Hobbies and interests
Astronomy
Coffee
Cognitive Science
English
Food And Eating
Foreign Languages
French
Korean
Linguistics
Makeup and Beauty
Media Studies
Mock Trial
Painting and Studio Art
Spanish
Stargazing
Spending Time With Friends and Family
Sleeping
Writing
Reading
Reading
Action
Adult Fiction
Adventure
Anthropology
Classics
Fantasy
Folk Tales
History
Humor
Literary Fiction
Literature
Mystery
Novels
Realistic Fiction
Romance
Retellings
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Women's Fiction
True Story
I read books multiple times per week
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I am a first year college student with Type 1 Diabetes. Growing up my parents always put forward the value of education and made sure my siblings and I understood that school was an incredibly important thing that we had the privilege of experiencing, especially college. For that reason I am committed to studying, getting good grades, and getting the most I can out of my college education. I enjoy reading, writing, spending time with my family and friends, bonding with other students that have Type 1, and volunteering for T1D studies.
Education
University of California-Santa Cruz
Bachelor's degree programMajors:
- Cognitive Science
Minors:
- Human Biology
Miscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)
Graduate schools of interest:
Transfer schools of interest:
Majors of interest:
Career
Dream career field:
Research
Dream career goals:
Student Corps Worker
UCSC Transportation and Parking Services2023 – Present1 yearTutor
Mathnasium2019 – 20223 years
Research
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Stanford — Volunteer as part of a study about the correlation between self- and body image in girls and women with Type 1 Diabetes.2023 – PresentType 1 Diabetes
Insulin This Together - Stanford — Volunteer, partook in the study as the T1D teen along with my father.2022 – 2023
Public services
Volunteering
Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) — Volunteer2023 – 2023Volunteering
Bridge The Gap: Little Readers Summer Program — Volunteer, "Big Buddy," Teaching math, reading, and writing2018 – 2021