
Hometown: Old Greenwich, CT
Health Professional Area of Interest: Medicine
Relevant prehealth experience: Working in the front office of a private medical practice, shadowing a pediatrician, shadowing two days at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (pediatric oncologist, oncologist specializing in Leukemia), co-president of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Club at Princeton (PULLS), Junior independent work in the development of play (Fall) and mental health (Spring) in children, internship in Costa Rica in pediatric occupational and physical therapy
What topics are you excited to talk about?
Contacting professors
Choosing a major
Balancing athletics with classes
Deciding on summer opportunities
Utilizing the resources that are available
Creating a study schedule that works for you
What advice would you give to a first- or second-year prehealth student athlete? The biggest piece of advice I would give first or second year pre-health student athletes is to trust in your own pre-health path and to avoid getting discouraged when encountering obstacles. Juggling one's pre-health coursework with athletics, while extremely rewarding, is also very challenging. It is more than okay to encounter bumps along the way. I strongly believe that focusing on yourself, your own journey, and your own goals is key to being a pre-health student athlete at Princeton.
Summer 2024 planned activities: Internship in Alajuela, Costa Rica focusing on pediatric occupational and physical therapy
Last book you read for fun: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Favorite food: Chocolate
Favorite way to relieve stress: Running