Posted on 07/15/2022 10:39:52 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Thirteen-year-old prodigy Alena Analeigh Wicker just reached an awe-inspiring accomplishment.
Thirteen-year-old prodigy Alena Analeigh Wicker just reached an awe-inspiring accomplishment as the youngest Black person in the country to ever be accepted to a medical school.
Capturing the attention of University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Alena hopes to become a doctor. After already more than halfway done with her undergrad at Arizona State University and Oakwood University in just one year, Alena expects to reach her goal at 18.
"I really want to leave my mark on the world. And lead a group of girls that know what they can do," Alena said.
Last year, she spoke with 12 News fresh on her acceptance to ASU's engineering program and shared her dreams of working with NASA. However, she soon realized she was interested in a different type of science.
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"It actually took one class in engineering, for me to say this is kind of not where I wanted to go," she said. "I think viral immunology really came from my passion for volunteering and going out there engaging with the world."
The child genius felt inspired by a trip to Jordan and the Brown STEM Girl foundation, a program she founded at 12, that provides resources to exceptional minority students by form of scholarships and mentoring as they transition from college to career life.
"What I want from healthcare is to really show these underrepresented communities that we can help, that we can find cures for these viruses," Alena said.
"I want to inspire the girls. I want them to see that there are no limits," she proclaimed.
Upon receiving her acceptance letter last week, she took to Instagram to express her joy and gratitude for her mom.
"Statistics would have said I never would have made it," she wrote. "A little black girl adopted from Fontana California. I've worked so hard to reach my goals and live my dreams.Mama I made it. I couldn't have done it without you. You gave me every opportunity possible to be successful. You cheered me on, wiped my tears, gave me oreos when I needed comfort, you never allowed me to settle, disciplined me when I needed . You are the best mother a kid could ever ask for. MAMA I MADE IT! You always believed in me.You allowed me space to grow and become, make mistakes without making me feel bad. You allowed me the opportunity to experience the world."
The problem here is being a doctor is not just about intelligence and academics. There is a major component of decision-making and judgment in the practice of medicine. That takes some serious maturity. Doctors can kill you when they make a mistake in judgment.
Good for this kid. Talent, hard work and high achievement deserve recognition and rewards - in America in 2022, recognition and rewards typically go to whoever can whine most effectively.
A lot of doctors these days have bad judgement, or they are just pharmaceutical reps.
nice but I wonder if a 13 year old should be tossed with all that stress. Nevertheless, congrats ...i just hope she has time to grow up.
Unfortunately it’s the black community that withholds their praise. Reminds them of their unused potential. They’d rather see O.J. fall from grace. The list is long.
Crab Bucket Mentality.
She's already woke.
The child genius felt inspired by a trip to Jordan and the Brown STEM Girl foundation, a program she founded at 12...
According to lefty loons.. aren’t books..math..science..snow...milk..racist?
I tutored people like this. Great short term memory. They work 18 hours a day. They never had an original though in their lives.
WAITAMINNIT!
This WHOLE STORY is overlooking that this acceptance was MERIT-BASED!
DASS RAYCISS, MAN!!
Ain’t no NAACP, EEOC, Title IX dope up in heah... only merit.
Plain vanilla, white cracka merit.
Maaaannn... what’s this worl comin’ to....
Good for her, but this is on an entirely different track/standard than most med school admissions:
https://www.uab.edu/medicine/home/admissions/burroughs-wellcome-scholars-early-assurance-program
The only real requirement is a 3.5 GPA, including on STEM courses, through the first three semesters of college at a HBCU.
That MCAT score of 495 she must hit in her senior year? It is in the 29th percentile for all MCAS test takers.
It amazes me what they have done to people like Clarence Thomas, Ben Carson...even Larry Elder. Crabs in a bucket. It’s too bad.
It’s OK honey, lots of people can’t handle engineering and have to go their backup.
Yes, this is one of those children that the left thinks would have been better off aborted than born and adopted by a loving parent. What an absolute tragedy that would have been, as are all the babies that are just killed with no thought as to who they actually are.
Thank God that Planned Parenthood did not get ahold of her birth mother!
Adoption, not Abortion!
Indeed no credit for brains just keep count on the pigmentation chart.
Freaking awesome! I know what it takes as my daughter has been on a trajectory for med school. Academic honor , master in neuroscience and she’s 24 !
This girl deserves a full ride!
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