Gursharan Bola

KIPP San Jose High School

Gursharan Bola is a senior at KIPP San Jose High School, planning on majoring in bioengineering and minoring in sociology. As a student from a low-income immigrant family, Gursharan hopes to find ways to make healthcare cheaper and more accessible. Gursharan also believes that science and society are deeply intertwined and thus aspires to make science and research more accessible and diverse. Outside of the classroom, Gursharan loves to turn small goals into impactful actions, whether he is improving his community through service projects at his local library and clinic or collaborating with his peers to write a newspaper article reviewing different flavored croutons. Gursharan is adventurous, highly competitive, and always willing to try new things.