I am a senior at Gordon College in the Biological Sciences and have goals that are led by my desire for excellence and efficiency. I plan on moving forward in graduate school of Cognitive Sciences. I believe these studies are complimentary to my longtime desire for excellence and belief that to do something well does not require it to be labor intensive but expeditious. It is a common saying in many of my workplaces, it is best that one works smarter not harder. With the acquisition of knowledge, I believe one’s projected results have a higher probability of coming to pass. This belief has led me to to being placed as the president of Gordon’s Premedical Association and an officer of our local biological honor’s society chapter, Tribeta.

Over the last ten years I have worked everywhere from assembly work to restaurant work to administrative work. I have found that while they have their different skill sets and duties they all benefit greatly from being done well. I see more being accomplished when completing a task properly than when in a race to do as much as possible because inevitably mistakes are made and time must be taken to redress them when found. As a result of these professional experiences I find that my desire to fill my time with more pleasing things ends with me finding better ways to accomplish those that I must do.

I find pleasure in discovering new ideas and analyzing old. It is because of this that I find my time filled with researching health and philosophical ideologies as well as political actions that affect the future of writing and freedom of speech. This enjoyment has bled over into my professional endeavors as I have studied with my school in both academic research groups and employment as a research assistant in the Biology department over the past two years. I take great pride in my work and make every effort to complete them in the most beautiful way possible.