My name is Jaqueline Rodriguez-Nunez, and I am a graduate student in the Biomedical Science program here at Newman University. I received my bachelor’s degree in biology (Pre-Med) from Fort Hays State University back in May of 2022. From that point on, I knew what I wanted to do for my future, but I wasn’t sure how I was going to get there. Being a first-generation student and being the first of my siblings to go to and graduate from college was already a challenge. A challenge that I should’ve been prouder of at the time, for not only having the opportunity to learn amongst others who had the same interest, but for being bold and going for something I never in a million years would think would happen. At the time, I focused a lot on what others were doing and what their next steps were. I saw myself as behind, lost, and not good enough for the career that I had wanted to pursue. I lost focus of my own path and the main reason as to why I chose to go for this career in the first place. I had to focus on readjusting my thinking to be more positive and encouraging of myself and what I have been capable of, and what is waiting in my future. Pursuing my master’s at Newman, I would like to take this chance to make deeper and more meaningful connections, advance my research, and become confident enough to take the MCAT at a confident level. I want to have the chance of spending time with my family and friends who believe in me and my future goals. Do as many things as I am passionate about, like helping others and giving back to those around me, whether that be through volunteering, making new friends, having new experiences, getting out of my comfort zone, and being bolder. I would like the chance to learn to romanticize my life with studying, going to coffee shops, and doing the things I love, because I have and get the chance to advance my knowledge and grow as a person to help those in need in the future. In the end of pursing this progam and making my way to medical school I hope to be kinder to myself as I am to others, become more bold and confident, and lastly enjoy the journey of becoming and not get lost in what sometimes can be the craziness we call life.
A couple of the people who believe in me 🙂