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Ukasha Chowdhury

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Bio

I'm an ordinary student with not-so-ordinary dreams. I have always wanted to work at big-name companies like Microsoft or Nintendo. I also love playing table tennis and hopefully take this hobby to the next level. I want to go into the Olympics and play table tennis to my heart's content!

Education

GED® Testing Service LLC

High School
2020 - 2021

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Bachelor's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Computer & Network Security

    • Dream career goals:

      Work at some of my favorite companies.

    • Paid volunteer

      Halalbees
      2019 – 2019

    Sports

    Table Tennis

    Intramural
    2016 – Present8 years

    Research

    • Religion/Religious Studies

      Muna Youth
      2016 – Present

    Arts

    • Muna Youth

      Design
      2017 – Present

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Muna Youth — Volunteer
      2016 – Present

    Future Interests

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Entrepreneurship

    Bold Speak Your Mind Scholarship
    Speaking your mind is important, however, some people have a hard time speaking up. Speaking doesn't necessarily mean giving a speech in front of a crowd of people. There are many ways you can speak your mind on things that concern you. Writing a blog, posting on social media, and protesting are some great ways of speaking your mind. The way I stay committed is by working with others who share the same opinion. We would talk about problems that need to be solved in youth gatherings and events. Staying in a group can help everyone stay committed. In May of 2021, our youth group would attend protests in support of Palestinian people who are being oppressed in their homeland. We would go to rallies and protests to show our support. We would talk about it to one another and those who are unaware of the situation over in Palestine. We would post on social media about the crisis as much as possible. Being in this group helps us from falling into the trend trap. This is when many people show support by protesting and posting on the internet, but forget about it a few weeks later. Staying in this group helped me stay committed to this. As a Muslim student in the US, I have to endure hatred from those who don't understand my religion. However, in my youth group, we have a mission and that mission is to educate others about our faith who don't know much about Islam. We pass pamphlets and English Qur'ans to people in public. We try our best to answer their questions and help them understand that we too are humans and are the same as everyone else. This shows how staying in a group helped me stay committed to speaking my mind.