S-STEM/TRAIN Scholar Jasmine Patricio

This week during our TRAIN class our assignment was to create a Mind Set SMART goals. SMART is an acronym that can help you guide your goal setting. S pecific (simple, sensible, significant). M easurable (meaningful, motivating). A chievable (agreed, attainable). R elevant (reasonable, realistic and resourced, results-based). T ime bound (time-based, time limited, time/cost limited, timely, time-sensitive). This is how I used this method for one of my goals.  S - Since MidWestern University is a Med-School Enrollment does begin early. I have made it a goal to enroll this month of April 2020, send in my paperwork and study all 2019 to take my Optometry Admission Test (OAT) 2020. This goal is important because it has always been a dream of mine to be a doctor , especially in an area that has significant meaning to me. My dad is my inspiration for me wanting to go into optometry because he has for years suffered with glaucoma and my want to understand what he is having issues with h

This week for our class we were assigned to create a  3-5 minute presentation about generally anything relating to school. I decided to write about the importance of networking and how it comes a long way in life.  I began with a story of how I got to where I am through networking. When I was a junior at Metro Tech High School I decided to take Physics class, knowing I did not need it. During lectures, Mr. Chapman would mention of Summer STEM which was  3 month program organized for high school graduates who were interested in STEM majors. I decided to take advantage of that opportunity and sign up. Without realizing it Mr. Chapman’s wife is the STEM coordinator and decides who is granted the Scholarship. So because of that connection and the good word that Mr. Chapman put in for me I was accepted into the Summer STEM program.  During my 3 month work period I worked with Joshua James who was my mentor during the moment and worked on the purification of lysozyme through eg