Throughout my high school experience, I have been fortunate enough to participate in several scientific research opportunities that have helped shape me into the woman I am today. I was a participant of the Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as well as a member of the Greater Boston Research Opportunities for Women (GROW) internship at Boston University that exposed me to hands on graduate research. Not only did I learn more about possible career options, I was able to engage my intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for science. My transition from childhood to adulthood was strengthened through the participation in each science program, as I learned how to be responsible, independent and most rewarding, the ability to respond to failure.
During my time in high school, I had to learn how to take action of being responsible by managing my time and having strong work ethics to achieve my accomplishments. My science fair project was in collaboration with my high school science teacher as part of the biotechnology program I participated in. While taking my classes, and managing my extracurricular activities which included band,
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Each day, I would take the train into Boston, a near two hour commute from my hometown, to arrive for a full day, five days a week. The environment I was a part of was both professional and intellectually stimulating. I took on challenging work in the lab, as well as maintaining a healthy balance with my personal life. Though I worked under the mentorship of a graduate student, I was left to conduct experiments independently and think critically about the work I was doing. For six weeks I developed the skills necessary to achieve my experimental goals. I completed the program with confidence in both my work and my laboratory