Ever since childhood, I have an interest in medicine because I was fascinated with how the body functions and how cells form. Because of my curiosity, I started volunteering at UCSF, where I ran errands for patients in the ICU and the Urgent Care Department. I also helped the volunteer office input data in the computer system and taught new volunteers the necessary skills for their jobs. While running errands for patients, I saw how the physicians worked, and I...

I have a deep dark secret. I am a Burmese Chinese American who has an obsession with K-pop, Korean pop music. Afraid of people judging me, I secretly listened to K-pop on my iPhone. Finally during my freshman year, I came out and exposed my secret of being a K-pop fanatic. When I told everyone that I listened to K-pop, the reaction was extremely negative because they criticized me of being weird and abnormal. They also asked me questions like:...