Before Summit STEM, I felt like I was piecing things together on my own. I would spend hours searching online for advice, but the answers were always vague and never showed me what to actually do next. Joining the fellowship felt completely different. From the first week, I was surrounded by mentors who not only shared real step-by-step guidance but also gave me resources I could never have found on my own. What surprised me most was how supportive the program was. I have never seen another space so dedicated to high schoolers starting their own projects. Even with more than 400 students in the program, the peer ambassadors still made time to check in on me, answer my questions, and make sure I felt supported every step of the way. It never felt like I was just one of many, it felt like people genuinely cared. I will never forget a session on cold emailing. It sounded simple, but it shifted everything for me. I realized I did not need to wait for opportunities, I could reach out and create them. There were so many lessons like that, lessons I never knew I needed but that ended up changing the way I thought about myself and what I could achieve. As a high schooler from New York City, I was used to hearing my ideas were too much. Summit STEM was the first program where the response was always, go for it, we will help you get there. That encouragement gave me the courage to actually start something of my own and the confidence to believe my ideas were worth pursuing. Looking back, Summit STEM did not just give me resources, it gave me a community that believed in me before I fully believed in myself
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