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Episode Synopsis
“Push yourself and put yourself in uncomfortable situations. But don't be too hard on yourself.” - Pioneer alumnus Luccas
This episode of Uncharted, the Pioneer Alumni Podcast, features Gayatri, who conducted research at Pioneer in 2019 in history, interviewing Luccas, who conducted research at Pioneer in 2014 in economics. Luccas graduated from Harvard College and pursued his MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Having benefited from his unique Pioneer experience, Luccas successfully found his passion in economics and finance, delved into college research, and honed his professional skills through summer internships. Luccas shares his insights on building relationships in college and in the workplace and maintaining a healthy work-life balance, and how that helped him graduate from Harvard College as a John Harvard Scholar and pursue his MBA at the Booth. Luccas sheds light on the importance of mentorship, advice on applying to business schools, his former work experience as a business analyst at McKinsey & Company, and his unique journey from private equity to consulting to real estate. If you are interested in economics, finance, business, research, pursuing MBA, or maintaining a healthy work-life balance in big firms, this episode is definitely for you!
About Uncharted: the Pioneer Academics Alumni Podcast
Uncharted: the Pioneer alumni podcast is hosted and produced by alumni of the Pioneer Research Program, a virtual research institute for outstanding high school students. Widely respected for its high standards in selectivity and academic rigor, it is the only fully-accredited and college-credit bearing online research program. In Pioneer, students work one-on-one with university professors in advanced study and research of a topic of their interest ranging from physics to gender studies, culminating in a full-length, undergraduate-level research paper.
Uncharted was featured by FeedSpot as a top alumni podcast! You can see the list of selected alumni podcasts here: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/alumni_podcasts/ and in the “Top alumni podcasts” link in our bio on Instagram @Pioneer_Academics.
This episode of Uncharted, the Pioneer Alumni Podcast, features Gayatri, who conducted research at Pioneer in 2019 in history, interviewing Luccas, who conducted research at Pioneer in 2014 in economics. Luccas graduated from Harvard College and pursued his MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Having benefited from his unique Pioneer experience, Luccas successfully found his passion in economics and finance, delved into college research, and honed his professional skills through summer internships. Luccas shares his insights on building relationships in college and in the workplace and maintaining a healthy work-life balance, and how that helped him graduate from Harvard College as a John Harvard Scholar and pursue his MBA at the Booth. Luccas sheds light on the importance of mentorship, advice on applying to business schools, his former work experience as a business analyst at McKinsey & Company, and his unique journey from private equity to consulting to real estate. If you are interested in economics, finance, business, research, pursuing MBA, or maintaining a healthy work-life balance in big firms, this episode is definitely for you!
About Uncharted: the Pioneer Academics Alumni Podcast
Uncharted: the Pioneer alumni podcast is hosted and produced by alumni of the Pioneer Research Program, a virtual research institute for outstanding high school students. Widely respected for its high standards in selectivity and academic rigor, it is the only fully-accredited and college-credit bearing online research program. In Pioneer, students work one-on-one with university professors in advanced study and research of a topic of their interest ranging from physics to gender studies, culminating in a full-length, undergraduate-level research paper.
Uncharted was featured by FeedSpot as a top alumni podcast! You can see the list of selected alumni podcasts here: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/alumni_podcasts/ and in the “Top alumni podcasts” link in our bio on Instagram @Pioneer_Academics.
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