I am not a great writer by any means. I was born and raised on Long Island, NY. Although I am Pakistani, I identify as a New Yorker first and a Pakistani second. From elementary school to high school, my favorite subjects were art and math. I played the cell for about 8 years and even played at Carnegie Hall. I went to Stony Brook University for my B.S. in Biology. After I graduated, My parents decided to move to northern Virginia to be closer to my grandparents. Since I lived with my parents, I moved with them. I decided to attend Georgetown for my M.S. in Physiology. I was planning to become a physician, but I realized that spending 10 years in school would not make me happy. I decided to take time to find another career that would allow me to live my life on my terms. Unfortunately, it took some time for me to realize this, but now I am pursuing PA school. I used to work as a medical scribe in an ER, but I recently switched to working as a medical scribe in a pulmonary and critical care clinic. I enjoy medicine a lot and I love both environments. 
I think I am highly emotionally intelligent. consider myself a social introvert. I am very comfortable with silence, but I enjoy and know-how to carry out a conversation with almost everyone. I am very quirky, but not in a bad way. I love to make people around me laugh and I go out of my way to make sure everyone is comfortable and included. I am a little shy, but I am confident in myself and I know what I want out of life. 
I am highly ambitious. When/if I get a good grade in school, I attribute it to my hard work. I do not think that I am that intelligent necessarily, but I work hard and I learn fast. I am very adaptable to the situation at hand. I am a very type-A person and perfectionist. I often become stressed when my work is not what I consider excellent. Since I can become anxious, I prefer to hang out with people who calm me down. 
I am one of those people who like to find and start new hobbies. Over quarantine, I took up watercolor painting, which I had never done before. I also recently bought some roller skates and have been practicing them in my basement because I am still quite bad at it.