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The brain has fascinated me since high school, and taking classes at this University has only reinforced my interest. I have completed a number of biology, chemistry, and neuroscience courses that have all given me the skills needed to work in a lab setting. Said classes have regularly required me to use an array of biological and chemical apparatuses with a certain degree of precision and accuracy. Learning a number of different programs for data entry and brain imaging also became requirement for some of my classes and I believe I have learned a great deal from acquiring the necessary skills to operate them. I have TAed a neuroscience lab on campus, and in doing so I have become skilled with a number of laboratory techniques including usage of a cryostat, crystal violet staining, and fMRI data processing. Furthermore, on a number of occasions during my biology and chemistry labs I’ve had to take the lead in order to get my group going in the direction we needed to be proposing new approaches and diffusing tension among members. I know how to properly manage my time and think critically when it is necessary thanks to the experience that I have accrued at this University. But now I would like to move on to the next level and actually contribute something meaningful in the form of research,