2018-2019
TRANSORBITAL LOBOTOMIES: ADMISSIONS ESSAY
So what do icepick lobotomies have to do with my arrival at UW and my place in the honors program? The actual answer is everything. The historical prevalence of lobotomies was something that was repeatedly discussed in my AP Lit class in high school, specifically after readingThe Glass Menagerie and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Senior year I was conducting a research project on second language acquisition and the brain, so I was very keen on learning as much about the brain as possible, and the gruesome history of lobotomies and the horrific ethical violation associated with them fascinated me. When it came time to apply to UW, I wrote my honors essay about Howard Dully, a 12 year old victim of an icepick lobotomy. The prompt was to choose two living figures and have them meet, and this is what I produced. I chose to include this piece of writing in my portfolio because I wouldn't be here without it.
Continuing discussing the American Lobotomy: I took Honors 392 Autumn 2018 with Dr. Dianne Hendricks. It was my first real college course at UW. We explored the intersections of ethics and science, covering a wide range of topics from genome editing to disability legislation. This class allowed me to continue the thought behind my admissions essay and dive deeply into the ethics of the American Lobotomy.
HONORS 392 - SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
HONORS 100 - INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR
Honors 100 is a 1 credit seminar for freshman honors students. It was my introduction to the honors program, and was a very welcoming environment to learn about myself, meet other students, and adjust to moving across the country and starting a new phase of my life. I have included two reflections from this class, written at the beginning and end of autumn quarter to show my emotional growth and adjustment throughout the quarter. Eventually, I went on to teach this class as a senior.
HONORS 382/384: PREPARING TO STUDY ABROAD
Spring quarter of my freshman year I spent a lot of time applying to faculty led summer programs. I ended up deciding to spend summer 2019 in Japan and Costa Rica. In preparation for this, I was enrolled in two prep seminars spring quarter, both which front loaded a lot of information in anticipation of the journeys to come. I included two essays from these prep seminars that helped me prepare for getting the most out of my study abroads. When I wasn't studying, I spent the warmer spring months camping and hiking with my friends, after taking a spring break road trip to San Francisco.
SEX, SEXISM, AND POPULATION DECLINE IN JAPAN
RAIN FOREST ROAD - LAND USE IN COSTA RICA
