Personal Narrative Essay Examples
My experience as a founding member of Baila as well as my current positions as a research assistant, and volunteer at the Baltimore Rescue Mission effectively demonstrate my personal competencies of leadership, reliability & dependability, as well as my service orientation.
When I entered Hopkins, the demographic was very different from what I was used to. Coming from Miami I was accustomed to a very prominent Hispanic community. However only about 10% of my fellow incoming freshmen where Hispanic. I soon befriended several students, and we began to converse about our Hispanic culture. Seeking to bring something from our cultures to Hopkins we began our own Latin dance group. After two years, we gained enough members and auditioned to be recognized …show more content…
After my initial training, last Spring, I began assisting in a particularly challenging neuroprotectant drug screen project. The supervising post-doctoral fellow was away visiting her family in Turkey. As a result of my diligent work ethic and intellectual curiosity, I earned the trust of my PI and was tasked with continuing her work in her absence. During this time Turkey underwent a political upheaval which delayed her return. Throughout the summer I continued her work and successfully completed the second screening of a 1,000-drug library. Since then, I have performed various experiments for different projects, compiled detailed reports and given presentations not only to our lab, but also to Bayer Pharmaceutical and at regional seminars. I am currently helping write several articles that will soon be submitted for publication.
This past semester I began volunteering at the Baltimore Rescue Mission helping Dr. Dalton diagnose and treat homeless patients. I had to constantly adapt to the specific needs of each patient, many of whom suffered both physical and mental ailments. After helping treat the homeless patients, I stayed to talk with
When I entered Hopkins, the demographic was very different from what I was used to. Coming from Miami I was accustomed to a very prominent Hispanic community. However only about 10% of my fellow incoming freshmen where Hispanic. I soon befriended several students, and we began to converse about our Hispanic culture. Seeking to bring something from our cultures to Hopkins we began our own Latin dance group. After two years, we gained enough members and auditioned to be recognized …show more content…
After my initial training, last Spring, I began assisting in a particularly challenging neuroprotectant drug screen project. The supervising post-doctoral fellow was away visiting her family in Turkey. As a result of my diligent work ethic and intellectual curiosity, I earned the trust of my PI and was tasked with continuing her work in her absence. During this time Turkey underwent a political upheaval which delayed her return. Throughout the summer I continued her work and successfully completed the second screening of a 1,000-drug library. Since then, I have performed various experiments for different projects, compiled detailed reports and given presentations not only to our lab, but also to Bayer Pharmaceutical and at regional seminars. I am currently helping write several articles that will soon be submitted for publication.
This past semester I began volunteering at the Baltimore Rescue Mission helping Dr. Dalton diagnose and treat homeless patients. I had to constantly adapt to the specific needs of each patient, many of whom suffered both physical and mental ailments. After helping treat the homeless patients, I stayed to talk with