Shravya Jasti

University of Miami

Shravya Jasti, a sophomore at the University of Miami, is active and engaged with serving her global communities. Understanding the value and importance of education in a young person's life, Shravya has started an initiative known as Speak for the Future which teaches public speaking and creative writing skills to youth, specifically young girls, in the community of Adavinekkalam, India. Through this effort, Shravya has been able to establish scholarship opportunities for underprivileged girls to attend school at no cost to their families. It is her hope that Speak for the Future will empower young girls to cultivate their own voice.

Dr. Julio Frenk
President
University of Miami

Personal Statement

Stage fright has crippled me for as long as I can remember, but I have never wanted it to rule my life. By allowing me to face it directly, public speaking has empowered me to voice my opinion on important issues.

To help those struggling with public speaking, I established Speak for the Future as a nonprofit dedicated to empowering students, specifically girls, through public speaking and creative, while combating child marriages. I developed a curriculum and taught public speaking and creative writing to over 250 underprivileged students in Adavinekkalam, India to help them overcome their fear and raise awareness about social issues facing the community. After seeing two female students pulled out of the school due to the cost, I created an ongoing scholarship fund to promote girls' education in the village area, raising over $4,000 to allow 17 female students to attend school without burden to their families. This fund also helped build a library in the school.

Shravya Jasti
Neuroscience and Classics: Class of 2021
written 2019

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Sarah Lutes, UNC Asheville Seda Sahin, Univeristy of Connecticut Bernardo Villarreal Rodríguez, Universidad de Monterrey Elizabeth Paige, University of Baltimore Itzel Velazquez, University of Central Arkansas Jordan Borenstein, University of Central Florida Hunter Caudillo, University of Central Oklahoma Delali Nenonene, University of Dayton April Singleton, University of Delaware Amanda Wittebort, University of Denver Mikaela Lopez, University of Houston-Downtown Nicolas Robledo, University of Illinois at Chicago Natalie Benson, University of Indianapolis Jocelyn Roof, University of Iowa Kaitlyn Frick, University of Kentucky Dyamond Gray, University of La Verne Sarah Nichols, University of Maine at Augusta Maheen Haq, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Madison LaCure, University of Massachusetts - Boston Marvens Pierre, University of Massachusetts Amherst Elizabeth Anusauskas, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Twisha Mohapatra, University of Massachusetts Lowell Shravya Jasti, University of Miami Jalen Rose, University of Michigan-Dearborn Robert Harper, University of Minnesota Danielle Friz, University of Missouri - St. Louis Daisy Ward, University of Montana Adrianna Pittman, University of Montana Western Lizbeth Perez Hernandez, University of Nebraska Omaha Kaitlin Griffin, University of New Hampshire Joyce Yao, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Yesika Sorto Andino, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Adriana Zarate, University of North Georgia Hector Robledo, University of North Texas at Dallas Sashay Carroll, University of Northern Iowa Carson Ball, University of Oklahoma Carter Gale, University of Pennsylvania John Farris, University of Redlands Mary-Kate McGeary, University of Rhode Island Lina Tori Jan, University of Richmond Nina Schneider, University of San DIego Nyteia Tyler, University of San Francisco Karen Padilla, University of South Carolina Beaufort Danica Leaphart, University of South Carolina, Columbia Shaneika Bowra, University of the District of Columbia Livia Karoui, University of the South Jordyn Gaurkee, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Emiliana Lopez, University of Wisconsin - Madison Zach Atkins, University of Wisconsin - Parkside Madison Hale, University of Wisconsin-Superior