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Hello! I’m Catherine.
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Hello! I’m Catherine. Class of 2014
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Hello! I’m Catherine. Class of 2014
With a personal interest in medicine.
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Hello! I’m Catherine. Class of 2014
With a personal interest in medicine.
Entered Stanford as a premed…
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Hello! I’m Catherine. Class of 2014
With a personal interest in medicine.
Entered Stanford as a premed… But became unsure aBer CS106A
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Hello! I’m Catherine. Class of 2014
With a personal interest in medicine.
Entered Stanford as a premed… But became unsure aBer CS106A
(to the slight dismay of my parents).
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Thought at end of sophomore year:
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Thought at end of sophomore year: “I really enjoy building a product and the problem solving in coding. But I also feel fulfillment volunteering at the free clinic.”
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Thought at end of sophomore year: “I really enjoy building a product and the problem solving in coding. But I also feel fulfillment volunteering at the free clinic.”
“Maybe I can combine my interests. I should look into how technology can help
improve people’s health.”
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This summer…
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This summer… Interned as a soBware engineer at Google
and had an incredible experience – company culture and work were amazing.
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This summer… Interned as a soBware engineer at Google
and had an incredible experience – company culture and work were amazing.
No longer premed.
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Current goal* aBer Stanford:
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Current goal* aBer Stanford:
*Warning: Subject to frequent change!
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Current goal* aBer Stanford: Have large role in creaZng a company like Google – fast iteraZon, high integrity of
products, focus on engineers – for improving health.
*Warning: Subject to frequent change!
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Why I’m interested in your class
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Why I’m interested in your class Would learn a different set of skills from an open-‐ended, project-‐focused class such as CS377T from other classes I’ve taken.
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Why I’m interested in your class Would learn a different set of skills from an open-‐ended, project-‐focused class such as CS377T from other classes I’ve taken.
Would get to work with other students with aligned interests
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Why I’m interested in your class Would learn a different set of skills from an open-‐ended, project-‐focused class such as CS377T from other classes I’ve taken.
Would get to work with other students with aligned interests
and learn from an experienced prof.
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Social media
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Social media LinkedIn: Keep in contact with professional
acquaintances. See people’s career trajectory.
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Social media LinkedIn: Keep in contact with professional
acquaintances. See people’s career trajectory.
Facebook: Keep in touch with friends. Find informaZon (e.g. heard about this class from Facebook status). Give informaZon
(status, events, etc).
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Social media cont.
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Social media cont. Yelp: Find good restaurants, generally. Other recent uses: found good haircut
place, veterinary hospital.
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Social media cont. Yelp: Find good restaurants, generally. Other recent uses: found good haircut
place, veterinary hospital.
Quora: Hear about unique life experiences, learn from expert view-‐points, waste
Zme. :)
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Social media cont. Also use: Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube,
SpoZfy…
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More about me
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More about me Technical skills:
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More about me Technical skills:
Proficient in C++, Java
Familiar with C, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Perl, Ruby, R
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More about me
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More about me Background in psychology:
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More about me Background in psychology:
AP Psychology in high school
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More about me Background in psychology:
AP Psychology in high school
Behavior change? EssenZally none. Akending Medicine X conference, and hope to learn more about changing
behavior in years to come.
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More about me
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More about me Design ability:
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More about me Design ability:
Took formal art classes for 4 years.
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More about me Design ability:
Took formal art classes for 4 years.
Have intuiZon about what looks good and what doesn’t.
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More about me Design ability:
Took formal art classes for 4 years.
Have intuiZon about what looks good and what doesn’t.
Made my share of Photoshop flyers and iMovie presentaZons for orgs.
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More about me
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More about me Musical instruments:
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More about me Musical instruments:
French horn and piano.
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More about me Musical instruments:
French horn and piano.
Yes I could play them for the class if the instruments were provided.
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More about me
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More about me Siblings:
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More about me Siblings:
One younger brother, 16. Current junior in high school.
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More about me Siblings:
One younger brother, 16. Current junior in high school.
I like being the oldest. :)
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More about me
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More about me Team sports:
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More about me Team sports:
2 years soccer in jr. high.
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More about me Team sports:
2 years soccer in jr. high.
Varsity tennis player for high school team. On an intramural tennis team at Stanford.
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More about me
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More about me Quirkiness:
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More about me Quirkiness:
I tend to sneeze mulZple Zmes in a row. Recently, I counted 13 Zmes (yes, I count
my sneezes).
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Quick challenge: Sequence alumni behaviors
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Quick challenge: Sequence alumni behaviors
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Alumni has great Stanford experience
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Alumni has great Stanford experience
Alumni does well in career, at least partly due to
Stanford degree and learning.
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Alumni has great Stanford experience
Alumni does well in career, at least partly due to
Stanford degree and learning.
Alumni gets updates from Stanford:
awards, new developments,
etc.
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Alumni has great Stanford experience
Alumni does well in career, at least partly due to
Stanford degree and learning.
Alumni gets updates from Stanford:
awards, new developments,
etc.
Alumni gets personalized leker from Stanford, asking for donaZon.
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Alumni has great Stanford experience
Alumni does well in career, at least partly due to
Stanford degree and learning.
Alumni gets updates from Stanford:
awards, new developments,
etc.
Alumni gets personalized leker from Stanford, asking for donaZon.
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Alumni has great Stanford experience
Alumni does well in career, at least partly due to
Stanford degree and learning.
Alumni gets updates from Stanford:
awards, new developments,
etc.
Alumni gets personalized leker from Stanford, asking for donaZon.
(this cycle may happen mulZple Zmes)
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Alumni has great Stanford experience
Alumni does well in career, at least partly due to
Stanford degree and learning.
Alumni gets updates from Stanford:
awards, new developments,
etc.
Alumni gets personalized leker from Stanford, asking for donaZon.
(this cycle may happen mulZple Zmes)
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Alumni has great Stanford experience
Alumni donates
Alumni does well in career, at least partly due to
Stanford degree and learning.
Alumni gets updates from Stanford:
awards, new developments,
etc.
Alumni gets personalized leker from Stanford, asking for donaZon.
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Future alumni has great Stanford experience
Alumni donates
Alumni does well in career, at least partly due to
Stanford degree and learning.
Alumni gets updates from Stanford:
awards, new developments,
etc.
Alumni gets personalized leker from Stanford, asking for donaZon.
(and so on)
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The end!
Thanks for your consideraZon! :)