Tulane University Personal Statement

I was inspired by the story of Dr Michael DeBakey to apply to Tulane University. Dr. DeBakey pursued a career that I have dreamt of pursuing since I was a little girl. I have always wanted to become a Cardiac Surgeon, and knowing that Dr. DeBakey was able to become a successful Cardiac Surgeon with the helps of Tulane University excites me with the idea of attending. In fact, he was still enrolled at Tulane 's Medical School when he developed the roller pump and that makes me wonder of the contributions I can make to the world given Tulane 's resources.

Not only am I inspired by an alumni 's path through Tulane, but I am also extremely interested in Tulane 's Women 's Studies program. I appreciate the fact that Women 's Studies is not just grouped into a single class, but has multiple dissections under the genre such as "Feminist Literary Theory" taught by Katherine Adams and "Sociology of Reproduction" taught by Katherine Johnson, which are two subject matters I am very interested in learning about. I value the chance to be taught by two women who are very knowledgeable in their field and who can teach me a great deal about a multifarious topic. I think a great idea for this department is to implement more discussions in which students from campus can come together and share their own stories of gender inequality or social injustice. I believe that performing in a group setting would allow the opportunity for people to share theirs stories with others who understand what they have been through and may have similar

I am also interested in pursuing my own research project in the Chemistry field with the help of reputable members of the research faculty at Tulane. The opportunity of being able to work with some of the greatest minds in the field of Chemistry, such as Professor Pascal,

I am also interested participating in community service in New Orleans, because I believe that is the best way to get involved in the community and learn how to