Tell us a little bit about yourself and your plans for college.

I have always preferred tests over projects, practices over performances, logic over creativity, and clear guidelines over artistic liberties. Structure rules my life, not imagination. Although many praise creativity, I have learned that it is crucial to keep a balance between that creativity and logic. Manipulating tough lessons to fit my own unique learning style was a skill that I soon mastered, and it allowed me to grow as a student and dancer. With dance, I was originally drawn to the strict discipline and precision that ballet offered. However, it was not until my ballet teacher brought in a model of a knee and taught us how the body's musculoskeletal system worked to create certain movements that everything clicked for me. That connection to the anatomical structure of our bodies to movement showed me that I needed to focus on specific muscles to create certain movements, and I was immediately hooked.

In a similar way, Biology and similar fields of science have always intrigued me because they answer so many questions about the world and how everything in it works together in harmony. Biology and its sub-sciences also explain how our body systems work and how to improve our own health as humans, allowing us to make progress in medicine and technology, which is crucial in the modern world. Majors in biosciences specifically appeal to me because of the way they prioritize skills such as communication and research, giving the students who pursue this major more versatility. Versatility is important to me because I would like to go into a PA program in graduate school, where it would be beneficial to have knowledge of a variety of skills in addition to an in-depth science knowledge.

Caitlen from Colorado
High School Senior
Horizon High School