Taha Gesalla

Science for me is the subject I prefer above all others, biology and human anatomy to be specific. In my native Sudan, I witnessed a lot of pain and suffering because of a lack of good medical care. These experiences inspired me to learn how to help others who were in physical pain. I was also inspired to become a doctor by my neighbor when I was six years old. She was a beautiful lady who wore a white coat and carried heavy books. For two years, I would go daily to her house to learn about medicine. My interest in neurosurgery, in particular, resulted after my uncle unexpectedly died from a skull fracture. My uncle’s death changed the fate of my life, redefining my interest in medicine and giving me a vision of who I wanted to be: a famous brain surgeon at the international level. There are people in our lives who stay for short periods but change our lives. Their voices still echo inside our imagination. For me, my uncle was one of those people. In terms of why science is important, medicine will allow us to decrease the number of sick people around the world, lessen pain, and make lives better. In particular, as a neurosurgeon, I plan to make high-quality medical treatment available for patients around the world and to ensure that everyone has the right to be treated.

As I mentioned earlier, medicine is my passion. I would like to emphasize that medicine is my life, it’s the eyes through which I see the world. I have been watching the medical school rankings for years. The first school on the list is always Harvard University. This is how my love affair with Harvard started. In addition to its top ranking, Harvard has 16 faculty members who conduct research in Neurobiology, including Dr. David Cox. Dr. Cox is working in the same area I am interested in, which is neurobiology and specifically the study of the brain cells. To have Dr. David Cox as a mentor will be an amazing opportunity. My second choice is Stanford because the faculty there focus on neural mechanisms mediating higher nervous system functions. I am interested in this also. And my third choice is the University Of Iowa. UI is a good school, especially when it comes to practice. When I came to the United States of America I faced so many issues in my path stating from the language barrier especially that I came from a background where I was speaking Arabic in my past entire life I did not know what GPA was, what does it mean to be in college, back home I had a good score and passion always go to medical school, but in America everything is different, so I struggled a lot I took many of development class that affected my transcript GPA but when I started to realize how the GPA was very important almost all my science classes were A and started working and studying very hard

* Drawing and Painting.
* Playing guitar and piano.
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