HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA
MAJOR(S): Economics and Political Science
ACTIVITIES/INVOLVEMENT: Thalian Society, Asian Student Association, Phonathon, campus internship with the Institutional Research Department
MOST UNUSUAL THING I DID AT WHITTIER COLLEGE: My adventures trying to break into different buildings on campus to find a room where I could finish studying for my Econ tests!
BEST PLACE TO STUDY: The fifth floor room in the SLC with the floor to ceiling whiteboards.
FAVORITE CLASS: Intro to Political Science with Professor Bergerson.
MOST CHALLENGING CLASS TAKEN: Intermediate Microeconomics Theory with Professor White, hands down.
WHAT WHITTIER COLLEGE MEANS TO ME: Whittier is where I was able to grow and learn how to push myself to become my best self. It is also where I met the people who will be my life-long friends.
MOST INTERESTING THING I LEARNED AS A POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS DOUBLE MAJOR: How both political science and economic theory is found everywhere in day-to-day life.
BEST THING ABOUT BEING A THALIAN: Being part of a sisterhood that truly cares about diversity and allows each Thalian to be her genuine self.
MOST INTERESTING THING I LEARNED WORKING AT PHONATHON: How far just having a simple conversation can get you.
OFF-CAMPUS INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE AT GOLDMAN SACHS: My internship experience was a perfect balance of giving me the responsibility of any other full-time employee and still allowing me to have fun with the position. I was able to really understand what “work hard, play hard” meant during my internship experience.
WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST LESSON LEARNED DURING YOUR INTERNSHIP? The importance of good leadership. A good manager and a strong upper management system is what makes me want to come to work everyday.
ULTIMATE CAREER GOAL: To make my way to D.C. and work on a political analysis team to see how politics affect our economy and the world’s economy.