Grade 12 student Hayley Smith wrote the winning entry in University of Manitoba's SET Day Essay Competition.
SET Day, held annually at the university, celebrates science, engineering and technology, inviting high-school students to visit and explore the diversity of available disciplines open to a student with an interest in science.
In her essay, Hayley talks about her experience at SET day, and at feeling a little overwhelmed by the amount of specialization that exists in applied science, especially biology, which is her own favourite. At the same time, she relates that it was inspiring how the speakers "have a way of making these subjects even more interesting than they already are."
Congratulations, Hayley!
You can read Hayley's winning essay in University of Manitoba's ResearchLIFE magazine here: