19-year-old, Lauryn Brown has bagged a bachelors degree from Florida State University in the United States and is on track to becoming a medical doctor.
Lauryn obtained a bachelors a degree in Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) with a concentration in geriatrics from Florida State University. She earned the degree at the young age of 19, when most of her peers are still trying to figure out college life.
She enrolled at Florida State University when she was just 15 years old, right after graduating from Godby High School. During her time in high school, she was a dual-enrolled student at Tallahassee Community College.
Lauryn’s dual enrollment allowed her to earn 25 credits by the time she completed high school. With the support of her parents, she began taking advanced courses in middle school and was earning high school credits.
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“We realized early how exceptionally bright she was, so it was our belief that if she was excelling in her traditional classes, the next thing was to progress into more academically challenging classes,” Lauryn’s mother said.
Upon her graduation from high school, Lauryn was accepted into Florida Atlantic University, the University of West Florida, Florida A&M University, and Florida State University, all in the United States.
She chose Florida State University, where she was covered under the Bright Futures Scholarship, and also did online classes.
Aside from school, Lauryn also did some other activities such as tutoring at The Academic Doctor, volunteering at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, and Seven Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center, and serving as a committee member for FreeCon.
“I chose FSU because it seemed to fit what I was interested in, (studying) geriatrics and it also offered courses in Japanese. I was actually pursuing a double major, in biology and Japanese when I started,” she said.
Lauryn mentioned that when she resumed at Florida State University, she faced the challenge of being the youngest in the class. “It was kind of difficult connecting with people and figuring out how to interact. Everybody I knew was in high school at the time,” she said.
“It was kind of rough starting out … my first semester I took five classes and it was pretty much overwhelming. After that, it got better. I cut out extracurricular activities I was involved in and reduced my class load.”
She said she chose to switch her major to Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences after learning about the program from her physician: “I researched the program and decided it was a good fit, so I applied,” she said.
She added that the discipline allowed her to take courses in chemistry, biology, and physics as well as studies in gerontology.
Lauryn stated that her journey to medicine began in high school when she was disturbed to see her great-great maternal grandmother sent to a nursing home adding that she was saddened that the environment was not supportive.
She said the situation forced her to question what can be done to extend the lives of seniors so the aging process is not always coupled with healthcare challenges. ”It made me saddened and disappointed and I wanted to change the system. I wanted to be a doctor, to help people,” she said.
In her final year, Lauryn volunteered in the CREATE Lab, where she assisted in conducting field trial studies to examine the impact of a tablet system to assist seniors in finding resources and reducing social isolation.
She also pursued certification in medical assisting from Health Science Consulting, a private firm off campus, and served a medical assistant internship at the Health and Wellness Center of Tallahassee.
Lauryn is currently enrolled at Georgia State University on a graduate student scholarship and is studying for a degree in Biomedical Enterprises.
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