Advice for MBSA Students :)

1/12/25: What career are you planning to pursue, and how have the classes you’ve taken or are planning to take helped you on that journey?

1/10/25: Puppet Show Experience!

1/10/25: What leadership and interpersonal skills have you been able to gain through MBSA?

1/10/25: What are some key habits a student should have for success in high school?

1/9/25: What advice do you have for staying motivated and focused during high school?

12/19/24: How can students improve their time management skills to stay on top of their classes?

12/17/24: How can an MBSA student take advantage of the opportunities given to them through this academy?

1/12/25:
What career are you planning to pursue, and how have the classes you’ve taken or are planning to take helped you on that journey?

Ever since I took Mr. Lamberth’s Honors Chemistry class in freshman year, I knew that I wanted to pursue a career in chemistry, whether it be as a practicing doctor or more involved with biomedical technologies. Enloe is a school with a wonderful STEM program, allowing students to take multiple sciences as early as their freshman year. Through Enloe and dual enrollment, I have been able to take 4 years of chemistry and further my learning continuously. The MBSA program also showed me courses like Anatomy & Physiology, IB SPEX, and Pharmacy Technician, all of which became some of my favorite classes.

The wide arrangement of classes offered at Enloe helped expand my knowledge of not only the medical field but also the academic content in the health sciences at a rigorous level. I have confidence in my studying techniques and hands-on lab skills for college and can’t wait to learn more!

-- Abhay Muppidi (Freshman Coordinator)

1/10/25:
Puppet Show Experience!

The MBSA puppet show is a great opportunity to share your interest in medicine with others and make an impact. This event, however, requires a lot of preparation. Make sure you start studying as soon as you are assigned your role so that when your presentation date arrives you can be as confident as possible! The most important thing you can do for this event is be confident. When you are presenting your puppet show, the elementary students may be distracted and you will need to be confident and loud in order to get their attention. You also need to remember to dress to follow the MBSA theme so the show is more cohesive, and so you can fit in with the rest of the cast. If you remember to smile and be confident, know all of your lines, and do your best --> you will have a successful puppet show.

-- Mary Hall (Mentor Coordinator)

1/10/25:
What leadership and interpersonal skills have you been able to gain through MBSA?

MBSA has taught me how to network for opportunities, whether to ask for sponsorships professionally for projects or cater to organizations for internships, allowing me to practice these essential skills, from emailing to speaking to professionals, to succeed in the workforce. In addition to these communication skills, it has given me the resources and opportunities to refine key leadership skills like adaptability, critical thinking, problem-solving, and time management. Its cohort system has allowed me to build and maintain several personal relationships, as the challenges and projects have allowed me to utilize other skills, learning to improve them. While I started MBSA as an introverted freshman, MBSA has given me the platform to grow—building relationships and communicating effectively—transforming me into a leader.

-- Parisa Majumdar (Treasurer)

Through MBSA I have been able to lead groups of diverse people, communicate on new levels, and learn countless life-long lessons. I have been taught the MBSA core values of honesty, integrity, and creativity.

-- Sahana Gupta (Secretary)

1/10/25:
What are some key habits a student should have for success in high school?

The best habit a student can have to become successful in high school is just time management. It's really important to spend your time wisely. Whether this means completing your homework in a timely manner, spending time with friends and family, going for a run, or even helping someone else with something, you need to make sure that you’re spending time doing things that you want to and will make you feel good. Someone once told me, “The one thing you can never get back is time” and that has and will forever stick with me. If you don’t spend time the way you want to be, you risk the possibility of having just spent time (that you can’t get back) doing something that doesn’t make you feel good or something you’re not proud of. So, the biggest tip I have to being successful is to spend your time well!

-- Maya J (Executive Assistant)

The biggest thing you should do as a student is have an agenda with due dates and test dates. This is repeated a lot because of how essential it is. It is also important to have your personal deadlines a little earlier than the due date and/or study days for tests. Even if you don't have a physical agenda (But it is heavily advised, so you can continue it throughout the year) online agendas work great and can be very helpful! My second piece of advice is having good connections with your peers and teachers. I have always been lucky to have my MBSA friends in my classes, so I can have group chats for all my classes in order to get help when outside of the classroom! Having good relations with your teacher will make your classes much more fun and will help you a lot in the long run!

-- Bee S (Mentor Coordinator)

1/9/25:
What advice do you have for staying motivated and focused during high school?

1. Don’t get burned out: Don’t spend countless hours and all your weekends working. A good work ethic includes taking the proper amount of time for yourself and your health. Taking breaks rebuilds the strength you need to continue throughout high school.

2. Study with a goal in mind: Create a series of goals leading up to one major goal, and make sure these are visible for you to see every day. From getting an A in school to achieving a 4.7 GPA, securing an internship, and finally landing your dream profession, set goals for each step of the way and ensure you stay on track.

3. Create a like-minded environment: Ensure that everything around you contributes to your success. From studious friends to a proper study desk, everything in your surroundings matters and impacts your motivation and focus.

4. Don’t be too hard on yourself: In the grand scheme of things, that one B you got on a test doesn’t matter, and that one argument that happened won’t be remembered. Learn to forgive and forget. Move on and focus on the future.

-- Adora F (Communications)

Staying motivated in high school is hard but it’s important because what you do now shapes your future. To stay focused, I’d make sure you’re organizing your time well with a planner, it helps ensure you don’t forget anything and you get to celebrate small victories every time you cross something off. Additionally, ensure you get enough sleep because it’s pretty hard to focus in class when you stay up until 2 am working on your history homework. Finally, remember that there are going to be some setbacks but it's important to stay resilient and motivated through those challenges.

-- Amy Li (S-Project Coordinator)

12/19/24:
How can students improve their time management skills to stay on top of their classes?

Oftentimes, students resort to procrastination when they are overwhelmed with school work. In situations like these, doing the easiest tasks first will allow students to gain the momentum and motivation needed to complete the harder tasks later. Rather than not starting at all and losing time, doing the bare minimum first will make you feel accomplished and ready to move on to more challenging tasks. Additionally, allocating a certain amount of time for each assignment and setting a personal deadline will encourage students to finish work ahead of time. This will help prevent work accumulation over the week and ensure that there is adequate time for all assignments. Lastly, the most important change to make is keeping all distractions away, especially phones. Taking breaks during study time is important for refreshing the mind, but using this time to be on your phone will use up time and make you lose focus.

-- Evelyn Bell (Social Events Coordinator)

Students can improve their time management skills by staying organized, communicating with their teachers, and not procrastinating their homework. It’s important to prioritize your classes and school work to be successful. One thing I can recommend is to keep an agenda and write down everything you have to do. Another thing I can recommend is to update your Google calendar with all of your time commitments so you can plan out your day and week. One goal that all students should have for themselves is to try to complete as much work as they can during class time so they will have less homework after school. I know that most students have many extracurricular activities that take up time outside of school, so it is important to manage your time and make sure you stay ahead of school work instead of behind it. Another tip I have is to take advantage of weekends and teacher workdays to get ahead so that the week after is a little bit easier and less stressful.

-- Tanvi P (Freshman Coordinator)

12/17/24:
How can an MBSA student take advantage of the opportunities given to them through this academy?

MBSA offers so many opportunities such as hospital tours, college tours, career readiness, internship opportunities, medical education, and so much more. Students can take advantage of these opportunities by being committed to MBSA and their MBSA classes. Go to the Med Talks, pay attention in class, and actively participate in the grade-level projects. If you are willing to learn, MBSA will teach you so much! You are a part of such an expansive academy that offers so many awesome experiences - just know take advantage of it.

-- Sachi Roy (Sophomore Coordinator)

This academy was provided for your growth and exploration in medicine. There are many hard skills it can give you through grade-level projects, hospital and college tours, and volunteering. But for me, it gave me friends for life. It helped me meet new people who shared the same interests and aspirations as I do, which improved my experience in high school. Through different health science classes and field trips, this academy not only taught me how to be a great student in medicine but also a good friend through team-building and group assignments. Taking advantage of MBSA's opportunities to meet new people has made my time here enjoyable and something to strive for every day.

--Kaavya B (Sophomore Coordinator)

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