This winter quarter was my hardest quarter thus far (and hopefully ever) at UW, and honestly some of the worst days I think I've ever experienced (not to be dramatic). A couple of factors made this quarter incredibly challenging, including working, a full STEM course load (biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, and physics), and a horribly stressful experience trying to organize and find housing for next year. However, the thing that made it the worst was a somewhat devast

This quarter, one of my biggest achievements was getting some shadowing opportunities. As I continue to explore medical school as a possible future career/academic path for myself, I have been working to try to find opportunities to shadow doctors. I see shadowing as one of the most important ways for me to see if I truly want to be a doctor. However, the process has been long and difficult, and I've struggled a lot to actually connect with doctors who are willing to have me