Lisa's WINS Experience

My first year at NYU was a memorable experience. The bustling and dynamic atmosphere was a welcome change from home in the quiet suburbs. Of course, I had my initial jitters but they soon passed as I familiarized myself with the campus and students. WINS played a major role in relieving my anxieties about college and introduced me to a fantastic cohort of motivated and remarkable women as well as intelligent and incredibly helpful advisors. Through WINS, I received a lot of knowledge about the resources available to us as students, such as the FAST and DURF grants which immediately put you on the fast track to research. Being a chemistry major, I plan to do research in chemistry, specifically organic or biochemistry. Being in WINS helped me be involved in the NYU community because we planned lectures, information sessions and other events that were open to the entire university. On a social level, I was exposed to different students who have interests in various sciences and I also received guidance from the older WINS scholars. Participating in outings such seeing Equus on Broadway or touring the horse exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History was enjoyable. My favorite event was cleaning up Brooklyn’s Canarsie Park for Hands on New York Day because I felt I was helping out the greater New York City community. WINS at NYU is in invaluable program that helped in a variety of ways during my first year at NYU.