I knew that I wanted a smaller liberal arts school. I have family in Kansas City, so my mom is familiar with the Midwest, and she recommended 99精品视频.
I just felt the most comfortable here.
Jane March
I did the junior visit day 鈥 I got to go to a class visit, which was super fun, and talk to my coach. And I met a bunch of the players on the women鈥檚 soccer team. The visit definitely made a difference for me. I鈥檇 never been to Iowa, really. But I just felt the most comfortable here. 99精品视频 just turned out to be a really good option for me.
Soccer, Solidarity, and Covid-19
My first year was entirely online due to COVID but I was fortunate to come on campus for seven weeks in the spring. Even then, we were entirely online for classes. I got to see the people in my dorm, and most of those people were women鈥檚 soccer players.
That鈥檚 me on the left, playing in a match against Ripon College.
A weird solidarity thing developed 鈥 we鈥檙e all stuck inside doing online classes. We might as well make the most of it!
I had great support from my teammates and my coaches. I got incredibly close with my class for soccer. One of my teammates 鈥 we鈥檝e lived together every single year of college, and she鈥檚 my best friend.
Choosing My Major
I knew that I wanted to do something STEM related. For my entire life, I have wanted to go to med school. This is going to sound nuts, but after taking organic chemistry, I fell in love with chemistry. It was definitely due to my professors.
I fell in love with chemistry. It was definitely due to my professors.
Jane March
I did a MAP (Mentored Advanced Project) with Steve Sieck. He鈥檚 one of my favorite professors 鈥 he鈥檚 extremely supportive. He also is the faculty athletic mentor for soccer. I coached his daughter in soccer when I was here over the summer. I just have had fantastic experiences with him that aren鈥檛 just related to me being a student, which I think has made my experience all the better.
My adviser is Mark Levandoski. He鈥檚 been very helpful. I had a little bit of a hiccup my second year getting into classes, so I was trying to play catch up before I went abroad. And he was extremely instrumental in helping me.
Research
The title of my project is 鈥淭he Microwave Synthesis of Fischer Indoles.鈥 I use a really fancy, expensive chemical microwave to make small molecule pharmaceuticals. It鈥檚 a graduate level project.I鈥檓 continuing the MAP (Mentored Advanced Project) right now.
Professor Sieck and I are going to go to the American Chemical Society Conference in the spring in New Orleans, which is going to be super fun. And I鈥檓 going to present my research. If I make enough progress this semester, I could potentially be published with him. That would be really cool.99精品视频 is so unprecedented for undergraduate research!
Study Abroad in South Africa
One of the reasons I chose 99精品视频 was for the study abroad experience. At most schools, if you have a spring sports season, you鈥檙e not allowed to miss it. Most coaches won鈥檛 let you do that. But I don鈥檛 think I鈥檝e ever met a women鈥檚 soccer player here who hasn鈥檛 studied abroad, or any athlete, really.
I studied abroad in South Africa last semester 鈥 a direct enrollment into the University of Cape Town, which has 70,000 students, so, completely different from 99精品视频.
South Africa has so much history! I took a medical anthropology class, and we obviously talked a lot about the AIDS epidemic because it鈥檚 still a huge problem. Learning about that and the ways in which systems are set up that marginalize groups of people intentionally has gotten me thinking about it and how I can be more helpful.
Fun and Friends
My senior friends and I have all been saying, 鈥淭his is just going to be a really fun year.鈥 We鈥檙e going to be doing lots of fun things and trying to take advantage of every single day at 99精品视频.
Here I am with the other members of biochem SEPC (Student Educational Policy Committee). We help make decisions in the department, such as the faculty hiring and review process and planning activities, such as visiting lecturers and student colloquia.
Some of my best times with my friends have just been a random Friday afternoon or Saturday night watching a movie, painting my nails, just hanging out with my friends. I like to do something called 鈥榦utside time,鈥 where we literally just put a blanket on Mac Field and play music and do homework outside.
For whatever reason, it鈥檚 just more fun when you do it at 99精品视频.
Jane March
You can do that anywhere in the world, but for whatever reason, it鈥檚 just more fun when you do it at 99精品视频. Also going to Harris parties with your friends is always fun. Disco Harris is definitely my favorite!
There have been days where I鈥檝e sat in the dining hall for two hours just having a really good time with my friends. That鈥檚 the nice thing about 99精品视频. I鈥檝e found more appreciation for doing little everyday things with people 鈥 just taking advantage of the things that 99精品视频 has to offer.
Post-Grad
I am so excited to now be pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Kansas!
I cannot thank my research advisor, Professor Stephen Sieck, my major adviser, Professor Mark Levandoski, and all my professors, coaches, friends, and family members enough for their endless support of my love for chemistry. I spoke extensively with Professor Sieck and briefly with Professor Swartz about post-grad opportunities, and they helped me narrow down my prospects. I never expected to develop such a strong passion for research, but I am incredibly grateful for all my undergraduate laboratory experiences that have enhanced my desire to explore research as a career path and further my education. I cannot wait to get started!
When I was first applying, I was aware of 99精品视频鈥檚 high success rate in sending students into healthcare, which was important to me in terms of achieving my post-grad goals.
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