Nadia Alsubai
Name: Nadia Alsubai
Pronouns (optional): She/Her/Hers
Internship Title/Project Area: Operations, Data, and Technology Intern – Assessment and Technology Project Area
Hometown: West Hartford, CT
Things I enjoy: Growing up in West Hartford and being familiar with urban landscapes like NYC (both places with really good food), I’ve come to like cooking, baking sweets, trying the latest restaurant or café – many things culinary, but I can also enjoy a good book or roller coaster here and there too.
What is something unique about you? I love roller coasters and would ride the Kingda Ka again.
Education:
Major: Economics and Statistics with a Minor in Computer Science
Current Academic Year: Junior
What are your future career goals? While I may not be completely sure what exact career path I will be taking, I do know that I am very interested in entering the big data world. I enjoy analyzing statistics and presenting trends for the purposes of making better future decisions, so I imagine big data analytics to be one of my prospective career fields. But the field of operations, technology, and data more broadly speaking has numerous opportunities that I would be excited to take on.
What extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations are you involved with? During my first two years at UConn, I was a member and then a Peer Relations and Marketing Coordinator for the UConn Peer Allies Through Honors (PATH) program. Now I intern at the Center for Career Development to further develop my professional and technical skills.
Jarrin Araujo
Name: Jarrin Araujo
Pronouns: She/Her
Internship Title/Project Area: Career Consultant and Service Intern with front-end operations
Hometown: Coventry, CT
Things I enjoy: I enjoy discovering new places, especially new restaurants or coffee shops. I like to hike and bring my cavalier Finley with me.
What is something unique about you? I also love getting to travel, and Iceland would be my dream destination.
Education:
Major: Business and Data Analytics
Current Academic Year: Junior
What are your future career goals? I would like to continue exploring my career path and develop myself as a professional. I feel working with the Center for Career Development will allow me to do so!
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Eunice Asante
Name: Eunice Asante
Pronouns: she/her
Internship Title/Project Area: Career Consulting and Services Intern
Hometown: East Hartford
Things I enjoy: When I am not working or in class, I like to spend time with my family and friends. When I am unable to, I love to read manga and watch anime/shows. I am also trying new hobbies such as weightlifting and crocheting.
What is something unique about you? I once built a hydroponics garden and grew a cucumber.
Education
Major: Human Development and Family Sciences
Current Academic Year: Senior
What are your future career goals?: My goal is to continue to challenge myself professionally and not be scared to explore.
What are some extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations you are involved with?: I am a site leader at Community Outreach. I was previously a volunteer. I am also a SSS peer advisor.
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Alexandra Carabetta
Name: Alex Carabetta
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Internship Title: Career Consulting and Services Intern – Front Desk Operations Project Area
Resume Critique Hours: Mondays 9:00 to 10:00 AM; Thursdays 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Hometown: Southington, CT
Things I Enjoy: I really enjoy music! Some of my favorite bands and artists are Taylor Swift, Florence and the Machine, and James Taylor. I express this love through playing the cello and through my CD collection. I also love plants and nature, talk to me about houseplants! Finally, I grew up in a restaurant, so naturally, I am a terrible cook. However, I do love baking.
What is something unique about you? I don’t have a tailbone!
Advice to Students: Figure out how you study early on and make a habit of it. Also, stay organized! I recommend making a Google calendar or something similar, a visual aid of your day is a necessity in college. Finally, be confident in yourself in your future goals. Everyone around you will seem like they have more experience or more skills than you, but just know that they are struggling just as much. Believe in yourself and don’t compare yourself to everyone else! Your own path is the only successful one.
Education:
Major: Dual Degree in Molecular and Cell Biology and Diagnostic Genetic Sciences
Minor: Mathematics
Current Academic Year: Sophomore
What are your future career goals? After graduating from UConn, I plan to apply to genetic counseling master’s programs in order to pursue my dreams of becoming a genetic counselor. Genetic counselors help people understand how their genes and family history relate to their health. It combines science and communications, both of which I am incredibly passionate about, so I am excited to get into the field!
What are some extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations you are involved with? I am the secretary for UConn iGEM, a student-led genetic engineering team. I am also a member of the Women in Math, Science, and Engineering (WiMSE) learning community.
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Jessica Esposito
Name: Jessica Esposito
Internship Title/Project Area: Career Consulting and Services Intern
I am a senior interning for the Center for Career Development for the 2022-2023 academic year! Though I am a Finance major, I have a strong passion for helping people, which is why I will be spending lots of time critiquing your resumes. When I am not working on resumes, you can find me at the front desk…and when I am not at the front desk, you can find me at the nearest Starbucks or Dunkin.
Hometown: Trumbull, CT
Things I enjoy: Coffee, shopping, working out, dogs
What is something unique about you? I am one of 4 kids
Education
Major: Finance
Current Academic Year: Senior
What are your future career goals?
I am hoping to work in the corporate world for a large financial firm while staying in Connecticut for a little bit, and then maybe move into the city.
What are some extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations you are involved with?
Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity, Husky Ambassadors
Advice to students: Try everything. You will never know what you are good at or what suits you without trying. As someone who doesn’t love failure all that much, I have learned over these past few years that the more you put yourself out there, the more you will learn about yourself, and the farther along you will be. Also, study abroad!
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Taylor Fenerty
Outreach and Engagement Intern
Name: Taylor Fenerty
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Internship Title/Project Area: Outreach & Engagement- CLAS Career Ambassador Program Lead
Hometown: Northborough, Massachusetts
Things I enjoy: Being outdoors, cooking good food, spending time with family & friends
What is something unique about you? I have been ziplining through a forest in Nicaragua!
Education
Major: Political Science
Current Academic Year: Senior
What are your future career goals? After pursuing a Master’s program in Public Policy, I hope to use my degrees to work in the field of corporate social responsibility.
What extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations are you involved with? I am part of the Political Science National Honor Society, the CLAS Women’s Leadership Collective, and I have been a dancer volunteer for HuskyTHON since I was a freshman!
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Kathryn Ferencsik
Name: Kathryn Ferencsik
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Internship Title/Project Area: Career Consulting and Services Intern
Hometown: Northborough, MA
Things I enjoy: Spending time with family and friends, being outside, traveling, and music.
What is something unique about you? I am Reiki certified!
Education
Major: Psychology
Current Academic Year: Senior
What are your future career goals? My future career goals are to work in Human Resources or the Training and Development department of a company; a role where I can help others grow.
What are some extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations you are involved with? I am a member of Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed service fraternity on campus. It’s a great organization to give back, get involved, and meet some awesome people!
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Audrey Garcia
Career Consulting & Services Intern
Name: Audrey Garcia
Pronouns: She/Her
Internship Title/Project Area: Career Consulting & Services- Resume Critiques & Practice Interviews
Hometown: Bethel, CT
Things I Enjoy: Being outside, playing games with friends, and traveling. The true way to my heart is with ice cream <3
What is something unique about you? I love to read in my free time, especially outside on a warm day. I read 25 books in 2021 and I’m always trying to beat that record. So far, I’ve read 22 books in 2022!
Education
Major: Communication
Current Academic Year: Senior
What are your future career goals? After graduation I will be joining PwC as a Management Consultant focusing on change management. I look forward to traveling for work and meeting clients across the country.
What extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations are you involved with? I am a brother and an Initiate Advisor of the Beta Pi chapter of Phi Sigma Pi, which is a national honor fraternity. I love to hang out with Beta Pi, it’s a super fun group! I am also a member of the National Communication Association Honor Society, Lambda Pi Eta.
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Lily Guberman
Name: Lily Guberman
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Internship Title/Project Area: Program Development and Marketing Intern with Marketing Content Area
Hometown: West Hartford, CT
Things I enjoy: singing, cooking/baking, reading, writing
What is something unique about you? I went quad biking and cliff-jumping in Palma, Spain this summer!
Education:
Major: Communications
Current Academic Year: Junior
What are your future career goals? I hope to be on a marketing team or doing something in social media/digital marketing.
What extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations are you involved with? I am the Vice President/Music Director of Drop the Bass, an all-female acapella group on campus! We perform a few times with the others acapella groups on campus and have our own concert at the end of each semester!
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Joy Iwuagwu
Name: Joy Iwuagwu
Pronouns (optional): she/her/hers
Internship Title/Project Area: Program Development and Marketing
Bio:
Hometown: Hamden, CT
Things I enjoy: I enjoy watching movies and shows. I especially love cartoons, such as Looney Tunes. I also grew up on Cartoon Network, so I love rewatching shows like Adventure Time and Amazing World of Gumball. I’m also a big fan of comic books, as I like to read them in my free time. My favorites include Calvin and Hobbes and Foxtrot. When I’m not indulged in my cartoons and comics, I enjoy baking. My favorite dessert to make is brookies, which is a combination of a brownie and chocolate chip cookies.
What is something unique about you?
In high school, I was a part of the drama club. Playing Aunt March from the musical Little Women was one of my favorite roles.
Education:
Major: Communication
Current Academic Year: Sophomore
What are your future career goals?
I’m hoping to get into digital marketing.
What are some extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations you are involved with?
I’m currently an intern at the Center for Career Development. In previous semesters, I was a part of the UCTV advertising department.
Alicja Kurpinowicz
Name: Ali Kurpinowicz
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Internship Title/Project Area: Career Consulting and Services, Front End Operations
Hometown: Norwalk
Things I Enjoy: I enjoy traveling, painting, and exploring local coffee shops.
What is something unique about you? Something unique about me is that I can speak three languages!
Education:
Major: HDFS
Current Academic Year: Junior
What are your future career goals? I hope to work in the Human Resources field one day.
What are some extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations you are involved with? I was involved with creating the first pop-up food pantry at UConn Stamford!
Andrew Lanza
Name: Andy Lanza
Pronouns: he/him
Internship Title/Project Area: Outreach and Engagement Intern/Affinity Community Initiatives (Hartford Campus)
Hometown: Storrs, CT
Things I Enjoy: Playing guitar, cooking
What is something unique about you? I can play the violin
Education
Major: Pre-teaching
Current Academic Year: Sophomore
What are your future career goals? I really want to be a high school history teacher as well as maybe the school’s head baseball coach. Maybe one day getting involved in politics would be something I would like to do as well.
What extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations are you involved with? I am currently the Undergraduate Student Government President at the Hartford Campus
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Ge Li
Name: Ge Li
Internship Title/Project Area: Outreach and Engagement Intern within the CLAS Career Initiatives project area
In my role, I help create and deliver CLASS-specific events, programs, and other resources and promote existing career center programs through various forms of on-campus outreach to CLASS students, faculty, and staff. I report directly to Lisa Famularo but maintain a dotted line saying structure to Kristen Soprano as part of the overall internship program. In addition, I am responsible for fulfilling the duties of a Center for Career Development intern and those of your assigned project area.
Hometown: Hunan, China
Things I Enjoy: I like exercising and going to the gym every week. Also, I like to explore and taste delicious food and will dive a long way to an excellent restaurant for a bite of their chef’s special. Finally, I love facing math and computer science challenges and helping students who have trouble in math.
Advice to students: I am not a brave person myself. So I sometimes get nervous talking to strangers and giving public speeches. But refusing to face those shortcomings and using “I only want to focus on my study” as an excuse to do nothing to explore your future career will not make you feel better. On the contrary, you may still get anxious about your future. Sometimes getting started to make some changes is easy. You may only need to submit your resume or come to visit the career center. Then the steps to take next will automatically appear under your feet. You will never imagine what those simple actions will bring you until you begin to make a move. You may make some new friends and achieve things you will never know. So throw away your worries and anxiety! Just make a move!
Education
Major: Mathematics and Computer Science
Current Academic Year: Junior
Jessica Lockwood
Name: Jess Lockwood
Pronouns: she/her
Internship Title/Project Area: Outreach and Engagement, Corporate Partner Relations
Hometown: Oxford, CT
Things I enjoy: I absolutely love going on walks with my dog, Daisy, who always pulls me in every direction. I also enjoy working out (especially at the Rec Center), reading, and constantly redecorating my room (due to my indecisiveness).
What is something unique about you? I’m an only child! Growing up without siblings was always weird, but it just made me that much closer to my mom (if you’re reading this, Hi Mom)!
Education
Major: Business Management and Communication Dual Degree
Current Academic Year: Junior
What are your future career goals? I would love to lead others in any way possible. I have an interest in Human Resources specifically, where I can make the lives of my coworkers better and more inclusive to all. Ideally, in the near future, I would love to participate in a rotational program and try out a bunch of different roles!
What extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations are you involved with? I am Vice President of the Business Management Society, Vice President of Alumni Relations of the Student Alumni Association, and President of the Residence Hall Association. In these roles, I program for various events and assist in leading meetings.
Christopher McAuliffe
Name: Chris McAuliffe
Internship Title/Project Area: Career and Consulting Services: Front Desk Operations & Resume Critiques
Hometown: Vernon, Connecticut
Things I enjoy: Going to concerts: Rolling Loud Miami, Donda Listening Party, Astroworld, Back Outside
What is something unique about you? I have worked with many campus organizations: Residential Life, First Year Experience, Dining Service, and Bookstore
Education:
Major: English and Communications
Current Academic Year: Senior
What are your future career goals? I want to make an impact. Whether it be through administration, politics, teaching, retail, or hospitality, I aim for an optimal opportunity to maximize my strengths.
What are some extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations you are involved with? I love attending campus events: Soccer Games, UCONNIC, Horsebarn Hill, and Moon Club, as well as going to the Rec Center. Off-campus, I am working on the 2022 Connecticut Gubernatorial Campaign.
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Ryan Nettle
Name: Ryan Nettle
Pronouns: he/him/his
Title: Corporate Partner Relations Intern
Hometown: Shelton, CT
Things I enjoy: Coffee, Sneakers, Sports, Finance
What is something unique about you? I have been playing the guitar and ukulele for 13 years.
Education:
Major: Finance
Current Academic Year: Junior
What are your future career goals? I am hoping to work in Connecticut for my first few years before hopefully transitioning to working in New York City for a financial institution.
What are some extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations you are involved with? I am a current member of UConn’s Finance Society, an active member of Pi Kappa Phi, and participate in intramural football and basketball.
Jami Pandiscio
Name: Jami Pandiscio
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Internship Title/Project Area: Career Consulting & Services Intern
Hometown: Franklin, MA
Things I enjoy: I love to be active. This includes anything from working out at the UConn Rec Center to hiking in the woods. I recently learned how to ski and fell in love with the sport, so I am eager for ski season this year!
What is something unique about you? In 2020, I won a National Billboard Design Competition through the organization Project Yellow Light. My billboard aligns with the mission of the organization: to encourage the youth to develop safe driving habits. My billboard was displayed among 1,000+ billboards worldwide. I now act as a spokesperson for Project Yellow Light, speaking on radio shows and podcasts.
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Ramon Peters
Name: Ray Peters
Pronouns: He/Him
Internship Title/Project Area: Business Operations Intern
Hometown: Bristol, CT
Things I enjoy: Running, Basketball, Comedy
What is something unique about you? I have moved around a lot throughout my youth which meant navigating four different states, multiple cities, and countless schools, each with its own challenges. I have developed the ability to converse with anybody about anything.
Education
Major: Business undecided
Current Academic Year: Junior
What are your future career goals? Although I am Undecided, I want to become a successful businessperson in whatever field I decide to specialize in while building connections and growing along the way.
What extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations are you involved with? In high school, I was involved in many different activities such as Police Explorers and was also on Varsity Track and Cross Country for 3 years. At UConn, I am focused on my classes and am President of the Business Connections Learning Community. I am currently a member of Bristol’s City Town Council and have been reappointed as ‘Youth Commissioner Under 21’ with duties to speak for and represent my age demographic. I also am a member of the UCPD Citizens Police
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Heidi Pineda
DE&I Career Ambassador Program Coordinator
Name: Heidi Pineda
Pronouns: she/her(s)/ella
Internship Title/Project Area: DE&I Career Ambassador Program Coordinator with a focus on the Latinx Affinity Community
Hometown: Fairfield, CT
Things I enjoy: I enjoy baking desserts in my free time and spending time with my orange tabby, Flan. I put aside time on the weekends for watching reality TV and intense, drama-filled movies. Depends on my mood!
What is something unique about you? I have two cats, Flan (2 years) and Chito (9 months). They are both orange and share a single brain cell between them.
Education
Major: Political Science and Latino and Latin American Studies
Current Academic Year: Senior
What are your future career goals? I am planning to work in the field of Higher Education, supporting student success!
What extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations are you involved with? I am the current President of Distinguished and Motivated Academic Scholars (D.A.M.A.S.), a Latina/x focused organization with a mission to support our members’ academic achievement, professional development and empowerment through providing a community of support. I am also a member of the Central American Student Association and a TME Mentor for Latino and Latin American Studies.
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Michelle Shavnya
Name: Michelle Shavnya
Pronouns: she/her
Internship Title/Project Area: Career Consulting and Services Intern, Front-End Operations
Hometown: East Lyme, CT
Things I enjoy: Spending time outdoors, hiking, cooking and baking, spending time with family and friends
What is something unique about you? I actually speak fluent Russian, making me bilingual. Although my reading and writing skills are very basic, I recently started to improve them. Learning to read and write Russian can be challenging because its alphabet is not the same one used in English.
Education
Major: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Current Academic Year: Senior
What are your future career goals? I plan to be a speech-language pathologist working with children who have various speech and language disorders.
What are some extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations you are involved with? I’m a research assistant at the Language and Brain Lab, where I’m currently working on an Honors thesis. I’m also president of the Origami Club and an active member of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Horticulture Club.
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Samantha Valle
Name: Samantha Valle
Pronouns (optional): She/Her
Internship Title/Project Area: Career Consulting and Services Intern
Hometown: Waterbury, CT
Things I enjoy: Karaoke, hanging out in UConn’s greenhouse, and going to the beach! My favorite musical artists are Frank Ocean, Daniel Caesar, and Lauryn Hill
What is something unique about you? I am well-versed in all things Hamilton and have been obsessed with the show since 2016! Back in 2018 I wrote and performed a rap on the set of Hamilton at the Bushnell in Hartford, CT in front of over 3,000 people.
Education:
Major: Political Science
Minor: WGSS
Current Academic Year: Junior
What are your future career goals? After graduation I plan to pursue a career in Immigration Law and hopefully attend UConn Law to receive my J.D.!
What are some extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations you are involved with? I am currently a peer mentor for the Student Support Services program and a proud SSS student myself. I’m also mentoring for the EGL office following my return from my study abroad experience in Italy this past summer. I am also a prominent member of Sing for Hope and currently hold the position of Social Media Manager.
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Zehui Wang
Name: Zehui (Grace) Wang
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Internship Title/Project Area: Career Intern
Hometown: China
Things I enjoy: Creative writing, drawing, and listening to music
What is something unique about you? Though never shared, I started writing a novel at 13.
Education:
Major: Actuarial Science
Current Academic Year: Senior
What are your future career goals? I am actively seeking employment opportunities in a finance or risk management field. My ultimate goal is to find a job that I enjoy.
What extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations are you involved with? I work for the Women’s Center as a peer facilitator for the Violence Against Women Prevention Program (VAWPP). I facilitate first-year workshops to raise awareness of gender-based violence and consent. I also work for the HR team of Chinese and American Corporation Association, which is a student organization aiming to help Chinese international students to build connections with domestic students.
Chaddane Williams
Name: Chaddane Williams
Pronouns (optional):He/Him
Internship Title/Project Area: Program Development and Marketing Intern
Hometown: Bloomfield, CT
Things I enjoy: Digital Illustration, Volleyball, Artistic expression, and innovation
What is something unique about you? I am not your average cat fan. I have yet to meet a cat enjoyer who is as obsessed with big cats as I am, specifically Lions.
Education
Major: Computer Science
Current Academic Year: Senior
What are your future career goals? In the future, I hope to create a lasting impact in an industry focused on high entertainment value and overall user pleasure. I hope to step foot into the game industry to not only tell my stories through a fun and engaging medium, but to develop and share the stories of others.
What extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations are you involved with? I am a part of the Men’s Volleyball team which I am currently president of. We are a highly competitive team facing numerous teams across New England and even have the opportunity to travel the country to participate in the annual NCVF National tournament.
Michelle Wong
Name: Michelle Wong
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Internship Title/Project Area: Program Development and Marketing Intern (Programming project area)
Hometown: Melrose, MA
Things I enjoy: I love to travel, spend time outside, bake, watch endless TV shows and movies and be with my friends and family (and my dog)! I also enjoy doing arts & crafts such as sewing, embroidery, painting, etc. Currently, I am trying to get into photography!
What is something unique about you? I was named after Michelle Tanner from Full House (although I have never seen a full episode)!
Education
Major: Accounting with Mathematics Minor
Current Academic Year: Junior
What are your future career goals? I love working with numbers, so I hope to find a career that would allow me to work on the financial or analytical side of an organization/company.
What extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations are you involved with? This year I am the Fundraising Chair for China Care. Our club hosts playgroups every month for local adopted children from China to help them learn more about their cultural heritage and to build a community for them.
Annaliesa Wood
Outreach and Engagement Intern
Name: Annie Wood
Internship Title/Project Area: Outreach and Engagement, Careers for the Common Good
Hometown: Westerly, RI
Things I enjoy: In my free time I enjoy spending time with my friends, working out at the rec center, and going to the beach with my family.
Previous Roles: Intern, The Cooperative Property Company, London UK
Education
Major: Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Human Rights
Current Academic Year: Senior
Favorite experience: studying abroad in London in Spring 2022
I am an undergraduate intern working under the Careers for the Common Good project area, a collaboration between the Office of Community Outreach, the Center for Career Development, and the Human Rights Institute. My position has been designed to serve all students at UCONN in their desire to create change through their careers. The university’s mission of establishing a network of active global citizens has driven our program to facilitate the pursuit of socially responsible career paths that will not only impact our community but our society at large. As a senior, double majoring in Economics and Human Rights, my passion for expanding UConn’s network of opportunities in this field falls nothing short of personal and I cannot wait to provide such opportunities this year as the CCG’s outreach and engagement intern.
Andrea Xia
Name: Andrea Xia
Pronouns: She/her
Internship Title/Project Area: Outreach and Engagement Intern, DE&I Career Ambassador
Hometown: Beijing, China
Things I Enjoy: Traveling and spending time with my pets
What is something unique about you? I used to study and live in a military management high school for 3 years.
Education
Major: Statistics and Applied Mathematics
Current Academic Year: Sophomore
What are your future career goals? My future career goals are to pursue a career in higher education and explore different fields.
What extracurricular activities/student clubs or organizations are you involved with? I’m a member of Mininfinity, an organization of college and high school students from all over the world who are trying to make their own contribution to the uneven distribution of resources in China.
