Even though I've never particularly enjoyed robotics, I've interned at the Robotix Institute (RXI) for 6 years, becoming a senior-level intern and educator last year. Why? It's all because of the children. I've loved working with the kids at RXI - teaching them, helping them work past their difficulties, and watching their growth. I've had students that have made permanent impressions on me, with their positivity, intelligence, and dedication. 

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RXI has taught me that in the future, I want to work with kids in some asset. Whether that be as a child psychiatrist or helping defend immigrant parents in court, I am insistent on protecting children in my future.

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For the last 4 years, I've worked with Ravenwood Dance Marathon - however, this year, I served as the committee chair of fundraising. As a committee member, I recruited over 150 new dancers for the event, helped get corporate sponsors for the event, and helped set up Ravenwood fundraisers for the event. As a committee chair, I acquired corporate sponsors, set up procedures for our committee on how to call/email sponsors, and helped to lead the event - our team helped raise over $11K for RDM. 

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Working with RDM showed me that I want to make a change for more kids. As a doctor, I'd want to work as a child and adolescent psychiatrist, getting to be a safe space for them.

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For the last two years, I've worked with AbleVoices (AV), an organization focusing on self-expression for disabled students through photography. Last summer, I worked as a social media and relations intern, helping to showcase the summer classes through Instagram so that people could see all the amazing things AV did.  But the most important thing I got to do, in my opinion, was talk to the students and get to know them. Many of them became my friends - Nick told me all about his love for cows, and Aurora told me everything about her skating. 

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Interacting with these students taught me how important the feeling of belonging is. Through writing, more people can feel represented, can feel as if they belong to a community. 

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In my sophomore year, my co-president and I started Make-A-Wish Club at Ravenwood after being part of the Make-A-Wish Youth Leadership Council. Together, we've raised over $25,000 in conjunction with Ravenwood for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. We've set up fundraisers such as Tacos and Trivia, Make-A-Wish Week of Wonder, Pumpkin Patch, and various chapter fundraisers, and held them in our local community. With our service, we've acquired new volunteers and spread awareness about the foundation.

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This experience strengthened my desire to go into a field with kids. Their innocence and bright minds are everything - I hope to continue working to provide them with knowledge and help.  

 

 

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