35 | Vedika pursuing Business Majors at Nanyang Technology University, shares her experience

Vedika Gaddhyan | Sophomore at Nanyang Technological University | Research Intern at Trifecta Capital Advisors

Vedika completed her first year foundation course in NTU. She talks about the wide scope of Statistics and Analysis in every field and in every company. She stresses on the importance of learning a coding language even in a field like business.
Vedika appreciates the supportive community at NTU. She explains how various opportunities helped her to understand the real time implementation of business ideas and their scope. She mentions some pros and cons of the University and life in Singapore.

34 | Shlok transitioned from Mechanical Engineer to CS PHD Student

Shlok Sobti | Doctoral Student at Rice University | Motion Planning and Human-Robot Interaction

Reflecting back on days at RICE University, Shlok started his journey with a group of students. He appreciates the community at RICE because of which his ideas and opinions have been shaped about learning throughout 4 years. He embraces the support system at RICE which is always for the students and never against them

Shlok has transitioned from Mechanical engineering to CS PHD under the guidance of his Mentor. He has published a research paper on Human Robot Interaction. He quotes a few examples of Computational power in the field of Biology and medicine. Shlok is geared up for his research journey, know more about it in the podcast.

33 | Divij experienced and managed 2008 financial crisis

Divij Punvani | Honoris United Universities | London School of Economics

Moved to New York in 2007, Divij experienced various transitions in his life. Not only college life, but the tough times of financial crisis affected Divij plans in several ways. After learning finances and art history from Baruch College, Divij struggled his way to get a job. Eventually, he decided to opt for a Masters program at London School of Economics.

Divij believes that the entire skill learning system will be digitized very soon. He sees this as the  most accessible opportunity and recommends every individual to stay updated with their technical skills. Upscaling one's skills with time is the need of the hour.

32 | Got in LMU, owned a startup, interned at CloudAccess and now Director of Investor Relations, EB5 United - Meet Ishaan Khanna

Ishaan Khanna | Investor Relations at EB5 United

Growing up Ishaan knew he wanted to pursue Information technology, but he never wanted to code. Hence chose the path of Applied Information Management Systems which is a combination of Management and Information technology. Ishaan describes how is schooling in IB Board helped him adjust better at LMU 

While Ishaan gives many advice and suggestions to young students, he also explains his life struggles while initiating a start up and then interning at Cloud Access Company. Ishaan took inspiration from everyone he has ever worked with and developed his way forward.

31 | Trisha appreciates the randomness in her journey and is keen on taking up Data Science as next stepping stone

Trisha Singh | MS Statistics, Stanford'21

Trisha acknowledges her evolution from a high schooler to a Grad student to an employee and now as Masters Student at Stanford. She cherishes her learnings and memories from Middlebury College. Connecting with friends and Professors she not only did well in academics but also explored different opportunities at campus such as Research Assistant and Teacher Assistant. 

She appreciates the different cultures at both Stanford and Middlebury College. She enjoys exploring things while connecting with people. She looks forward to working in the field of Data Science as it has the potential to give solutions to various problems.