Sara Covin '25

Pronouns
she/her
Position
Women's Openweight Rowing
Role
PSY
Title
New College West
Bio/Description

Hometown: San Francisco, California

Health Professional Area of Interest: Medicine

Relevant prehealth experience: Project Healthcare Volunteer, Shadowing in Plastic Surgery, OBGYN, and Hand Surgery, Summer Research Program in Pediatric Sarcomas at Indiana University, JP/Senior Thesis Research in the Human Diversity Lab, VSAAC (Varsity Student Athlete Advisory Committee)

What topics are you excited to talk about? 

  • MCAT prep

  • Course selection (for both pre-med classes and distributions)

  • Scheduling/time management

  • How to approach professors/preceptors for help, and utilizing McGraw's resources

  • How to manage the pressure/stress associated with both athletics and academics at Princeton.

What advice would you give to a first- or second-year prehealth student athlete? Find your study buddies! Not only are you able to build community with fellow pre-med students, but having good study buddies will make you feel less alone in some of the weed-out courses. Also! Don’t be afraid to go to office hours/reach out to professors that you might be interested in doing research with. Finally, (and I think most importantly), try not to compare yourself too much with your pre-med peers. They can help you come up with cool ideas to get experience in the medical field, but everyone’s path to becoming a doctor will look different! 

Summer 2024 planned activities: I will take the MCAT in August and I will participate in an 8-week summer research program at IU focusing on pediatric glioblastomas/sarcomas. I will also be racing in the UK at the Henley Royal Regatta for the Ivy Club.

Last book you read for fun: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Favorite food: Pasta, Pickles, and Coffee (not together though haha)

Favorite way to relieve stress: Running, Baking, and Watching TV