You Are Not Alone!
Hi everyone! My name is Karyna Villarreal and I am an incoming senior studying Health Science Studies at Baylor University. I'm beyond excited to be graduating early in December and aspire to pursue my Masters in Medical Sciences with Baylor prior to applying for medical school, which is exciting and also scary at the same time.
Being in the Pre-Med realm, I understand the stigma and the feeling sometimes of your greatest efforts not feeling enough or that maybe sometimes you don't even know what you are doing in your efforts, or even if you feel adequate doing what you are doing as you are contributing towards your future. Maybe you've been trying to grasp for opportunities left and right and nothing has been coming your way or giving you the decision or outcome you've wanted and I'm here to tell you, you are not alone and that is completely okay.
I've been in and out of a cycle of sometimes not feeling my efforts are enough or that what I am contributing is even worthwhile, and sometimes even feeling that I'm not deserving or "good enough" for a certain opportunity and if you are out there thinking that, I am here to tell you that you are going to be okay and you will find your joy and your purpose in understanding that what you are doing is SO worth it! I've spent days and times falling into a negative cycle of never being enough to secure an opportunity and am now holding a research internship with Baylor College of Medicine!
All in all, no matter what part of your journey you are in, always know that you are not alone and you are wholeheartedly enough for your dreams. :)