Afra is currently an undergraduate student at Macaulay Honors College at Hunter, where she is pursuing a double major in Human Biology and Studio Arts on the pre-medical track. Her coursework has included Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Human Anatomy, Medical Sociology, and Ceramics.
Afra attended Stuyvesant High School and graduated as an AP Scholar with Distinction. She earned a score of 5 on all nine AP exams she took, including AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, and AP Calculus AB. On the SAT, she scored 1520, placing her in the 99th percentile of all test takers.
Outside of academics, Afra is involved in medical internships and research. She has spent years conducting neuroscience research at Mount Sinai, studying learning and memory. Afra also interned at the Hospital for Special Surgery as a premedical intern, where she observed operative procedures, learned surgical techniques and terminology, practiced suturing, and shadowed orthopedic surgical specialties. Beyond her internships, Afra volunteers with non-profit organizations serving older adults and mentors underclassmen premedical students at Hunter College. She has also been involved in social research, specifically studying shifts in eldercare across generations of Asian American families.
Afra tutors across a wide range of subjects and exams. She works with students on AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, and AP Calculus AB, as well as SHSAT preparation, SAT preparation, and New York State test preparation. Afra also guides students through college applications, medical school applications, and essay writing.
In her free time, Afra enjoys making pottery in the ceramic studio, painting with watercolors outdoors, and reading fiction at cafés around the city.