 The second I started applying to schools, I knew that I wanted to do engineering and I knew that I wanted to dance. I've been dancing my whole life and math and science have always been my favorite subjects. A knee injury when I was 12 forced me to pick between the three sports I was playing and I chose to focus on dance. I decided then the dance was going to be more than just a hobby. I've started to realize just how many parallels exist between the two. I'll spend hours meticulously working on a sequence of code. Line by line it has to be refined until it works correctly. I'll practice choreography for hours dancing until every part of my body is sore. When both of those things click and the hours of work pay off that feeling is the exact same. When that happens I know this is what I want to do. This is why I want to be here. I've always had to resist the pressure to pick one thing. Bright brain or left brain. Science or the arts. The UVM has given me the space to prove that I can do both. I'm a biomedical engineer and I'm a dancer. And I hope that one day my engineering can help find ways for people who need the assistance to enjoy the experience of dance.