Lab Notes: Alice’s Path to MIT

26/07/2025 16 min

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Hosted by Sunny, a Pioneer alum studying environmental engineering, this conversation features Alice, a 2017 Pioneer scholar who studied biomedical engineering at Georgia Tech and is now pursuing her PhD in biological engineering at MIT.Alice shares how her Pioneer experience sparked a lasting passion for research, which she carried through internships at Regeneron and Genentech and into her award-winning Capstone project. She also offers a candid look at the grad school application process—covering everything from writing a compelling statement of purpose to choosing the right lab.Whether you're considering research in STEM or planning your next academic step, this episode is packed with insights and encouragement.About Uncharted: the Pioneer Academics Alumni PodcastUncharted: 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” - see the link in our bio to learn more!

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