Jewel Cox

Bio

Jewel Cox is a Yale University first-year undergraduate student. She is interested in identifying and implementing solutions to the structural barriers inhibiting access to healthcare. Jewel has assisted medical professionals at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center and studied Emergency Medicine through Summer Springboard at UCLA.

She has a profound interest in languages and was one of around forty students, from an applicant pool of thousands, selected to attend the U.S. Department of State’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth program in Korea. A compassionate leader, she founded and heads the Culture Club and Justice Discussion groups at her school and in service to her community, runs peer outreach groups through the California Scholarship Federation.

For her outstanding scholastic achievement, she has consistently received the Principal’s Award throughout her high school career. Jewel is also an honorary College Board National African American Recognition Program Scholar and an inaugural member of Onward Scholars at St. Mary’s Academy. She volunteers as a tutor, and participates in cheer and track.

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