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I used to be a shy person. I would seldom volunteer to be a leader or try to influence a group, even if I had ideas about how things should be done. The only leadership role I’ve had was the vice president of my homeroom class in 2nd-grade elementary school. Continue reading How the Institute Helped Me Become a Leader
After graduating with a B.S. in Statistics and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from NC State University, I decided to go to graduate school rather than straight into a full-time job. As I worked toward my undergraduate degree, I took many elective courses while taking the required degree courses simultaneously, Continue reading Why I Came to Grad School
Meet Iqra Munawar, Class of 2020. Iqra entered the MSA program with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Appalachian State University and experience with financial companies through multiple internships. Upon completing the MSA, Iqra worked as a Biostatistician/Data Scientist at Wake Forest Baptist Health and is currently working as a Continue reading Interview with Iqra Munawar
6:10 A.M. I wake up, do my devotion, and make a cup of coffee before the world is awake. As an extrovert, I gain my energy from other people, but I find that being alone is more conducive to organizing my thoughts and mentally preparing for the day ahead. In Continue reading Day in the Life (August 23)