I want to attend both undergraduate and graduate school, because from an early age my parents told me that education is the most powerful tool a person has, that provides them with endless opportunities throughout their lives. My academic goal is to earn a doctorate in medicine, then continue after graduate school with this degree and specialize in the field of immunology. I feel that with this education I will truly have the ability to help people; my cousins ​​and people all over the world. I would love to be able to show my cousins ​​that girls can be as smart as anyone else and that if they persevere and have the motivation to go to school, they will succeed and be able to do so. I feel like seeing me graduate will help them realize that the feat is possible if they try to believe they can do it. Furthermore, biology is a field full of cutting-edge research but, more importantly, it has the potential to have a positive impact on humanity. One of the greatest threats facing the world today is disease. By studying biology in college, majoring, and earning a doctorate in medicine, I will strengthen my understanding of the human body, how it works and fights disease, and, as a result, how to help improve its performance. My uncle was a successful doctor and always told me stories about the people he helped, something we called "stories from the hospital." I loved my uncle and through his stories I found inspiration to become a doctor like him. He helped my grandmother when she broke her hip; immediately after his help he was able to walk again. My uncle, quite devastatingly, passed away last year on July 24, 2014, after being in a coma for two years. His life was taken by sickle cell anemia, a disease that has plagued my family for years. Another uncle of mine continues to suffer from it, and I did so indirectly