The Healing Code of Joan This story was originally published on my website My name is Joan Lekuta, and a decade ago, I was a biology major. In 2023, the GPT thing, otherwise known as Artificial Intelligence (AI), made its first appearance at my university, and I thought it was ridiculous and refused to use it. However, as my graduation drew near, things took a strange turn. The GPT became increasingly sophisticated, effortlessly outclassing my abilities in virtually every aspect. My heart sank when I heard that the GPT thing had aced the AP Biology Exam with a perfect score of 5. I had taken the same exam and only managed to get a 4. And don't get me started on my SAT score. Nevertheless, I graduated in 2023, burnt out from my biology classes, and yearned to take a year off to make money and secretly contemplate whether this AI thing would ta You see, ever since I was a little girl, I had dreamt of becoming a doctor, and now that I look back, my immigrant parents influenced the fuck out of my decision. Their aspirations propelled me toward becoming pre-med. But you know, the "immigrant mentality" of doing better than our parents. I was born here, and shit and I grew up hearing about my parents' struggles, so I felt like I needed to go to college and become a doctor for my parents. If you don't have immigrant parents, this will sound weird as fuck to you, but to be honest, I truly felt some sort of obligation. Although I didn't like pre-med, I persevered through physics, genetics, and biochemistry, not to mention organic chemistry, which tossed me around like a dirty towel. After graduation, I was still unsure of my path. I felt a massive relief about being "done," but I was in the same spot in many ways because I did not know what to do. So yeah, I graduated and did not have the energy to go to med school immediately, so I took a gap year. During that year, I secured a job at a hospital, earning some cash and helping my parents with my siblings while preparing