“ In five years, I see myself with a Bachelors degree in bio-chemistry or biology with a minor in humanities. I see myself taking a

year off to do service work in a de-veloping nation before entering an MD/PhD program...

...What makes me want to strive for a better edu-cation is my parents’ hard work and sacrifice. My parents left a suc-

cessful life in Ethiopia so that my sisters and I can have opportunities,

and I want to make sure that was not in vain..”

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