On a regular basis throughout the year we will be featuring one of our alumni who will tell us what they have been up to since graduation and provide current Minis with valuable advice and insight.
Featured January 2017
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What have you been doing since graduating from the Mini?
I went to McGill for undergrad and floated between a few subjects before finally majoring in neuroscience and minoring in physics. After taking a little time to travel post-graduation, I went to Harvard's PhD neuroscience program. Over the past 5 years I've studied how drugs (specifically opioids) modulate brain activity and how this brain activity relates to decision making. I'll be finishing at Harvard next spring, and am currently trying to decide what to do next! Current possibilities include researching brain-machine interface technologies, jobs in data science, and strategy consulting.
What is your favourite Mini memory?
Freeze Fest '06 was very memorable. Another one - performing 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' at Mini Prom '05.
What advice can you give to Mini students while in school and once they have graduated?
Do well in school but also take time to do other stuff. If you have ideas for projects or activities try your best to make them happen - even if they aren't particularly 'school related' or 'academic'. And stay in contact with everyone after you graduate! A lot of my best 'mini' memories have been with fellow mini-schoolers in the years after high school.
What have you gotten out of your Mini experience?
A lot of my best friends. After high school, I went traveling with some of them (New Zealand, South America) and was even room-mates with one of them in Boston. Once you've sang along to a song together with Mr. Skarsgard, there's a bond that's not easily broken.