Meet Sydney G. (she/her), a Colgate-Palmolive Scholar who is studying Biochemistry and Biophysics at University of Pennsylvania.

What is your dream?

My dream is to work as a health communications specialist at the CDC following completion of a Master of Public Health (MPH) and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry.

Please share how you feel about the win and what impact it will have on your career.

I feel this win like the wind on my back — pushing me forward in my pursuit of a graduate degree and leading me further down a path of success.

What advice do you have for other women reaching for their dreams?

We can spend a lot of time thinking about decisions instead of making them. Don’t be afraid to jump into something! If you don’t love something you thought you would, the world won’t end just because you ultimately changed your mind.