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Nelly Thomas

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Bio

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 program
2022 - 2026
  • Majors:
    • 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:

  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Research

    • Dream career goals:

    • Student Corps Worker

      UCSC Transportation and Parking Services
      2023 – Present1 year
    • Tutor

      Mathnasium
      2019 – 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 – Present
    • Type 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) — Volunteer
      2023 – 2023
    • Volunteering

      Bridge The Gap: Little Readers Summer Program — Volunteer, "Big Buddy," Teaching math, reading, and writing
      2018 – 2021

    Future Interests

    Volunteering

    Skin Grip Diabetes Scholarship
    Winner