Eyerusalem Assefa is 16 years old and is a rising 12th grader within the TransSTEM Academy, at Cardozo Education Campus in Washington, DC. Originally from Ethiopia, she entered the United States only three years ago; and, English is her second language. Eyerusalem completed AP Computer Science within the TransSTEM Academy. She plans to be a pharmacist because she believes to be a pharmacist is one way to help and to ensure patients properly take their medications and avoid any harmful effects.
