Therefore, my perspective and understanding changed for the better.” However, through history, I understood that these organisms are individuals with feelings and are affected by the course of history. Through my biochemistry classes, I was able to study human beings as organisms with cells. I’ve always loved history and wanted to pursue biochemistry to fulfill prerequisites for medical school. “I completed concentrations in history and biochemistry.
“Choosing this major was one of the best choices I made!” she said. She took her adviser’s recommendation and looked into the Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies, in which students choose two concentration areas from more than 100 options. “I wanted to study and attain knowledge in as many different fields as possible and considered college to be that time when I could learn and have new experiences,” said Ashraf, a first-generation college student who grew up in Mesa, Arizona, and received the Obama Scholarship and the New American University – Provost's Award each of the semesters she attended ASU. Interdisciplinary studies graduate Mahnoor Ashraf plans to take a gap year as she applies to medical school in pursuit of her dream to become a trauma surgeon with Doctors Without Borders. So when it came time to settle on a major at Arizona State University, she was reluctant to be pinned down to one area. Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2021 graduates.Ĭollege of Integrative Sciences and Arts graduating senior Mahnoor Ashraf has many intellectual interests.
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