I really like to help people. Honestly, since elementary school, I have created a goal towards helping people out. And not in a "Hey, can I help you with your pudding" kind of way; but rather in a "Here's a spare pencil, let me see if I can fix your old mechanical one" kind of way. I figured out early what my identity would eventually be like. But back to elementary school. I learned very quickly that the small, metal...

Growing up, I strived to be able to fix things. I break items down to their parts, and try to put them back together again. I started my first "business" in fourth grade repairing my classmate's mechanical pencils with ball bearings found in my dresser for a quarter. As I grew older, I broadened this rudimentary engineering love to a passion of not only creating, but also of helping. I feel that Duke's biomedical engineering program would be the perfect...

My world stems from my neighborhood, or scenic views and lush mountainsides. I live in Alaska, in a small city called Eagle River. More specifically, I live on a mountain that has snow even in the middle of summer (leading to some quite amazing snowball fights). While living in Alaska can be considered a personal, chilly slice of heaven to many people, it does have its issues. I live in the more developed, wealthier south-central Alaska. As is the case...