A letter from January 8th, 2021

Dear FutureMe, Chemistry is an intricate field, but if you put up your mind to anything you can do it! Keep thinking about your life goals and the possibilities that chemistry can open for you to motivate you during hardships. In addition, finding a great mentor can really help you excel in your education and career, so always keep in touch and build your network! The true beauty of chemistry is learning through experiments and conducting research—if you’re really interested in chemistry, I encourage you to talk to your teachers (and in some cases a grown up) at school/home to see if there are any (safe) experiments you can try out together, or talk to chemistry professors at a nearby college/university and learn more about the research they do in their labs. You can even talk to a chemist that works at a nearby company to hear about the things they do. This exposure would give you a better understanding of what chemistry is really all about and its application in the real world.