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Whitney Clark

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Bio

I hope to one day make a device that makes inoperable tumors operable. My first step to reach this goal is getting a degree in chemical engineering with a focus on biomedical engineering.

Education

Argyle High School

High School
2022 - 2026

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Bachelor's degree program

  • Majors of interest:

    • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
    • Chemical Engineering
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Medical Devices

    • Dream career goals:

      Sports

      Dancing

      Varsity
      2022 – Present4 years

      Awards

      • Top 5 in state

      Arts

      • Argyle High School

        Theatre
        2022 – 2024

      Public services

      • Volunteering

        National Charity League — Tiktoker Volunteer
        2018 – Present
      Maxwell Tuan Nguyen Memorial Scholarship
      A shampoo bottle inspired me to seek a degree in biomedical engineering. When I was younger I never knew what to do with my math and science geared brain. It wasn’t until I was taking a long shower my freshman year of high school that I figured out how to mix my interests into a degree. But even then I didn’t have a clear path. Then, going into my senior year my uncle got diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Hearing this news hit my family hard as we were very close. Every holiday and most weekends when we were young were spent with my uncle. His particular tumor was very aggressive and affected his personality in a huge way. After seeing my family go through what we did I knew I never wanted anyone else to experience it. Sadly after 3 short months he passed on. However, I overcame his passing by looking towards the future. After my uncle passed I dreamt of a device that would have helped my uncle. I thought of a device that would make inoperable tumors operable, no matter how intricate they are. I hope to graduate with a degree in biomedical engineering so that I can make this device come to life. After I do that I hope to go back to school to get my PhD, so that I can then work in the medical research field. I would like to create a medicine that would make chemo easier on people. All of my goals stem from my want to help cancer patients and their families. Ever since I was young I have had a desire to help people. Whether it be on the playground or at the grocery store with my mom. I was always looking for someone to help. When I got older me and my mom got a chance to join an organization called National Charity League. Through National Charity League me and my mom got the opportunity to serve people in our area in multiple ways. Some of our favorite ways to serve became working as greeters for A Night To Shine, which is a prom for disabled teens, and with Serve Denton, which is an organization that helps other nonprofits serve. Through my service I learned how important it is to meet everyone exactly where they are. This philosophy helped me realise that anyone from any background can be a friend or collaborator. In fact I learned that the more backgrounds you have in a group, the more knowledge you can gain. Knowing that people from any background can be a companion will help me as I continue my professional career in the medical field because I will encounter a plethora of people that all need to work together for one common goal. So, my work through National Charity League will help make my dreams of helping cancer patients a reality because of the lessons it taught me about meeting people where they are, and being open to any friendship.
      Valerie Rabb Academic Scholarship
      A shampoo bottle inspired me to seek a degree in biomedical engineering. When I was younger I never knew what to do with my math and science geared brain. It wasn’t until I was taking a long shower my freshman year of high school that I figured out how to mix my interests into a degree. But even then I didn’t have a clear path. Then, going into my senior year my uncle got diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Hearing this news hit my family hard as we were very close. Every holiday and most weekends when we were young were spent with my uncle. His particular tumor was very aggressive and affected his personality in a huge way. After seeing my family go through what we did I knew I never wanted anyone else to experience it. Sadly after 3 short months he passed on. However, I overcame his passing by looking towards the future. After my uncle passed I dreamt of a device that would have helped my uncle. I thought of a device that would make inoperable tumors operable, no matter how intricate they are. I hope to graduate with a degree in biomedical engineering so that I can make this device come to life. After I do that I hope to go back to school to get my PhD, so that I can then work in the medical research field. I would like to create a medicine that would make chemo easier on people. All of my goals stem from my want to help cancer patients and their families. Ever since I was young I have had a desire to help people. Whether it be on the playground or at the grocery store with my mom. I was always looking for someone to help. When I got older me and my mom got a chance to join an organization called National Charity League. Through National Charity League me and my mom got the opportunity to serve people in our area in multiple ways. Some of our favorite ways to serve became working as greeters for A Night To Shine, which is a prom for disabled teens, and with Serve Denton, which is an organization that helps other nonprofits serve. Through my service I learned how important it is to meet everyone exactly where they are. This philosophy helped me realise that anyone from any background can be a friend or collaborator. In fact I learned that the more backgrounds you have in a group, the more knowledge you can gain. Knowing that people from any background can be a companion will help me as I continue my professional career in the medical field because I will encounter a plethora of people that all need to work together for one common goal. So, my work through National Charity League will help make my dreams of helping cancer patients a reality because of the lessons it taught me about meeting people where they are, and being open to any friendship.
      Kristie's Kids - Loving Arms Around Those Impacted By Cancer Scholarship
      A shampoo bottle inspired me to seek a degree in biomedical engineering. When I was younger I never knew what to do with my math and science geared brain. It wasn’t until I was taking a long shower my freshman year of high school that I figured out how to mix my interests into a degree. But even then I didn’t have a clear path. Then, going into my senior year my uncle got diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Hearing this news hit my family hard as we were very close. Every holiday and most weekends when we were young were spent with my uncle. His particular tumor was very aggressive and affected his personality in a huge way. After seeing my family go through what we did I knew I never wanted anyone else to experience it. Sadly after 3 short months he passed on. However, I overcame his passing by looking towards the future. After my uncle passed I dreamt of a device that would have helped my uncle. I thought of a device that would make inoperable tumors operable, no matter how intricate they are. I hope to graduate with a degree in biomedical engineering so that I can make this device come to life. After I do that I hope to go back to school to get my PhD, so that I can then work in the medical research field. I would like to create a medicine that would make chemo easier on people. All of my goals stem from my want to help cancer patients and their families. Ever since I was young I have had a desire to help people. Whether it be on the playground or at the grocery store with my mom. I was always looking for someone to help. When I got older me and my mom got a chance to join an organization called National Charity League. Through National Charity League me and my mom got the opportunity to serve people in our area in multiple ways. Some of our favorite ways to serve became working as greeters for A Night To Shine, which is a prom for disabled teens, and with Serve Denton, which is an organization that helps other nonprofits serve. Through my service I learned how important it is to meet everyone exactly where they are. This philosophy helped me realise that anyone from any background can be a friend or collaborator. In fact I learned that the more backgrounds you have in a group, the more knowledge you can gain. Knowing that people from any background can be a companion will help me as I continue my professional career in the medical field because I will encounter a plethora of people that all need to work together for one common goal. So, my work through National Charity League will help make my dreams of helping cancer patients a reality because of the lessons it taught me about meeting people where they are, and being open to any friendship.
      Sammy Ochoa Memorial Scholarship
      A shampoo bottle inspired me to seek a degree in biomedical engineering. When I was younger I never knew what to do with my math and science geared brain. It wasn’t until I was taking a long shower my freshman year of high school that I figured out how to mix my interests into a degree. But even then I didn’t have a clear path. Then, going into my senior year my uncle got diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Hearing this news hit my family hard as we were very close. Every holiday and most weekends when we were young were spent with my uncle. His particular tumor was very aggressive and affected his personality in a huge way. After seeing my family go through what we did I knew I never wanted anyone else to experience it. Sadly after 3 short months he passed on. However, I overcame his passing by looking towards the future. After my uncle passed I dreamt of a device that would have helped my uncle. I thought of a device that would make inoperable tumors operable, no matter how intricate they are. I hope to graduate with a degree in biomedical engineering so that I can make this device come to life. After I do that I hope to go back to school to get my PhD, so that I can then work in the medical research field. I would like to create a medicine that would make chemo easier on people. All of my goals stem from my want to help cancer patients and their families. Ever since I was young I have had a desire to help people. Whether it be on the playground or at the grocery store with my mom. I was always looking for someone to help. When I got older me and my mom got a chance to join an organization called National Charity League. Through National Charity League me and my mom got the opportunity to serve people in our area in multiple ways. Some of our favorite ways to serve became working as greeters for A Night To Shine, which is a prom for disabled teens, and with Serve Denton, which is an organization that helps other nonprofits serve. Through my service I learned how important it is to meet everyone exactly where they are. This philosophy helped me realise that anyone from any background can be a friend or collaborator. In fact I learned that the more backgrounds you have in a group, the more knowledge you can gain. Knowing that people from any background can be a companion will help me as I continue my professional career in the medical field because I will encounter a plethora of people that all need to work together for one common goal. So, my work through National Charity League will help make my dreams of helping cancer patients a reality because of the lessons it taught me about meeting people where they are, and being open to any friendship.
      InnovateHER Engineering Scholarship
      A shampoo bottle inspired me to seek a degree in biomedical engineering. When I was younger I never knew what to do with my math and science geared brain. It wasn’t until I was taking a long shower my freshman year of high school that I figured out how to mix my interests into a degree. But even then I didn’t have a clear path. Then, going into my senior year my uncle got diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Hearing this news hit my family hard as we were very close. Every holiday and most weekends when we were young were spent with my uncle. However, I overcame his diagnosis by looking towards the future. After my uncle was diagnosed I dreamt of a device that would have helped my uncle. I thought of a device that would make inoperable tumors operable, no matter how intricate they are. I hope to graduate with a degree in biomedical engineering so that I can make this device come to life. After I do that I hope to go back to school to get my PhD, so that I can then work in the medical research field. I would like to create a medicine that would make chemo easier on people. All of my goals stem from my want to help cancer patients and their families. Ever since I was young I have had a desire to help people. Whether it be on the playground or at the grocery store with my mom. I was always looking for someone to help. When I got older me and my mom got a chance to join an organization called National Charity League. Through National Charity League me and my mom got the opportunity to serve people in our area in multiple ways. Some of our favorite ways to serve became working as greeters for A Night To Shine, which is a prom for disabled teens, and with Serve Denton, which is an organization that helps other nonprofits serve. Through my service I learned how important it is to meet everyone exactly where they are. This philosophy helped me realize that anyone from any background can be a friend or collaborator. In fact I learned that the more backgrounds you have in a group, the more knowledge you can gain. Knowing that people from any background can be a companion will help me as I continue my professional career in the medical field because I will encounter a plethora of people that all need to work together for one common goal. So, my work through National Charity League will help make my dreams of helping cancer patients a reality because of the lessons it taught me about meeting people where they are, and being open to any collaboration.
      John Gomez, MD Memorial Scholarship
      A shampoo bottle inspired me to seek a degree in biomedical engineering. When I was younger I never knew what to do with my math and science geared brain. It wasn’t until I was taking a long shower my freshman year of high school that I figured out how to mix my interests into a degree. But even then I didn’t have a clear path. Then, going into my senior year my uncle got diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Hearing this news hit my family hard as we were very close. Every holiday and most weekends when we were young were spent with my uncle. However, I overcame his diagnosis by looking towards the future. After my uncle was diagnosed I dreamt of a device that would have helped my uncle. I thought of a device that would make inoperable tumors operable, no matter how intricate they are. I hope to graduate with a degree in biomedical engineering so that I can make this device come to life. After I do that I hope to go back to school to get my PhD, so that I can then work in the medical research field. I would like to create a medicine that would make chemo easier on people. All of my goals stem from my want to help cancer patients and their families. Ever since I was young I have had a desire to help people. Whether it be on the playground or at the grocery store with my mom. I was always looking for someone to help. When I got older me and my mom got a chance to join an organization called National Charity League. Through National Charity League me and my mom got the opportunity to serve people in our area in multiple ways. Some of our favorite ways to serve became working as greeters for A Night To Shine, which is a prom for disabled teens, and with Serve Denton, which is an organization that helps other nonprofits serve. Through my service I learned how important it is to meet everyone exactly where they are. This philosophy helped me realize that anyone from any background can be a friend or collaborator. In fact I learned that the more backgrounds you have in a group, the more knowledge you can gain. Knowing that people from any background can be a companion will help me as I continue my professional career in the medical field because I will encounter a plethora of people that all need to work together for one common goal. So, my work through National Charity League will help make my dreams of helping cancer patients a reality because of the lessons it taught me about meeting people where they are, and being open to any collaboration.