Think about an academic subject that inspires you.

Describe how you have furthered this 

interest inside and/or outside of the classroom. 
 
Anatomy and Physiology was a fairly straightforward class; learn the bones, learn the 
muscles, learn the bodily systems. But this class affected me in a tremendous way.  
At first, I slumped through the course, just focusing on passing my AP classes. I became 
so interested in the variety of topics covered in this class that I ended up being a leader to my 
peers. I led my group in all of our labs and presentations, and I also reviewed the material with 
students that had difficulty grasping the concepts and completing labs. My teacher always 
applauded me for asking an extensive amount of questions and told me it would help me in the 
future.  
Anatomy and Physiology introduced me to several new opportunities that I wouldn’t 
have even thought of before. Because of my newfound interest in science, I decided to help run a 
blood drive with the school’s Medical Club, with my teacher’s recommendation. It ended up 
being a huge success with the club raising almost 80 pints of blood for Stanford Hospital. This 
year, I’ll be volunteering with an organization called VIDA to help organize medical supplies 
that will go to disadvantaged patients in Latin America. I am now a Medical Club board member 
and I am planning to have events with guest speakers from the medical field in order to inform 
prospective medical students about career opportunities in different fields. I’m hoping to further 
my knowledge of science through my school’s AP Biology class this year, and I plan to major in 
neurobiology at an accredited university.