Finding where you fit
Braedon Quinlan ’24 chose Skidmore knowing he wants to be a doctor; 节奏 Trach ’24, on the other hand, came to Skidmore intending to 主要 in 工作室艺术 but landing on a different 主要.
Four years later, Braedon’s and 节奏’s goals look a little different, but their passion for helping their communities remains the same.
After setting his sights on the 医学预科 track, Braedon has decided he wants to become a pediatrician specializing in trauma or intensive care, but his experiences at Skidmore doing 生物学 研究 have shifted his plans. Braedon is now preparing to pursue a joint MD/Ph.D. program following his graduation.
Meanwhile, 节奏 switched to a 医学预科 生物学 主要 before ultimately deciding that she could best achieve her ambition to help people through a 社会工作 主要, which she also plans to pursue in grad school.
Both Braedon and 节奏 are admissions ambassadors. Read on to find out more about their Skidmore experiences, consider taking a campus tour with one of them!
Braedon Quinlan ’24 (he/him)
生物学 主要; statistics, chemistry, Honors Forum minors
Outside the classroom: 同伴健康教育者, 生物学 Department 研究er, Skidmore social media marketing assistant, 化学 Department tutor
家乡: Arlington, Massachusetts.
Favorite Admission tour question? “I’ve heard every single question imaginable, but I love talking about the food! My favorite Skidmore food fact is our weekly Chicken Finger Friday. D-hall’s hummingbird cake is also so good! I don’t even know how they make it, but 令人惊奇的.”
Favorite Skidmore fact? “哦，嘘，就一个? Jonsson Tower is the highest point in Saratoga. 我们有更多 事件多于学生. Scrat from ‘Ice Age’ is based off a Skidmore squirrel. 我可以 继续...”
What’s a Saratoga must do? “喝了水.”
最喜欢的电影? “球场上完美.”
A fun fact about yourself? “I know every single word to the ‘Pitch Perfect’ riff off. And I’m obsessed with 我的头发.”
节奏 Trach ’24 (she/her)
Social Work 主要, 生物学 minor
Outside the classroom: 住宅生活 社区助理; 化学, 生物学, Social Work Department 研究员; 学生会 Association senator; dancer; Greenberg Childcare Center 志愿者
家乡: 米尔福德,康涅狄格
为什么火博体育? “When I first came to Skidmore, I wanted to be a 工作室艺术 主要. Then COVID hit, that changed my perspective. I wanted to help people, and I thought the only way 我可以 was to become a doctor, so I switched to 生物学.
At the end of my sophomore year, I realized I actually wanted to help people through 社会工作, so I switched my 主要 again. All this is to say, at Skidmore I have been able to explore many interests and received support at every step along the way.”
Favorite Skidmore fact? “我们可以开始 研究 as early as the first semester of your first year! A lot of prospective students are interested in 研究 and sharing this fact with them gets them so excited. 做 研究 in three different academic areas has helped me figure out what I want to 从长远来看呢. It’s also great that we don’t have to compete with graduate students for 研究 positions at Skidmore.”
What’s a Saratoga must do? “Stay for a summer; there’s so much to do. I spent a summer on campus doing 研究, and I got to see the New York City Ballet at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC). It’s really fun and a completely different atmosphere. In the fall and winter, Saratoga Springs is pretty quiet and then summer comes and there are so many people!”
最喜欢的音乐? “诺亚·卡汉. In fact, I attended his 音乐会 this summer at SPAC — my first-ever 音乐会.”
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