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Submission Number: 382
Submission ID: 1318
Submission UUID: 5aa7aaf4-9654-4ed6-a62a-7864c9f2f230
Created: Fri, 03/15/2024 - 22:36
Completed: Fri, 03/15/2024 - 22:36
Changed: Tue, 05/06/2025 - 18:30
Remote IP address: 97.98.215.120
Submitted by:Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Flagged: Yes
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Nooria
Ali
she/her
Plano
TX
United States
75024
Biomedical Engineering
English (5), Hindi (4), Urdu (3), Spanish (3)
This past summer, I spent five weeks expanding on my own learning as part of the behavioral neuroscience stream on the University of Texas at Austin campus. Although my time was limited to a single summer, my time was an unparalleled opportunity in both academic achievement and self-growth.
The research stream expanded my knowledge not only in material skills but also in lifelong skills like persistence, collaboration, and personal responsibility. Being able to work and pursue my research in behavioral neuroscience transformed me infinitely as a scientist. I already learned so much in just five weeks, and I carry the lessons from the lab to wherever I may go now.
Despite only going a few hours from home, I was living by myself in a big city, a far cry from living with my family in suburbia. I became more self sufficient, and meeting so many new people in the city also showed me more about who I am and what my values are. I learned much about myself and others outside of my lab over my time in Austin.
Furthermore, learning from not only mentors but other students from other places at the lab fostered curiosity and passion in me as a budding scientist. All in all, the skills gained after spending my summer in the lab apply not only to future research experiences, but also to real life interactions, such as working in a team or overcoming setbacks when achieving a goal.
The research stream expanded my knowledge not only in material skills but also in lifelong skills like persistence, collaboration, and personal responsibility. Being able to work and pursue my research in behavioral neuroscience transformed me infinitely as a scientist. I already learned so much in just five weeks, and I carry the lessons from the lab to wherever I may go now.
Despite only going a few hours from home, I was living by myself in a big city, a far cry from living with my family in suburbia. I became more self sufficient, and meeting so many new people in the city also showed me more about who I am and what my values are. I learned much about myself and others outside of my lab over my time in Austin.
Furthermore, learning from not only mentors but other students from other places at the lab fostered curiosity and passion in me as a budding scientist. All in all, the skills gained after spending my summer in the lab apply not only to future research experiences, but also to real life interactions, such as working in a team or overcoming setbacks when achieving a goal.
I would want to live across someone who's the opposite of me, but matches me. I know that I'm more introverted in new situations, so I'd want to be close to someone who's more outgoing, and can provide social energy where I don't. I'd hope the person who lives across from me is well read, and generally curious about not just science, but everything around them. It would be nice if they were in a different field of engineering, as we could discuss the intersections of our individual specialties, learning more from each other and gaining more insight to our fields. I'd want the person to be from another country, or a place different from the Texan suburbs I grew up in, so we could bring different insights and perspectives on the same subjects. Even if we disagree, which I'm sure we would, I'd still value the opportunity of just considering different perspectives from someone who isn't like me.
At my core, I find the most joy in learning, in understanding ways the world interacts with itself around me, which is why I love physics, math, medicine. I also believe that every person I meet, every experience I partake in, has something to teach me, if only I am willing to learn from it, to engage with it fully.
The intersection of human interaction and STEM has so much to offer us, both as people, and as an organization, in receiving the opportunity to learn from others. This includes taking what we learn, and in turn using it to extend our own influence and knowledge.
As an individual, I highly value every opportunity I come across because I view them all as moments to learn from others, also bettering myself. The Global Engineering RAP program would allow me to share what I know with others, while also gaining useful insight and knowledge from them, making both parties better going forward.
As the old adage goes, knowledge is power, and this is a power that should be shared, cultivated, and ultimately utilized for the better of both the individual and society. I feel the most powerful when I am learning, when I am gaining knowledge, and the program is an unparalleled opportunity for me to continue to grow as a lifelong student.
The intersection of human interaction and STEM has so much to offer us, both as people, and as an organization, in receiving the opportunity to learn from others. This includes taking what we learn, and in turn using it to extend our own influence and knowledge.
As an individual, I highly value every opportunity I come across because I view them all as moments to learn from others, also bettering myself. The Global Engineering RAP program would allow me to share what I know with others, while also gaining useful insight and knowledge from them, making both parties better going forward.
As the old adage goes, knowledge is power, and this is a power that should be shared, cultivated, and ultimately utilized for the better of both the individual and society. I feel the most powerful when I am learning, when I am gaining knowledge, and the program is an unparalleled opportunity for me to continue to grow as a lifelong student.
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