Talia
Talia holds a BA in Visual Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and an MS in Quantitative Economics from UCLA. She will next pursue a PhD in Cultural Economics.
Karina
After graduating from UCLA with triple honors for her BA (summa cum laude, college honors, and departmental honors), she took a gap year, during which she trained in the rigorous Columbia Publishing Course in New York City. She is a fiction writer and PhD candidate in English at Harvard University.
Winnie
Winnie is currently pursuing an MD at Johns Hopkins Medical School. Previously, she studied Molecular Biology at UCLA, where she was named UCLA’s Class of 2020 Distinguished Senior for her community service, mentorship, and research endeavors.
Johnson E.
Johnson holds an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, a Master’s in International Trade & Finance from the Harvard Kennedy School, and an MBA from MIT. He has worked for Goldman Sachs, the Federal Reserve, and Harvard Business School.
Ania
Ania attended Emory University, graduating with a BA in Political Science and a minor in Spanish. They received the Levitas Award for outstanding scholarship in Political Science. They are currently a JD Candidate at UCLA School of Law.
Sabrina W.
Sabrina graduated from Harvard College with High Honors in Economics and a minor in Ethnicity, Migration, and Rights. She is currently pursuing an MBA at Harvard Business School and an MPP at Harvard Kennedy School. Sabrina is also experienced as a Management Consultant at both Bain & Company and the Boston Consulting Group.
Nadia C.
Nadia majored in Environmental Science at UCLA, where she graduated magna cum laude and was awarded the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hollings scholarship. She is now a PhD candidate at Harvard in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science.
Isita
Isita graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a BS in Neuroscience and a minor in Disability Studies. She is now pursuing an MD at Harvard Medical School.
Alex W.
Alex graduated from UCLA with a degree in Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology. She's currently a National Health Service Corps Scholar at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM).
Rozalyn
Rozalyn is pursuing a Master’s in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Previously, she worked in philanthropy at The Ford Family Foundation in community economic development and in finance as a loan officer. She holds an Honors Bachelor of Science in Environmental Economics and Policy and an Honors Bachelor of Arts in International Studies.
Preeti K.
Preeti holds a degree in Human Biology from Stanford University. She is now an MD/MBA candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles and is interested in pursuing internal medicine.
Virginia
Virginia graduated from Georgetown University with degrees in accounting and finance, obtained her CPA, and went on to work in public accounting and financial consulting in New York City. She is currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Maya
Maya graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Religious Studies and Political Science and minors in French and Conflict Studies from DePauw University. As a Fulbright grantee, Maya taught English to over 200 students in Morocco. She's currently an MPP Candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Joshua
Joshua graduated cum laude from Middlebury College with a BA in Political Science. He worked for two years as a Research Associate at Mathematica Policy Research. He then worked at Kate Farms as a Market Access Associate Manager. Currently, Joshua is a dual degree master’s candidate in Comparative Urban Planning and International Governance at UCLA and SciencesPo.
Sara AZ
Sara is a fourth-year medical student at Harvard Medical School. She is also pursuing a dual degree in Master in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Previously, she graduated summa cum laude from Miami University.
Jalen
A Florida native, Jalen traded sunshine for scholastics and is now an MD and MPP Candidate at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Kennedy School respectively. He spent his undergrad at Dartmouth College where he majored in Ecology.
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.
Katie M.
Katie graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University with a double major in Political Science and Philosophy. Now, she is pursuing a Master of Public Policy degree at the Harvard Kennedy School, a program which focuses on empirical skills like economics and statistics for the purpose of applying them to creating effective public policy.
Isaiah B.
A lifelong Midwesterner, Isaiah attended Iowa State University, graduating summa cum laude with honors (Phi Beta Kappa). After graduating, Isaiah committed a year of service as an AmeriCorps VISTA in Columbus, Ohio. He is currently a first-year Master in Public Policy Candidate at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Sam L.
Sam is currently a dual MBA/MPA student at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Harvard Kennedy School, where he focuses on healthcare policy, finance, and venture capital.
Eli J.
Eli is a PhD candidate at UCLA studying Cryptography. Previously, he earned his BS in Mathematics and Computer Science at the same institution. During his undergraduate work at UCLA, Eli was an instructor for the Los Angeles Math Circle (now the Olga Radko Math Circle).
Cristian
Cristian majored in Human Biology and Society, and minored in Global Health at UCLA. He taught Chemistry at Crenshaw High via Teach for America, receiving his teaching credential from Loyola Marymount University. He is currently an Anthropology MD-PhD student at UCLA.
Stefan
Stefan majored in Public Policy and Urban Studies at Stanford University. He earned his Master's in Public Policy at Harvard University, and is a PhD student in Urban Planning at Columbia University.
Arjun
Arjun is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon. Previously, he earned his MS and BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Math Economics from UCLA.
Christina
Christina earned her MBA at Yale School of Management, where she was a Silver Scholar. She's now attending the UCLA School of Law with a Dean's Scholarship, where she will focus on entertainment law.
Humza
Humza graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a double major in Medicinal Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences. He is now an MD/PhD candidate at UCLA.
Mariam
Mariam Rahmani is a writer and translator. Rahmani holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from UCLA and an MFA in Fiction from Columbia University, as well as degrees from Princeton and Oxford. She currently serves on the faculty of Bennington College and is a postdoctoral Fellow with the American Council for Learned Societies in 2023-24.
Ernesto
Ernesto is an MD/PhD candidate at UCSF. He graduated with all available honors from UCLA with a BS in Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).
Rex
Rex is an MD student at UCSF School of Medicine. He graduated summa cum laude from UCLA in 2019 with a Bachelor's in Neuroscience and a minor in Biomedical Research.
Christina
Christina is a postdoctoral fellow and instructor in the Section of Community Behavioral Health at Rush University Medical Center. She holds a BA in Psychology (UCLA) and an MA/PhD in Clinical-Community Psychology (DePaul).
James
James earned his MD at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, his MPP at the Harvard Kennedy School, and his BS in Chemistry at Brown. He is an Emergency Medicine Resident at Boston University Medical Center.
Julia
Julia is a PhD candidate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard. She holds a BA in History of Art and Visual Culture from UC Santa Cruz, and an MA in East Asian Studies from UCLA.
Nicky
Nicky is currently a resident in emergency medicine, and he completed his MD/MPP at Harvard, where he was president of his medical school class. He graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Chemistry from Rice University.
Alexander
Alex is a JD candidate at UCLA. Prior to law school, he earned his BA in Chinese from Colby College, and then worked in China, first as an interpreter, and then in test prep tutoring ambitious students from China's best schools.
Chelsea
Chelsea graduated from UCLA summa cum laude with a BA in English and Political Science and a minor in French. She then earned her JD at NYU, where she was a Root-Tilden-Kern public interest scholar and a Florence Allen Scholar.
ImeIme
Imelme holds a BA in African American Studies and Government (Harvard), a JD (Harvard Law) and an MA in Public Policy (Harvard Kennedy School of Government). She is now clerking for a federal appellate judge in Washington DC.
Aida
Aida is pursuing a specialization in pediatric dentistry at UCLA School of Dentistry. She holds a BA in Chemistry and Hispanic Studies from Hamilton College, and a DMD from Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Yehonatan
Yehonatan earned his PhD in Math at UCLA, and his BA in Math with a minor in Creative Writing at UC Berkeley. He is now a postdoc researcher in Systems and Computational Biology in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Abhishek
Abhishek is a PhD candidate in Theoretical Physics at Harvard. His work focuses on understanding the mysteries of black holes. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BS in Physics from UCLA.