AMBER is a medical student in a dual degree, coordinated, highly selective BA-MD program at Brooklyn College. This 8-year, direct high-school-to-medical route automatically admits students to SUNY Downstate. She currently has a 3.8/4.0 GPA. Amber is part of Macaulay Honors College, a 100% full scholarship program. Amber is pursuing a double major in Health and Nutrition Sciences, Biology and a minor in Chemistry. Amber is very involved on campus. She is the President of the Coordinated BA-MD Program, President of the Brooklyn College Desi Club, a Macaulay Honors Peer Mentor, a member of AMSA (American Medical Student Association), and a part of Macaulay Deewane (a collegiate dance team). In addition, she is working on two research projects in the Health and Nutrition Department at Brooklyn College. The first research project is a literature review on the effects of Dietary Acculturation on Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States. The second project aims to conduct a community food and diet examination survey to assess the availability and intake of cultural foods and behaviors in the prevention of diabetes among Bangladeshi immigrants in New York City.
Amber attended Hunter College High school from 7th through 12th grade. We are proud to add that Amber was a Kweller Prep student preparing for the Hunter exam and the SHSAT. She was placed into Stuyvesant High school. Still, she ultimately decided to stay at Hunter High School after a lengthy conversation with Frances Kweller (and her parents)!
Amber has also attended Kweller Prep to prepare for the Center for Talented Youth at John Hopkins University placement test (the SCAT). She attended CTY the summer after 8th grade, where she took a class called Fast-Paced High School Biology. At her high school, she was a part of the Science Research Seminar Program, President of the South Asian club, staff writer for the Opinions Magazine, a part of the Washington Seminar, which allowed her to meet government officials in Washington DC, and a peer mentor to younger students. Outside of school, Amber has volunteered at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital, interned in the Neurology Department at Mount Sinai, where she worked on a project to build a device that can detect seizures before they occur, participated in the Science and Research Awareness Series (SARAS), and was a part of the bridge STEM Brown Scholars Program at the American Museum of Natural History. In high school, Amber took classes such as AP Biology, which she scored a 4/5 on, AB Calculus, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, Honors Physiology, Honors Internal and Neuroscience, Honors Public Speaking, and Honors Asian American Literature. Amber attended Kweller Prep to prepare for her standardized exams and received a 33 out of 36 on her ACT, an 800 out of 800 on her SAT Math 2 test, and a 730 out of 800 on her SAT Biology exam.
Amber is a longtime, seasoned Hunter and SHSAT tutor at Kweller Prep. She has an excellent relationship with her boss, Frances Kweller, who convinced her to move her schedule around just so that she could continue to teach classes at Kweller Prep around her busy medical school schedule.
Amber is extremely familiar with the nuances of the Hunter, SHSAT, PSAT, ACT, and SAT. Amber has worked at Kweller Prep every semester since she was a senior at Hunter High School. She has taught group classes and instructed students privately and one-on-one. Amber is not just a great teacher but a kind, soft-spoken person who loves children; she aspires to become a pediatrician someday. Amber loves to dance and watch newborn puppies play videos in her free time.