Skip to main content
Portrait of Etai Kalimi

Honor Society® member

Etai Kalimi

Emergency Medical Technician at MedEx Ambulance

  • Depaul University Chicago
  • chemistry
  • Class of 2017
  • Skokie, Illinois

Member since August 2016

About

Life and school, or school and life, are not separate entities. For instance, just because I chose not to go to summer school does not mean education no longer becomes essential. I don't leave education at school. Rather I integrate education and school into my life. I strongly believe one cannot become successful without some form of education. Whether its sitting in a classroom listening to a teacher/professor speak for hours or watching youtube videos at ones leisure time, education is an essential and intrinsic tool in life.
For me to get good grades at school, I have to study hard. I have had to make personal sacrifices to get good grades let alone being able to afford school. Unfortunately, I have not had the privilege to go to school and not worry about life's challenges. Currently, and in the past, I have had to work multiple jobs to pay for school. However, doing so made me appreciate the beautiful aspects of education and pushing myself to even greater milestones in making the best career choice.

Education

  • NEIU

    chemistry

    2013 – 2016

  • DePaul University

    Biology ( did not graduate)

    2007 – 2010

Honors and awards

  • Excellence in Organic Chemistry at NEIU-April 2016

    Academic Achievement in the field of Organic Chemistry

  • Deans List

    Maintained a GPA higher than 3.7

Goals and interests

Career goal

I am an aspiring chemistry student who looks to pursue a career in forensic science. During the past few years

Experience

  • Emergency Medical Technician

    MedEx Ambulance

  • academic tutor

    TRIO Support Services at NEIU

Volunteering

  • Peer Leader for Organic Chemistry II

    NEIU

  • Lab Assistant/ Help scan images of quantum dots using AFM

    NEIU

Languages

  • Hebrew Intermediate
  • English (US) Fluent

Additional information