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\\nErick pursued a lot of interests in High School which included marching band, wrestling and volunteering at Give the Kids the world. But Engineering always interested him, because his dad was an engineer. He just wasn\\u2019t sure what kind of engineering.
\\nIn middle school a friend of his fought through cancer. He is doing well now. Seeing his friend go through that journey, inspired Erick to leverage engineering to find better medical treatments.
\\nErick joins our podcast to share his undergraduate college journey at Johns Hopkins University, UG Research, Winning the Goldwater Scholarship, Majoring in Biomedical Engineering, and Advice for High Schoolers.
\\nIn particular, we discuss the following with him:\\xa0
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\\nOur Guests: Erick Rocher is a Goldwater Scholar studying Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
\\nMemorable Quote: \\u201cSo try those classes [in High School] that are kind of maybe on the edge of your knowledge, or maybe are pushing your skill set a little bit. And I think you\'ll find them really rewarding and or at least very formative. \\u201d Erick Rocher.
\\nEpisode Transcript: Please visit Episode\\u2019s Transcript.
\\nSimilar Episodes: College Experiences , UG Research
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