impact possible on your community. That is exactly what I plan to do. This scholarship will help me achieve my goals which will greatly benefit my community by allowing me more time to seek opportunities which will assist me greatly in becoming a family medicine physician. With this scholarship, I will have more time to do research and internships which will help me greatly in applying to medical school. Becoming a family medicine physician is the best way I can help my underprivileged community. I am from Oakland, California, a city known for poverty and homelessness and I often see people in my community who desperately need medical care but are simply unable to access it. I want to do my part in solving that issue. It also does not help that I am from a lower-income area of the city. To ensure I will be able to become a family medicine physician, I have built leadership skills and will continue to build them. Leadership skills are vital to success in both the academic and work spaces. I am currently on the fundraising committee of my high school’s Key Club. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. On the committee, I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. So far, I have helped raise hundreds of dollars for local charities and our club which has been extremely impactful. Through this experience, I have learned event organization, time management, and resource allocation. Another thing I did to sharpen my leadership skills is attend various leadership camps. One of those camps is called Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. There, I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 30 people. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for the workshop participants. Through this experience, I learned the importance of working with others to complete a task. If I had not worked with others by asking them about their pieces and about themselves, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was. I plan to help my community even more by opening a clinic here in Oakland when I acquire the necessary resources. It will be very expensive but it will all be worth it when I see the smiles on the faces of people in my community. My clinic will charge the least amount of money possible because I was once in their shoes also.

Question 1: My queer identity has changed my view on life from pessimistic to optimistic. When I identified as straight, my mindset was closed. From a young age, I felt that I was not cis. I never felt any attraction to any of my female classmates in elementary school like many of my male classmates did. Because of that, I felt different, like there was something wrong with me. I never told anybody how I felt inside at that time. My perception of the world was pessimistic because of that. Fast forward to 8th grade, the pandemic caused my classes to be online this year. Since I was always at my computer, I just scrolled YouTube. I then came across this video listing many sexualities. I felt like it was calling to me so I clicked it. That would turn out to be the best decision of my life. Through that video, I found out that I am asexual. Being asexual means not having sexual attraction towards anyone. I always knew that was how I felt but never had a name to put to it. I saw in the comments many other people who felt the same as me. I finally found a community. I now knew that this was not something to be ashamed of but instead something to be proud of. I learned to be proud of myself and who I truly am. This changed my perception of the world to optimistic. One time I was helping organize fundraising events as part of my duty as a fundraising committee member of my high school’s Key Club. We were doing a bake sale and were all spewing out ideas. I had the idea to sell rainbow frosted cupcakes. I said it and everyone there agreed that that was a good idea. It turned out to be one of the best selling items at the event. I was so proud after that me sharing my identity could have such a big impact. Most of the money was donated to local Oakland charities. If I had not yet found out who I was, I definitely would not have put that idea out and we would not have raised that much money. Question 2: I hope to eventually become a family medicine physician through my academic pursuits. I would first have to finish a bachelor’s degree in biology, which is the major I will be doing. Then I will have to take the MCAT to get into medical school. After medical school, I will complete residency. Finally, I will be able to practice medicine by myself. I will then return to Oakland to give my services to the underserved community here which I am a part of. I will most likely attend UC Davis next year but if UC Berkeley accepts me, I will go there instead. I want to stay close to my home in Oakland so I can come back often and volunteer. UC Davis and UC Berkeley both have really strong biology programs and premed counseling so they are both really good for me.

Something unique about me is my transcendent leadership skills. I am very passionate about leadership and take all of the leadership opportunities I can. I know that leadership skills are vital in both the academic and work spaces so starting to build them at a young age is necessary for success later in life. I will use these leadership skills to be a role model in the LGBTQ+ community which I am a part of. I am currently on the fundraising committee of my high school’s Key Club. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. On the committee, I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. So far, I have helped raise hundreds of dollars for local charities and our club which has been extremely impactful. Through this experience, I have learned event organization, time management, and resource allocation. Another thing I did to sharpen my leadership skills is attend various leadership camps. One of those camps is called Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. There, I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 30 people. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for the workshop participants. Through this experience, I learned the importance of working with others to complete a task. If I had not worked with others by asking them about their pieces and about themselves, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was. I live in Oakland, California, a city riddled by poverty and homelessness. I often see people in my community who desperately need medical care but are unable to access it. That is why my career goal is to become a family medicine physician. I plan to return to my community in Oakland and get a job as a family medicine physician to help the undeserved community here. Then, I will open my own medical practice where I will charge the least amount of money possible. I have been in their spot so I know what they are going through. To summarize, what distinguishes me from other applicants is my exceptional leadership skills which I will use to become a family medicine physician. It will take a lot of time and effort and will be extremely difficult but I can confident I will be able to do it. My experiences including a position in my high school's Key Club and leadership camps have built my leadership skills and will carry me through the rest of my journey to becoming a family medicine physician.

My OCD(obsessive-compulsive disorder) has made me doubt myself my whole life and I would not wish it on anyone, not even my worst enemy. It really sucks having to do things over and over again to reassure myself that everything is okay, even though deep down I know that it is true. For example, I have reread this essay many times even though I know it is good. There is just something wrong in my head that tells me to double check then triple check to make sure nothing bad happens to my family or myself. I am in a fight with myself and it feels like I am losing. It has affected my life by stealing my time. For instance, sometimes if I read a line of text, my OCD makes me reread it again even though I know I understood it. This mental disorder is the reason why I have decided I want to become a family medicine physician. Becoming a family medicine physician will allow me to help people with their medical problems, both physical and mental. Those problems include OCD, the disorder I have experience with personally. I have had OCD for a number of years now so I know some ways to cope with it and lessen its effects. My goals for the future are all steps I have to take to become a family medicine physician. My first goal is to get into college and complete a bachelor's degree in biology. My next goal is to get into and complete medical school. My goal after that is getting into my desired residency program and finishing it. My final goal is securing a job as a family medicine physician. There is a shortage of doctors all over the world and I want to do my part in fixing that issue, even if it is not much. To ensure I meet my future goals, I have built leadership skills which are vital in both academic and work spaces. I am currently on the fundraising committee of my high school’s Key Club. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. On the committee, I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. So far, I have helped raise hundreds of dollars for local charities and our club which has been extremely impactful. Through this experience, I have learned event organization, time management, and resource allocation. Another thing I did to sharpen my leadership skills is attend various leadership camps. One of those camps is called Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. There, I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 30 people. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for the workshop participants. Through this experience, I learned the importance of working with others to complete a task. If I had not worked with others by asking them about their pieces and about themselves, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was.

A time I relied on my faith to overcome a challenge is when I turned to God when my grandmother died. My grandmother died shortly before the pandemic started. She had a stroke and later had cancer. When she died, I felt extremely sad. I did not know what to do. I was in my room most of the time just doing basically nothing. I was just on my computer all day and was extremely sad. One of the last videos I watched during that time was one preaching the word of the lord. It was almost like my computer was listening to me because the video felt so directed towards me. The video was literally about how God helps people going through hard times. The video talked about how believing in the lord would give emotional support and purpose in life to those who are grieving. That video made me realize that being a shut-in would do nothing to make me feel better so that Sunday, I went to church. I went to the church that I had went to for summer school for a few years. I went to Sunday School there and learned about the stories in the Bible and the lessons that came with them. Those lessons and stories lifted me out of my sadness and let the light of God shine into my life. I felt like a brand new person after only going a few times. My grandfather has stage 3 lung cancer right now but I am sure that through the power of the lord that he will beat it and live many more years. If I still had the mindset that I had before finding out about the truth of the lord, I would definitely have a much more pessimistic view about this situation. Every night, I pray for him to get better. I want to become a family medicine physician to help people like my grandparents get better from diseases and illnesses. I hated the feeling I had after the passing of my grandmother and I also hate the feeling I have right now because of the state my grandfather is in so I want to do what I can to help others improve. I believe that through a mix of medicine and faith, any illness can be cured. Of course, there are limitations to that but I do believe that it is true for the majority of cases. Belief is everything.

I want to make a change for the better in my life so I can have the biggest impact possible on the world and my community. I am currently not doing as much as I want to help in my community and I want to change that. One of the best ways for me to do that is becoming a family medicine physician and serving my underserved community. I live in Oakland, California, a city riddled by poverty and homelessness. I often see people in my community who desperately need medical care but are unable to access it. I want to do my part in fixing that problem. So far to bring me closer to my goal, I have greatly increased my leadership skills which are vital to success in both the academic and the work spaces. I am currently on the fundraising committee of my high school’s Key Club. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. On the committee, I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. So far, I have helped raise hundreds of dollars for local charities and our club which has been extremely impactful. Through this experience, I have learned event organization, time management, and resource allocation. Another thing I did to sharpen my leadership skills is attend various leadership camps. One of those camps is called Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. There, I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 30 people. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for the workshop participants. Through this experience, I learned the importance of working with others to complete a task. If I had not worked with others by asking them about their pieces and about themselves, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was. I think this scholarship will help me by freeing up some of my time which I will use for research and studying. This scholarship will help me pay for a part of my college tuition so I can spend less time working to pay it off. I will still work some to learn invaluable life skills, of course. The more I study, the better I will do academically which will help me prepare for the MCAT, the medical school entrance exam. To pay it forward, I plan to open my own medical practice when I can afford it. At my practice, I will charge the least amount of money possible and serve the underserved community. That is how I plan to pay it forward.

I have chosen to pursue a degree in STEM because I want to make the world a better place. I live in Oakland, California, a city known for poverty and homelessness. I often see people in my community who desperately need medical care but cannot afford it. I want to use my degree in biology to go to medical school and eventually become a family medicine physician. By becoming a family medicine physician, I will be able to care for my community. When I get enough money, I plan to open my own medical practice where I will give medical care to my community for the lowest price that is sustainable. That is opposite of the ideology of the huge healthcare corporations. In college, I plan to do research to contribute to the STEM field. My grandmother had a stroke and cancer, and she died from that so my research will likely focus on those fields. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, only 21% of physicians are Asian. As an Asian person, I want to do my part in raising that number. Me becoming a physician will obviously add to that number, but it will be very little in the bigger picture. To actually have a significant impact in raising the number of Asian physicians, I will convince other Asian youth to pursue a career as a physician. I plan to do that by making YouTube videos during college, medical school, residency, and when I am actually a physician. In the videos, I will preach about the benefits of the position and path and explain the great impact that physicians have on their community. That is actually a reason why I want to be a physician, from what I learned through YouTube videos. To prepare for my journey to becoming a family medicine physician, I have built leadership skills which are invaluable. One way I have done that is by being on my high school’s Key Club fundraising committee this year. On the committee, I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. So far, I have helped raised hundreds of dollars for local charities and our club. Through this experience, I have learned time management, resource allocation, and event organization. To further sharpen my leadership skills, I have attended multiple leadership camps. One of those is called Rotary Leadership Youth Awards, a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. There, I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 30 participants. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for each and every one of them when they presented their piece to the whole camp. I learned the importance of working with others to complete a task there because if I did not ask the workshop participants about their pieces and themselves, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was. By using these leadership skills, I know I will succeed in both the academic and the work environments.

Leadership and science shapes our future by shaping how our future leaders think. Scientific findings change the way that people, including leaders, think and their leadership skills help them spread the message of peace. The new science of today will shape our future of tomorrow, most evidently in the rise of AI. Everybody knows that AI is the future and there is no escaping that fact. I live in Oakland, California, a city known for poverty and homelessness. I often see people in my community who desperately need medical care but simply cannot afford it. I want to become a family medicine physician to help them. I want to make the future a better and brighter place for everyone. To ensure I excel in both the academic and work environments, I have greatly built my leadership skills. I am currently on the fundraising board of my high school's Key Club where I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. We have raised hundreds of dollars for local charities so far. During my time on the committee, I have learned time management, resource allocation, and event organization. I have also attended various leadership camps, including Rotary Youth Leadership Awards which is a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. There, I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 30 people. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for them when they presented their pieces to the whole camp. I learned the importance of working with others to complete a task through that experience because I had to ask the workshop participants about their pieces and about themselves to make the event as memorable as it was. I will use these leadership skills to guide future generations. I plan to do research in college and medical school which will contribute to the scientific field. I want to help as many people as possible with my research so I will most likely research diseases and how to cure them. My grandmother had a stroke and cancer so researching those will be a priority for me. Science changes our future for the better.

My name is Victor Zheng and I am from Oakland, California. I am currently a senior at Oakland Technical High School. I will be going to college for biology next year. I am very involved in my community because I am on the fundraising committee of my high school's Key Club. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. As part of the fundraising committee, I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. So far, we have raised hundreds of dollars for our club and local charities. The impact that the fundraising committee has made in the community is huge. I need as much financial aid as I can get. I am definitely not from a rich place so my parents cannot do much to help me financially in college. I apply to as many scholarships as I physically can but have not gotten any of them yet. I do plan on working part-time in college to help pay for tuition. I cannot work full-time because I will be doing college full-time. I do not want to work too much though because working takes time away from research and studying and since I am going to become a family medicine physician, I need to do a lot of those. Becoming a doctor is extremely competitive and I need as much of an edge as I can get. I need to learn as much as I can and work will take some of that time away. I want to work and will work some but I do not want to jeopardize my chances of getting into a good medical school. I keep children and youth safe in my community by volunteering. By volunteering, I improve their lives and hopefully keep them from getting into unfortunate situations. I do not want them to do anything stupid and I want them to not talk to anybody who might hurt them. To keep children and youth online safe, I advocate for cyberbullying awareness. I often see people getting cyberbullied and do my best to get them to leave the situation. That is often by simply ignoring the perpetrator. I have also seen many people in real life getting cyberbullied and have told them that they do not have to respond to the bully. They can just press block and it will all be over. Cyberbullies and in-person bullies have no power over anyone and they are angry about it so they resort to violence like the losers they are.

My curiosity for STEM is ignited by my ambition to help others. I live in Oakland, California, a city known for crime and poverty. I see people in my community everyday who desperately need healthcare but are simply not able to afford it. I want to do my part in alleviating that problem. I long to tackle inaccessible healthcare and healthcare inequality. I want to eventually open up my own healthcare practice so I can help my community as much as I can, more than just being a physician at some big medical organization. I envision my STEM career lessening the effects of healthcare inequality. I want to slowly help fix that problem in every step of my journey of becoming a family medicine physician. I will first go to and finish college for a bachelor's degree in biology. I will then go to and complete medical school. Next, I will do residency. Then, I will become licensed. Lastly, I will finally get a job as a family medicine physician. I know it is ambitious and it will be really difficult but I am confident that I will be able to do it. Books I have read have made me realize the injustices in the world. They have made me see that the world is unequal and is controlled by those who have money and power. Those who are not fortunate enough to have those are delegated to a lower class and are essentially slaves to the system. That is shown well in The Hunger Games series. The people in the lower class are forced to fight each other to the death for the entertainment of the elites. It is really messed up and has parallels to the real world in some ways. For example, in both those books and real life, money is everything. This scholarship program will allow me to spend less time in college working and more time researching and studying to better prepare myself for the journey ahead of becoming a family medicine physician. Medical school is extremely competitive so I have to study as much as I can to get into a good one. I still plan to work because it builds skills but if I can get enough support from scholarships, I will have to work less. This scholarship program will allow me to gain more knowledge than if I did not have this program, better preparing me for the journey ahead of becoming a family medicine physician.

I plan to improve the lives of others through a career in healthcare by becoming a family medicine physician to help my community. I live in Oakland, California, a city known for crime and poverty. I see people in my community everyday who desperately need healthcare but are simply not able to afford it. I want to do my part in alleviating that problem. I envision helping people with lung disease by diagnosing them. If they are caught early, the outcome will be much better for the patient. My grandfather was a smoker and is currently fighting stage 3 lung cancer. He is currently hooked up to oxygen. If he was not receiving treatment, he would definitely not be here right now. Unfortunately he is in another country so I cannot be with him often physically but it is good to know he is still doing alright. I am extremely thankful for all of the medical personnel who have helped treat him and I aspire to be like them. I have already made major steps towards ensuring my success in both the academic and professional fields. I have greatly sharpened my leadership skills. One thing I have done is be on the fundraising committee for my high school's Key Club this year. I am responsible for organizing and overseeing fundraising events. So far, we have raised hundreds of dollars for local charities and our club. Through that experience, I learned event organization, time management, and resource allocation. Another thing I did was attend leadership camps, one of which is Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. There, I hosted the speech and debate workshop which had 30 participants. I was responsible for introducing and main outros for the workshop participants. Through hosting the workshop, I learned the importance of working with others to complete a task. If I did not ask the workshop participants about themselves and their pieces, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was. I plan to start a club in college about biology and premed. It will give out resources related to those fields. I will use my leadership skills which I am still building to run the club smoothly and expand it rapidly. Becoming a family medicine physician has always been my dream and even though it will be difficult, I am sure I will be able to achieve it. I know I can.

What I love about writing is the ability to use it to express yourself and connect with others. I have read many books, including novels, where I have felt the author's personal connections to the story. I just had a feeling that aspects of the book were connected to their story in real life. I plan to continue writing through the club I plan to create in college. It will be a biology club where students will be encouraged to write articles to be published. It will also give out resources related to the premed pathway. I am personally majoring in biology in college so I will be able to write a lot about it. I am currently in AP English Literature and Composition, the most difficult high school English class. In that class, I have read many pieces of literature which have touched my soul. I could feel the author's intent in every line. Those moments convinced me that I want to become a writer also. I am currently experimenting with writing poems and other short pieces of literature. I can use my leadership skills to organize the college club and improve my writing skills. In my senior year of high school, I am currently on the fundraising board of my school's Key Club. Key Club is a high school service organization. Through that, I have learned many invaluable leadership skills such as time management, resource allocation, and event organization. Those are all crucial to founding and ensuring that a college club runs smoothly and efficiently. I have also attended multiple leadership camps to further improve my leadership skills. One of those is called RYLA(Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) which is a one week leadership camp. During RYLA, I was the host of the speech and debate workshop. As host, I was responsible for introducing and making outros for the workshop participants. I learned the importance of working with others to complete a task through that experience. I had to work with others to find out more about their piece of literature(debate, speech, or poem) so I could personalize their introduction and outro. If I did not do that, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was. All of those writing and leadership skills will also help me on my journey to becoming a family medicine physician. Being able to lead groups well in college, medical school, and the medical workplace will make my future philanthropy easier and more impactful.

I am on the Key Club fundraising committee for my school and so have raised money for mental health charities. I have also volunteered for 150+ hours and have boosted the morale of my community. I plan to use my studies in biology to learn more about mental health so I can effectively help people in my community who are suffering from mental health conditions. I also will become a family health physician who is the person that people often see first for their physical and mental health needs. I will try to help them or defer them to a specialist if I need to. I will use my leadership skills which I have gained from my Key Club fundraising committee physician and the many leadership camps I have attended to make everything I do the most emotionally supportive to others around me as possible. Adding on, one of the leadership camps I attended is called RYLA(Rotary Leadership Youth Awards), a one week leadership camp run by the Rotary Club. I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 20 people. I introduced and made outros for each speaker. I learned from that experience the importance of working with others to complete a task, if I did not ask others about their pieces and about themselves, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was. Those skills will translate well throughout all steps of my career to become a family medicine physician, from college, medical school, and all the way to finally landing the job.

My name is Victor Zheng and I am from Oakland, California. I am currently a senior at Oakland Technical High School. I will be majoring in Biology next year. I picked this degree program so I can become a family medicine physician. I first need to complete my bachelor's in biology and medicine school. I want to become a physician because I see many of my community members suffering from illness but they simply cannot afford healthcare. I will work towards making healthcare more accessible for everybody, not just people in my community. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, only 17.1 percent of active physicians identify as Asian. I will increase that percentage. I can inspire the next generation to continue to increase the odds in the medical field by preaching about the need for medical professionals. There is a growing demand for medical professionals literally everywhere on Earth. I am currently on my school's Key Club fundraising committee. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. My responsibility is to organize and oversee fundraising events. So far, we have raised hundreds of dollars for local charities. I have learned invaluable leadership skills such as time management and event organization through that eperience. I have also attended multiple leadership camps to further sharpen my leadership skills. One of those leadership camps is called RYLA(Rotary leadership Awards) which is a one week leadership camp run the Rotary Club. I hosted the speech and debate workshop which had 20 participants. I was responsible for introducing and making outros for the workshop participants. From that experience, I learned the necessity of working with others to complete a task. If I had not asked my workshop members about their pieces and about themselves, I would not have been able to make the event as memorable as it was. I will use those leadership skills to excel in both the academic and the work spaces. I plan to create a club in college dedicated to giving out resources on biology and pre-med. That will inspire others to pursue a career in the medical field after they find out about the need for medical professionals. The amount of Asian physicians is currently a small fraction of the total amount of physicians and I want to change that. My two goals in life are to increase the diversity of physicians, not just increase the amount of Asians, and to leave the largest impact on the world as I can.

Through youth sports, I have learned to become a better leader and I will pass those skills onto other youth. My main sport is mountain biking which I have done with the Oakland Composite mountain biking team for 2 years now. I have been heavily involved with community service, even joining the fundraising committee of my school’s Key Club. Key Club is a high school volunteering organization. I will go to college for a bachelor’s in biology, go to medical school, finish residency, then become a physician. That is my plan. At each step along the way, I will continue to volunteer, including at events related to youth sports. Mountain biking is something I did in 11th grade and am still doing in 12th grade. When I first joined, I was horrible. Through a mix of using tips from experienced mountain bikers, practice, and hard work, I was able to improve drastically by the time my first race came around. I felt horrible during the race, coming dead last, but I was so happy that I didn’t give up and kept pushing. I kept practicing and when my last race of 11th grade came around, I did significantly better but I was still not satisfied with my performance. In 12th grade, I am still practicing and I know I will do better at my first race of the season. I have learned many leadership skills this year from helping the new mountain bikers which I will use in college, medical school, and in the medical workplace. The bulk of my community service has been with Key Club, which I have been volunteering with for 4 years of my high school career. Currently, I am on the fundraising committee of my high school’s Key Club. I am responsible for planning and making sure that volunteering events go to plan. We have raised hundreds of dollars for local charities and our club. Through that experience, I have gained invaluable leadership skills. I have also attended two leadership camps. At one, I hosted a workshop of 20 people and introduced their works to an audience of 100 people. I will continue to contribute to youth sports and non-youth sports through volunteering. I will volunteer at volunteering events related to sports. I will also participate in sports in clubs. Sports and in particular youth sports are extremely important to me and I will continue to make a difference in them by utilizing my leadership skills gained through community service.

I am a person of color from a poor community. I knew from a young age that I was disadvantaged from birth so I had to make my college application exceptional to be able to beat these people with millions of dollars. I joined Key Club freshman year of high school and have been in it since. I was even able to get a leadership role in my school's Key Club. I am on the Fundraising Committee where I am in charge of creating and making sure that fundraising events go according to plan. We have raised hundreds of dollars for local charities in just the first semester of school. I have also been to two leadership camps to sharpen my leadership skills which are vital to success in college, medical school, and in the workplace. The first is Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, a week long leadership camp ran by the Rotary Club focused on improving the leadership skills of the youth. I hosted the Speech and Debate workshop which had 20 people. The main lesson I learned from that experience is the necessity of collaborating with others to complete a goal, I had to work with and talk to people in my workshop to make the event as memorable as it was. The second camp is Region Training Conference, a weekend long leadership camp ran by Key Club. It is meant for Key Club leaders to connect and strengthen their leadership skills. I led activities and was able to become a more effective leader. I will use the education I gained from college to go to medical school and become a family medicine physician. I will then be able to help my low-income community with their healthcare needs. I live in Oakland, CA where poverty is extremely prevalent and I often see people in my community who obviously need medical care but unfortunately cannot afford it. As a doctor, I will work towards more accessible healthcare so they do not have to suffer. My ultimate goal in life is to help as many people as possible and alleviate as much suffering as possible.