After attending 4 weeks at Stanford Explore I have a better understanding on the things I want to pursue and the things I do not. I now know for a fact that I will be studying something STEM related. Although, I have not figured out exactly what I want to study I know the possibilities are endless when going into a STEM related career. Especially if I go into medicine, I can do things like research, create products that will help others, be a physician and so many other things. It makes me very optimistic that I will find a passion within the medical field.

This experience has also taught me a lot about myself and in what ways I learn the best. I am very thankful to have had this opportunity and it has benefited me. One of my most memorable experiences was getting to visit an anatomy class where we were shown preserved legs, arms, livers, kidneys and a lot more. It was very surreal to see those things because I know that a lot of people my age do not get to experience those things. From that experience I learned that I want to take an anatomy class in the future and that is a step in the right direction. Before going into this program I had no idea what type of classes I wanted to take in the future and now I can name a few that I am interested in. Overall, I learned a lot and I cannot wait to further my knowledge now that this program has given me a basis on what I want to learn.