A New Orleans native and daughter of a doctor, Carine graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins University, where she earned a B.S. in Neuroscience, with a minor in Psychology. Recently transplanted to Chelsea, she is pursuing an M.S in Environmental Health at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health, while also applying to medical school. She scored in the 99th percentile on her MCAT. At Hopkins, Carine was a Teaching Assistant in General Biology for two years, responsible for teaching sections of over 20 students. She also worked as a peer Study Consultant in the Johns Hopkins Office of Academic Support, where she worked one-on-one with struggling students. She helped them master content and implement time management systems to organize their demanding workloads and find success. Carine hopes to use her love of learning to help students discover their own intellectual passions, as well as show them how to achieve their goals. Carine is a self-trained runner, and spends her free time running along the West Side Highway.