{"id":11035,"date":"2017-03-10T14:16:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T19:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/chembe\/?p=11035"},"modified":"2021-12-02T11:37:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T16:37:48","slug":"finding-success-community","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/chembe\/news\/finding-success-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Success Through Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Up until just a few months before he arrived at Johns Hopkins, Julian Hurtado \u201917<\/strong> wasn\u2019t sure he\u2019d be able to attend any college, let alone his top choice. Born in Cali, Colombia, he moved with his family at the age of 3 to a small town near Atlanta, where his Spanish-speaking parents worked multiple low-paying jobs. In high school, Hurtado excelled in his studies and was selected valedictorian, but remained ineligible for scholarships until his residency finally came through toward the end of his senior year.<\/p>\n

\"\"When he arrived at Hopkins as a freshman, he faced some unfamiliar situations. Peers who ate out frequently without batting an eye at the cost, because they came from wealthy families. Peers who had clear ideas of their futures and of the pathways that would open doors in those directions, because their families knew people in those roles who could serve as models and mentors. \u201cI felt set back,\u201dsays Hurtado, now a senior. \u201cIt took a while to adjust.\u201d<\/p>\n

His mom counseled him that by finding what he liked and working hard, he\u2019d do fine. She also urged him to remember his Spanish and stay true to his roots. Four years later, his undergrad experience shows he took her advice to heart. Interested in chemistry and math, he found an academic home in the ChemBE department (along with a double major in economics); undertook research on Hopkins\u2019 medical campus, where he sought to create eye models from iPSCs cells; and plans to pursue his PhD in pharmacology at Emory next year. He also runs, is active with several campus groups ranging from Hopkins Christian Fellowship to Hispanic professional engineers, and plays drums at his neighborhood church. Meanwhile, he\u2019s planning a future in drug discovery or translational research.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to maintain humility from growing up so when I\u2019m in a position of more power, I can remember where I came from,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s so easy to lose sight of who you are and what your values are, the higher up you get.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the reasons Hurtado was drawn to Hopkins was the professional, independent, confident manner he noticed in the students during a Discovery Days visit. They seemed mature, and many were headed to well-known graduate and medical schools. \u201cSecretly, maybe they didn\u2019t know what was going on, but they seemed like, \u2018I got this.\u2019 I wanted to foster that in myself,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

He quickly discovered where that attitude came from, and began to thrive. Hopkins is not a place that \u201ccoddles\u201d its undergrads, he found; rather, it sets them tough challenges and expects them to take the initiative to gather their own resources, forge their own paths, and succeed. Hurtado recognized that he couldn\u2019t make it on his own, and began forming a family of peers who used their strengths to support one another. \u201cThat, indirectly, builds a lot of community,\u201d he says. \u201cYou just can\u2019t do this by yourself, and you shouldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I can tackle almost any problem that comes up,\u201d Hurtado says now. \u201cHopkins taught me when you can\u2019t give any more, you can give so much more.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-11035","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFinding Success Through Community - Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/chembe\/news\/finding-success-community\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Finding Success Through Community - Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Up until just a few months before he arrived at Johns Hopkins, Julian Hurtado \u201917 wasn\u2019t sure he\u2019d be able to attend any college, let alone his top choice. 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