As a first-generation college student, pursuing a career that no one in my family has before, there are a lot of challenges or obstacles that I have had to overcome in life to achieve my goals. One of my biggest challenges recently has been attending an HBCU that lacks the resources for students on a similar path such as mine. I am a rising Senior attending the illustrious Delaware State University. My HBCU has given me numerous experiences and new relationships I wouldn't exchange for the world. Still, I feel the biggest thing my university lacks is preparing me for my future career. As a current biology major student, I intend on applying for medical school and becoming a physician. The path to medical school can be very rigorous, and without the proper resources and guidance, many may fail. DSU lacks providing its students with necessary materials such as MCAT prep, clinical exposure, and counseling, all of which I believe are crucial for Pre-Med Students. The inadequate support negatively affected me during my first two years as an undergraduate and was a huge obstacle for me to overcome to get on track to achieve my goals. During the Summer after my 2nd year of undergraduate studies when I noticed that I was not on track to achieve my dreams. It was not until I joined a mentorship program provided to me by my Primary care office that this became obvious. Within the program, I was paired with another physician who was distraught after hearing after my sophomore year of college that I still had no set plan on how to become a physician. She enlightened me on how her institution paired each student with a pre-med advisor in a pre-medical department, who assisted each student throughout their journey. She also informed me that there were student organizations on campus to help provide pre-med students with the clinical and research experiences they may need, which all were very common to see among universities. Being the leader that I am, I took the initiative to make a call of action to our University's leaders, addressing the lack of support for its pre-med students and how it is creating challenges and obstacles to becoming competitive medical school applicants. Within this past year, I also recharted a chapter of the Minority Association of Pre-Med Students on my campus, where I served as president. Within the organization, I have provided pre-health students with opportunities to attend conferences and shadow physicians, along with informing them of various internships. The science department of my university has also partnered with a post-grad organization guiding students and has also offered free MCAT prep to students, after my efforts. Even though I grew up in the Philadelphia and Delaware area, I aim to give back to both communities that have shaped me. In Delaware, I have been involved in many health initiatives such as Sickle Cell screenings, health pavilions (which provided free blood pressure, EKG, and STD testing to hundreds of pedestrians), and Blood drives. Being an active student leader on my campus has also allowed me to mentor the youth and be involved in numerous community service initiatives. Within my education, I hope to someday help achieve Health Equity in these areas, and into others as well. Making healthcare more accessible and affordable for all. Also as a future trauma surgeon, I hope to save more lives in the city of Philadelphia with alarming crime rates. I lastly plan on educating the youth inspiring them to pursue higher education and chase their dreams.