Job Title: Ph.D. In Political Science

This fall, I will be starting my Ph.D. in political science at Stanford University. I was also selected as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, an opportunity that I would not have without the close mentorship of QSS faculty. While at Dartmouth, I've especially enjoyed QSS courses' small class sizes, statistics instruction, and emphasis on hands-on projects. Thanks to the program, I was also able to conduct my own survey experiment and write a senior thesis about changing race relations in our country, the research interest that first motivated me to pursue graduate study.

Job Title: Policy & Research Associate

I work as a Policy & Research Associate at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab based in the Department of Economics at MIT. J-PAL North America conducts randomized evaluations, builds partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking, and helps partners scale up effective programs. Our work spans a wide range of sectors including health care, housing, criminal justice, education, and economic mobility. In my role, I provide technical assistance to implementing partners to increase their capacity for evaluation, synthesize and disseminate research findings for non-academic audiences, and support a large network of J-PAL affiliated researchers as they seek to answer policy-relevant research questions. My QSS experience has been crucial to my work; I am able to leverage my deep understanding of social science research methods, data collection, and analysis in my work every day.

Job Title: Business Analyst

I will be working as a Business Analyst at Public Consulting Group on the Education Strategies team in Boston. The Education Strategies team works with districts and state education agencies to identify problems and deliver solutions to improve education systems across the country. In this role, I will have the opportunity to utilize my QSS background, particularly my knowledge from QSS 17, QSS 20 and QSS 54 to help the team make data-driven decisions and recommendations.

Job Title: Business Consultant

I'm currently working in D.C. as a Business Consultant for Applied Predictive Technologies, a data analytics software company owned by Mastercard, after interning there my junior winter. I also interned in the summer as an Investment Banking Analyst for J.P. Morgan. My role involves a combination of database coding, statistical analysis, and client communication. The skills I gained as a QSS major have been extremely applicable to my current role—having experience working with real data has given me an understanding of the challenges associated with data work and how to think about solving these problems. Studying QSS also provided me with a strong background in statistics, which has helped give me confidence when communicating with clients and answering questions about methodology.

Job Title: Strategy Consulting

This past summer, I interned at Sotheby's in New York City, as part of the Streetwear and Modern Collectibles team. Over 10 weeks, I contributed to post-sale processes for an auction celebrating the Nike Air Force 1's 40th anniversary and helped prepare for an auction spotlighting Michael Jordan's 1998 NBA Finals Game 1 jersey, which sold for $10.1 million. My QSS major enabled me to excel in data-driven tasks, ranging from social media analysis for engagement growth to data wrangling for comprehensive sales reports. Next year, I will continue to leverage my QSS degree as I join Altman Solon, a TMT strategy consulting firm, building both quantitative and business skills that I hope to later apply in the art world.

Job Title: Founding Engineer

I recently joined the predictive analytics startup DashlyHR as a founding engineer. We are currently part of the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator in NYC, developing our platform focusing on predictive analytics for construction workforce data to minimize risk and regrettable turnover within the industry. The quantitative skills I developed as a QSS major have been crucial to the work I'm doing now, which incorporates a blend of Python, R, and SQL. Right now, I'm building out the machine learning models that are at the heart of our predictive analytics. It's exciting to apply the data analysis and visualization skills I learned in my QSS courses, especially in the collaborative environment of an early-stage startup.

Job Title: Corporate Development Associate

Starting in September, I will be joining The D.E. Shaw Group as a Corporate Development Associate. The Corporate Development team develops firm strategy, seeking to identify new investment opportunities, expand the scope of existing strategies, and package and sell investment expertise. As an associate, I will use both quantitative and qualitative methods to research and implement new investment approaches. I will have the chance to apply my skills in rigorous, analytical problem solving that I developed as a QSS major.

Job Title: Business Analytics Associate

I did an MA in Statistics at Berkeley and am now working as a Business Analytics Associate at ZS Associates, a sales and marketing consulting firm, in their New York office.

Job Title: Investment Analyst

As an Investment Analyst at Ludwig Cancer Research, I harness a unique blend of analytical technique and creative insight to manage and grow a $2 billion endowment for the non-profit foundation. My role entails rigorous analysis of financial data, modeling potential investments, and guiding capital allocation, aiming to maximize the endowment's impact on groundbreaking cancer research. Simultaneously, I leverage my leadership skills and personal experience with Crohn's disease to serve on the Young Professionals' Committee of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation's NY Chapter, striving to support others with similar challenges. My Quantitative Social Science (QSS) training proves invaluable, equipping me with the ability to dissect complex data and inform strategy in both personal and professional realms.

Job Title: Master's in Business Analytics at MIT

I am a Dartmouth '23, and I majored in Quantitative Social Sciences and minored in Digital Arts. Currently, I'm pursuing a Master's in Business Analytics at MIT. The QSS curriculum at Dartmouth was pivotal in sparking my love for data and analytics. Courses like QSS 20: Modern Statistical Computing and QSS 17: Data Visualization were particularly influential, as well as my senior honors thesis research project where I got to deep dive into applying analytical methods to my other interests in healthcare and policy. The QSS coursework laid the foundation for my daily use of R and Python, and my career aspirations of becoming a data scientist!