Growing up, I always seemed to excel in academics and I've had a love for learning since I was a child. Unfortunately, society trained me to think that I was only given two choices if I ever wanted to be successful and those choices were to either become a doctor or an engineer. I was so convinced I wanted to become a doctor that my senior year of high school I enrolled myself in a Clinical Rotations class. In this class I got the opportunity to visit the hospital each morning and shadow nursers and doctors. While I learned a lot and got cool experiences such as witnessing surgeries, it also convinced me that it wasn't what I wanted to do with my life. That same year I was also enrolled in AP Environmental Science and got to learn about the earth sciences and completely fell in love with the discipline. This is why I decided to apply to the Jackson School and focus my Environmental Science degree in geology. It was there where I found a community of incredibly talented people with the same passions as me. I feel blessed that I was given the opportunity to learn among the best professors and students!