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Emma Staples

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Hello! My name is Emma Staples. I am 18 years old and a freshman at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, majoring in Molecular Biology and minoring in Chemistry. I am planning on going to medical school and becoming a doctor! In order to achieve my goals, I am focusing on five main categories: good grades, service, leadership, research, and shadowing! With these categories in mind, I have already accomplished so much in my first and second semester. I have so far maintained a 4.0 gpa in the honors program, and I am working with a graduate student to complete my own research project! Right now, my research focuses on ticks and what microclimate factors affect their nymphal emergences in the spring and fall. For service, not only have I completed over 15 hours, but I also put on my own service event called "For Our Feathered Friends" on March 27th. Many students volunteered to build over 48 bird toys for a local bird rescue! I am also a part of many different clubs such as: Freshman Lead (where I get to design my own service projects), Tribeta (honors biology club), Clean 4 Cards (club for picking up trash on campus), MAPS (Multicultural Association of Prehealth Students), the poetry committee for the White Squirrel Literary Magazine, and the Lions Club (a service organization)! I also have big goals for the future. This summer I plan on volunteering at Owensboro Health and volunteering for a nonprofit where we host a radio show to read local newspapers for the blind. I also plan on participating in lots of shadowing opportunities at Owensboro Health!

Education

University of Louisville

Bachelor's degree program
2022 - 2026
  • Majors:
    • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
  • Minors:
    • Chemistry
  • GPA:
    4

Owensboro Catholic High School

High School
2018 - 2022
  • GPA:
    3.9

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
    • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Planning to go to medical school

    • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Endorcinology

    • Dream career goals:

      to be an endocrinologist at Owensboro Health

    • Present

    Sports

    marching band

    Varsity
    2017 – 20214 years

    Swimming

    Junior Varsity
    2016 – 20171 year

    Research

    • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

      Dr. Piggs lab — I will be identifying tick species and help collect them in field work, as well as taking microclimate data.
      2022 – Present

    • Zoology/Animal Biology

      Owensboro Technical Community College — Leader/Organizer
      2021 – 2021

    Arts

    • Owensboro Catholic: Marching Band (5 years), Winter Percussion (5 years), Winter Winds (1 year), Solo and Ensemble (2 years), All District (1 year), Concert Band (6 years).

      Music
      2017 – 2020

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Freshman Lead — Built toys for birds during my own event!
      2023 – 2023

    • Volunteering

      Engage Lead Serve Board — Proxy for Logan
      2023 – 2023

    • Volunteering

      Lions Club — Sold baked treats on Valentines day to donate money to the Eastern KY flood victims.
      2023 – 2023

    • Volunteering

      Lions Club — Blood Drive Tabling
      2023 – 2023

    • Volunteering

      Home Instead Senior Care — Volunteer - We spent 5 hours wrapping and then delivering gifts to seniors.
      2018 – 2018

    • Volunteering

      National Honors Society — Member; To help with anything I can around the school or our community! I helped with football games, cleaning classrooms, and more.
      2020 – 2022

    • Volunteering

      Freshman Lead — Volunteer; I helped local nonprofit Love the Hungry fill food bags for the community.
      2022 – 2022

    • Volunteering

      Freshman Lead — Volunteer; I made baskets and blankets for Women's and Families Shelter of Louisville
      2022 – 2022

    • Volunteering

      Lions Club — Volunteer; I screened patients for diabetes!
      2022 – 2022

    • Volunteering

      Clean 4 Cards — Volunteer/Cleaning Committee. I clean signs, tables, chairs, and outdoor monuments.
      2022 – Present

    • Volunteering

      Lions Club — Volunteer; I picked up trash around campus
      2022 – 2022

    • Volunteering

      Blessed Mother Church — Staff; I was a teacher for Religious Education program! I helped teach different classes, like 1-5th graders, and we had fun classes every Sunday before mass.
      2018 – 2020

    • Volunteering

      Pitino Shelter — Volunteer; I helped wrap and donate gifts during Christmas to the Pitino Shelter in Owensboro, KY! The Pitino Shelter holds homeless women and children.
      2018 – 2019

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering