Rafee Al-Mansur

High School Graduation Year: 2009
Year First Awarded the Carson Scholarship, School: 2006, North Point High School
Sponsored by: Johns Hopkins University

Rafee, a 2013 graduate of Johns Hopkins University, is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Couple and Family Therapy at the University of Maryland. Throughout his Master’s program, he has conducted over 700 hours of therapy with individuals, couples and families, culminating in the honor of receiving the Jennifer Becker Caswell Award for excellence in clinical work. While working on his Master’s, Rafee is working with the non-profit organization, BuildOn, to fundraise $30,000 for a new school in a rural village in Senegal. He also founded TimeBloqs, a time management app that helps you track your time and evaluate your performance throughout the day.

If Rafee could tell his ten-year-old self one thing, it would be to take initiative when opportunities present themselves and to never stop believing in himself.