Throughout most of high school, I never had much ambition, let alone any idea of what I wanted to do. Only by the end of my junior year did I realize that I was capable of so much more than I gave myself credit for. Upon leaving my hometown to start my new chapter at John Carroll, I vowed to never again allow myself to doubt my potential. As my first four semesters had come and gone, I realized that the path I was paving for myself led to a destination I didn’t want to arrive at. Queue: Panic. Anxiety. Doubt. I was lost. Luckily for me, my professors and friends knew I wasn’t lost, I was just looking for myself. Looking for the version of me that is passionate about the paths I’m paving; excited for the future. I never thought I was cut out for a second major, let alone in STEM. But why was I so convinced of this? I’m still not totally sure. I am sure that by believing in myself, with the support of those who believed in me all along, I’ve opened doors for myself I didn’t even know I wanted to walk through. I have paved these paths and I have paved them wider for my friends to walk alongside me. I have limitless potential. So do you. But take it from me, stop waiting until you’re halfway through the best chapters of your life to realize it.