Dear Dr. Blanchard(Office of Undergraduate Studies: AES Program),
Words cannot express my gratitude for you all for granting me an AES scholarship and inviting me in a door that holds incredible opportunities for me. Thanks to your support, I could be the first female researcher in my family to attend college in the United States. It has definitely opened a pathway going straight to my goal in my career and ultimately my life, which is finding a solution to a dilemma which is very close to me heart because it is something women, not only in my family, but woman all over the US face. That is easing the process of breast cancer screening, more specifically identifying when to start screening for breast cancer. My objective is to work on developing a screening test that
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I have already embarked on a journey to explore the existing breast cancer options available and research on this topic, as it affected my mother who underwent screening for breast cancer. The search has led me to the University of Texas at Dallas, which has became my top choice because I know it will help me achieve my goal. UTD offers many research opportunities, and one specifically is breast cancer. My goal is to one day become an oncologist, but until then I wish to learn the necessary expertise, and doing research at the University that can help me do just that. Since this is a struggle my mother has to face daily, I know I am exceedingly motivated to push through my academics not only with high grades but also by entering any research opportunity I find. Under the the guidance of professors/researchers like Dr. Pankaj Choudhard and Dr. Swati Biswas in the School Of Natural Sciences, I am confident I will prosper and integrate myself as a research scientist who will