Anjali Ravee
Chattanooga, Tennessee Major: Biology B.S Minor: Sociology Pre-Medical Biology Ambassador Medical Mentor Hillis Scholar Baylor Alumnus Class of 2020
Q. What has your experience been like in academia as a minority? A. In the beginning, I think when I came into my freshman year at Baylor it was a bit challenging to find different avenues for help as a STEM major and as an Indian American at Baylor there are minority groups for my ethnic group on campus, but I didn’t feel like super involved in any sort of minority group right off the bat. I feel like as I got older and older throughout the process, I actively sought out ways to mentor younger minorities in order to help them not have the same feelings that I had coming into my freshman/sophomore year. I think I have always approached academia or mentoring from the stance that I want to help other people have a different experience from any of the negative ones that I have had. I am not saying I have had terrible experiences, but I will say it was challenging in the beginning to find the right resources that best suited me. I ultimately committed to MSO (Medical Student Association) and I loved my time in MSO. I became involved in leadership and then became president which was under the premise that I just wanted everyone to be passionate about the future of healthcare. Not so much solely MOSAIC 29
