Sam S.
Sam is a PhD Candidate in Religions in North America at Columbia University. He holds an STM from Yale Divinity School, an MA in Religion from the University of Chicago, and a BA in Religious Studies from the University of Missouri.
Annelise
Annelise holds an MD from Columbia and a BA in Biology from Harvard. She is now an intern in her transitional year at Beth Israel Brockton Hospital, after which she will train at the University of California San Francisco for her dermatology residency.
Andrea T.
Andrea graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Biology and a minor in Biochemistry. She is now pursing an MD at Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in NYC.
Anika
Anika is an incoming JD candidate at the University of Chicago law school. Anika previously gradated cum laude from Rice University with majors in Economics and Social Policy Analysis.
Alice Ha.
Alice received her BA in Philosophy and Music from Wake Forest University, where she was a Stamps Scholar and graduated summa cum laude. She is currently an MSt candidate in Music attending University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. After Oxford, Alice has committed to attending the University of Chicago Law School.
Jason V.
Jason studied Philosophy and History at the University of Chicago (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa). After graduation, Jason completed a term as an AmeriCorps volunteer. He will next begin his JD studies.
Eugenia
Eugenia is a PhD Candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is completing a dissertation on contemporary capitalism and dystopian fiction.
Eugene L.
Eugene is an incoming JD/MBA joint degree candidate at the University of Chicago Law School and Booth School of Business. He is currently a Manager at Capital One and works primarily on strategies to apply machine learning to new areas of the business.
Jayton
Jayton graduated from the University of Chicago, Phi Beta Kappa, with a double major in Economics and Political Science and a minor in Astronomy and Astrophysics. He is currently a second-year student at Harvard Law School, focusing on corporate law and international conflict law.
Abhinav
Abhi attended the University of Chicago, where he majored in Economics. After graduating with honors, Abhi first worked at Boston Children’s Hospital before pursuing his MD at Weill Cornell.
Hayder
Hayder holds a BA in History from the University of Houston and an MD from the University of Chicago. He is now an Emergency Medicine Resident at the cross-town rivals, Northwestern Medicine.
Lekhya
Lekhya imajored in Human Physiology at Boston University, where she graduated summa cum laude within three years, and was a member of the Sargent Honor Society. She is currently a first year medical student at Columbia Medical School.
Marc
Marc is a PhD Candidate in Anthropology at the University of Chicago. Previously, he earned his MA in South Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania on a full merit scholarship and his BA in Philosophy at Kalamazoo College.
Elia
Elia graduated from the University of Chicago with a BS in Mathematics and was awarded the Paul R. Cohen prize for achieving the one of the highest academic records in the field of mathematics in his class. Currently, he is completing a PhD in Mathematics at MIT.
Ryan Ro.
Ryan graduated with a BS in Mathematics from MIT. He is now pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Chicago.
Shae
Shae holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Chicago and an MA in History from Harvard University. She is currently a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of History at Harvard University.
Patrick L.
Patrick is a recent JD graduate from Yale Law School. He previously received his BA in Economics from the University of Chicago and now works as a Trial Attorney at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.
Jamie M.
Jamie is a PhD Candidate in the History of Science at Harvard University. She also holds an MA in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and a BA in Communications from the University of Portland.
Danielle J.
Danielle majored in English modified with African and African American Studies at Dartmouth College, where she graduated cum laude with high honors. She is currently a PhD candidate in English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago.
Joe G.
Joe graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago with a BA in Psychology. He's presently an MD Candidate at Columbia University, pursuing a specialization in psychiatry.
James C.
James holds a PhD in Chemical Physics from Columbia and an MS in Chemistry from the University of Chicago. Previously, he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College. He is currently a high school math teacher in the Boston area.
Gift
Gift graduated with a 4.0/4.0 GPA from the University of Texas at Austin, where she majored in Honors Biology and obtained a certificate in creative writing. Toting a Dean’s Distinction in research and multiple recognitions in academics, Gift is now an MD candidate at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Helen W.
Helen is an MD Candidate at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Previously, she studied Arabic and graduated from the University of Michigan with a major in Middle Eastern Studies and minor in Biology.
Jesse PV.
Jesse studied Movement Science and Biochemistry and was a four-year member of the U-M Men’s Rowing Team at the University of Michigan. He is now pursuing his MD at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Ava B.
Ava graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago. Presently, she is training as a psychotherapist at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where she hopes to build a more sustainable career addressing our world’s suffering.
Rayen
After graduating with an IB diploma from the American International School Nido de Aguilas in Santiago, Chile, Rayen attended The University of Chicago and graduated with a degree in Public Policy. She scored a 175 on the LSAT and will be attending law school.
Psalm
Psalm attended the University of Chicago as a QuestBridge scholar, graduating with an honors BA in Anthropology. Now a student at Yale Law School, he focuses on civil rights law and is committed to making a positive impact in the world.
Devin D.
Devin graduated from the University of Notre Dame as the valedictorian, studying Neuroscience and Education, Schooling, and Society. As a Fulbright Scholar, he studied school-based mental health interventions. Devin is now an MD Candidate at Columbia University.
Emily C.
Emily earned her undergraduate degree in Economics at the University of Chicago, where she also played defense for the Women's Soccer team. She next completed a Master of Engineering in Supply Chain Management at MIT, and has over 10 years of professional work experience in supply chain, management, and consulting focused roles.
Penelope
Penelope attended the University of Chicago, where she graduated with a major in Comparative Literature. She then completed a Master 1 at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Comparative Literature. She is currently a PhD candidate in Romance Studies - French at Cornell University.
Diane H.
Diane is a MD/MS candidate at Columbia University, where she has recently published a first author manuscript in cardiothoracic surgery research. Previously, she studied Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
Amy S.
Amy graduated with a BS in Cognitive Science from Yale University, magna cum laude. She now attends Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. She hopes to develop new therapies and treatments for individuals with neurological disorders.
Eleanor S.
Eleanor is an MBA/Masters in Computer Science dual degree candidate at the University of Chicago/Booth School of Business. Previously, she received her Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University.
Camille
Camille attended UChicago to earn her BA in Psychology and Economics. She's currently pursuing a dual Master in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business.
Isaac L.
Isaac graduated in 2020 with a BS in Neurobiology and Behavior from Cornell. As a student, he spent much of his time investigating diabetes treatments and bariatric surgery. He is an MD Candidate (2026) at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons .
Jonathan L.
Jonathan holds a PhD in History from the University of California, Berkeley. He previously completed an MA in the Social Sciences at the University of Chicago and a BA in History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Bill K.
Bill is the bestselling author of seven books. His undergrad degree is from the University of Chicago and his doctorate from Johns Hopkins. History and biography are his fields, but he's helped improve both student and adult writing for twenty years across a wide range of subjects.
Alice
Alice earned her PhD at MIT in Mechanical Engineering on the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She received her Bachelor's in Physics from University of Chicago. Currently, she teaches Engineering at MIT.
Dan
Dan received his BS in Math and BA in Physics from the University of Chicago. He then completed his PhD in Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology at NYU, and now works as a machine learning scientist in the area of computer vision.
Emily R.
Emily graduated from Yale, where she majored in English and was a varsity athlete. She then worked for a technology startup and a human rights nonprofit before pursuing her MD at Columbia University.
Betty
Betty earned her BA in History and Science from Harvard, and holds an MA in History from the Universiy of Chicago, and a PhD in History from Yale. She has been teaching at Phillips Exeter Academy for almost a decade.
Pooja J.
Pooja holds an MD/MS in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University. She now works as a Product Manager at an early-stage mental health tech startup in NYC.
Mickey
Mickey is an MD/MPH candidate at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Mailman School of Public Health. He holds a BA in Biochemistry and English (Drake) and an MS in Narrative Medicine (Columbia).
Denice
Denice is pursuing her MD at Columbia University VP&S. She earned her BA in Biological Basis of Behavior (Neuroscience) from UPenn. In the year before med school, she traveled across East Asia and taught English in Qingdao.
Anthony
Anthony earned a BA in English Literature from the University of Chicago on an Odyssey Scholarship. He is certified in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), and has taught in Bologna, Italy.
William
Will attended Bowdoin College; he next spent two years at Boston Children's Hospital studying pediatric blindness. Will is currently pursuing his MD at Columbia University.
Madeleine
Madeleine holds a BA in Social Studies (Harvard) and a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (U Chicago). She is currently writing a book about Ottomanism in nineteenth-century political thought.
Kannan
Kannan holds a BA in the History of Science (University of Chicago, Phi Beta Kappa) and an MFA in Fiction (Iowa Writers' Workshop). His stories have been published in the LA Times, the LA Review of Books, and Racquet.
Maggie
Maggie is currently an MD student at Columbia. She attended Boston College on a full merit scholarship and graduated with a BS in Biology and minor in History, and earned her MS in Archaeological Science from Durham University, UK.
Meera
Meera studied Biology as part of the honors program at the University of Chicago. She then completed a two-year research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. Meera is currently a medical student at UCSF, where she does computational research and is involved in curriculum development and teaching.
Emily Ch.
Emily double-majored in Molecular & Cell Biology and Business Administration at UC Berkeley. She is now an MD/MBA student at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Columbia Business School.
Manoah
Manoah holds BAs in English & French Language and Literature (UChicago, Phi Beta Kappa), and an MA, MPhil, and PhD in French Literature (NYU). He is a Student Affairs Officer at the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at Columbia.
Tova
Tova attended the University of Chicago and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Anthropology. She recently completed her MPhil in Archaeology (with Merit) at the University of Cambridge.
Di
Di is an MBA student at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and has deferred admission to Harvard Law School. He received his BS in Mathematics, and BAs in Economics and Statistics at the University of Chicago.
Noah
Noah is an MD student at Columbia. Prior to med school, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago with a degree in Biology and Spanish and spent a year working on clinical research at NYU.
Michael
Michael graduated summa cum laude and with College Honors from Louisiana State University with a BS in Chemical Engineering and a BA in Economics. As a Phi Kappa Phi Fellow, Michael received an MPhil in Health, Medicine, and Society from the University of Cambridge. He's currently pursuing his MD at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Amulya
Amulya is an Anthropology PhD candidate at Harvard University. She earned her Bachelor's in Anthropology from University of Chicago, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
Max
After graduating Valedictorian of his high school class, Max earned his BA in Philosophy at Columbia. He is currently an MD/PhD candidate at Columbia, conducting his doctoral research in systems neuroscience.
Aaron
Aaron earned his PhD in Political Science at Yale, and his BA (Philosophy) and MA (Social Sciences) at the University of Chicago. Currently, he teaches Social Sciences at Deep Springs College.
David
David holds a BA in Mathematics (University of Chicago) and an MS in Computer Science (Harvard). He is currently a practicing statistician, mathematician, and teacher at an IB school.
David
David is currently a resident physician specializing in psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis. Previously, he earned his MD at Columbia and studied Biology and Philosophy at Washington University, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Noam
Noam earned her BA in Philosophy from U Chicago and was a Rehabilitation Specialist at the South End Community Health Center. She is now pursuing her MD at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine.
Sonya
Sonya is an MD candidate at Columbia. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Neuroscience and a BA in History and Philosophy of Science, with minors in Spanish and Chemistry (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).
Viemma
Viemma attended Rutgers University-New Brunswick where she received two Bachelor’s degrees: one in Public Health and one in Biological Sciences, summa cum laude. After completing her MD at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, she is now a General Surgery resident at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Ian
Ian graduated with High Honors from Dartmouth with a BA in Government, and earned an MA and PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago. He has taught at University of Chicago, Northwestern, Bard, and Harvard.
Claire
Claire earned her BS in Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology from Yale University. After earning her MD at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, she is now a Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery at Yale.
Henry
Henry graduated with an MD from Columbia University in 2022 and began psychiatry residency at the University of Rochester. Formerly a professional classical ballet dancer, he earned his BA in Biology from Columbia University, where he was also the first male synchronized swimmer in the Ivy League.
Patricia
Pat earned her BA in English and Biology at UPenn and her MA and PhD in English Literature at U Chicago. She has taught at Brandeis University, and the University at Albany, State University of New York.