Personal Statement – Tayybah Ahmad (6C1)
I remember being in awe the first time I learnt that every living thing was made up of the same basic unit - cells. Some organisms have one cell, some have billions upon billions. They all look very different and have evolved to have vastly different behaviours, but amazingly, underneath it all we are all the same. From the evolutionary changes in human behaviour and physiology, to the neuroscience behind it, biology has always captured my interest. I remember even as a kid, I had a keen sense of curiosity in the subject. I was constantly contemplating all the mechanisms that allow our body to function. How it was that I could think and feel. How was it that my eyes could see the world around and send messages to my brain? How did my brain tell me that I was hungry, so I could eat and metabolise energy? How exactly can a lump of flesh in my head contain all my memories? Over the years, the more I learnt the …show more content…
I was able to network and listen to a whole host of inspirational women whom had jobs in STEM. It was then that my determination to study in this field, where females are a minority, heightened.
To give back to my school, I have taken on additional duties as a prefect. This involves monitoring pupils during break and lunch times to ensure school expectations are met. In addition, I am a classroom buddy in a junior biology class, this allows me to talk to younger students about a subject I love and help others understand biological concepts, this has simultaneously also allowed me to improve my own knowledge and understanding (don’t know what to say here)
However, I am not just an artificial product made in the test tube that is a school lab. I enjoy learning Arabic in my free time, my fourth language. I also relish the chance to read both fact and fictional literature in my spare time and routine running and football allow me to keep both mentally and physically
I remember being in awe the first time I learnt that every living thing was made up of the same basic unit - cells. Some organisms have one cell, some have billions upon billions. They all look very different and have evolved to have vastly different behaviours, but amazingly, underneath it all we are all the same. From the evolutionary changes in human behaviour and physiology, to the neuroscience behind it, biology has always captured my interest. I remember even as a kid, I had a keen sense of curiosity in the subject. I was constantly contemplating all the mechanisms that allow our body to function. How it was that I could think and feel. How was it that my eyes could see the world around and send messages to my brain? How did my brain tell me that I was hungry, so I could eat and metabolise energy? How exactly can a lump of flesh in my head contain all my memories? Over the years, the more I learnt the …show more content…
I was able to network and listen to a whole host of inspirational women whom had jobs in STEM. It was then that my determination to study in this field, where females are a minority, heightened.
To give back to my school, I have taken on additional duties as a prefect. This involves monitoring pupils during break and lunch times to ensure school expectations are met. In addition, I am a classroom buddy in a junior biology class, this allows me to talk to younger students about a subject I love and help others understand biological concepts, this has simultaneously also allowed me to improve my own knowledge and understanding (don’t know what to say here)
However, I am not just an artificial product made in the test tube that is a school lab. I enjoy learning Arabic in my free time, my fourth language. I also relish the chance to read both fact and fictional literature in my spare time and routine running and football allow me to keep both mentally and physically