North Star STEM: Personal Statement Of Purpose

North Star STEM has helped me tremendously; both academically and professionally. The funding granted to me through the AugSTEM program has not only allowed me to attend college to obtain my B.S. Chemistry, but also to gain valuable research experience. Additional funding allows me to study and research to my fullest ability without having to work more hours at a non-STEM related part-time job. Travel funding, community volunteering opportunities, and academic presenting/networking are some of my most important assets acquired with North Star STEM. For my first year at Augsburg, it is clear that I have enough experience to be academically competitive on the national scale. For the summer of 2016, I have been accepted into an REU program at