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Sasha Akmaeva '25 - ClearSky Power

This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to intern at ClearSky Power, a company dedicated to bringing solar energy solutions to...

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Oct 8, 20245 min read

Aidan Moore '25 - Longroad Energy

This summer, I was introduced to the engineering and finance sides of the renewable energy industry and the meticulous work behind...

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Oct 8, 20244 min read

Bridget Minogue ’25 - Bullhorn

Ever since I was a kid, I loved puzzles. Little did I know it would turn into a love for computer science. This summer, I was lucky...

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Oct 4, 20244 min read

Isabel O’Brien ’25 - Noxon Orthodontics

Growing up and getting to experience the patient side of orthodontics, I always wondered what goes on behind the scenes. How do you know...

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Oct 4, 20243 min read

Jacob Decker ’25 - Nvelop Therapeutics

As I enter my senior year and begin working on college applications, I often find myself grappling with the question of what I want to...

Lily Shah '25 and Lily Cave '25 - Latino Health Insurance Program

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Oct 1, 20245 min read

Lily Shah '25 and Lily Cave '25 - Latino Health Insurance Program

According to a 2022 study with the Pew Research Center, the Latino population, as a whole, has less access to healthcare than other...

Lindsay Morin ’25 - Pediatric Associates of Brockton

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Oct 1, 20244 min read

Lindsay Morin ’25 - Pediatric Associates of Brockton

"Pay attention to the world around you." These words are not just advice but a way of life for Dr. Chung, a pediatrician at Pediatric...

Christopher Kim ’25 and Dylan Herlihy ’25 - The Boston Ability Center

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Sep 5, 20243 min read

Christopher Kim ’25 and Dylan Herlihy ’25 - The Boston Ability Center

Interning at the Boston Ability Center gave us an inside look at how therapy for young children was performed, and it was a very...

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Aug 28, 20244 min read

Alex Young '25 - Jackpine Technologies

Computer science has been an interest of mine for a long time. On my own, I like to build websites, develop games, and create apps, but...

Will Croom '25 - The Burns Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital

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Aug 27, 20244 min read

Will Croom '25 - The Burns Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital

Growing up, I would often visit the Boston Aquarium. I would beg my mom to take me as often as possible and was always fascinated by the...

Nicole Lidforss ’25 - Burns Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital

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Aug 26, 20245 min read

Nicole Lidforss ’25 - Burns Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital

When I was a little kid, I was a frequent visitor at the Museum of Science and loved looking through pictures in anatomy books. As I have...

Serafina Applegate ’25 - Mass General Hospital in Boston, MA

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Aug 26, 20246 min read

Serafina Applegate ’25 - Mass General Hospital in Boston, MA

I have always been fascinated by and appreciative of the work performed by doctors and surgeons. After years as an orthopedic “regular”...

Marcos Ramos ’25 - Bullhorn Technologies

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Aug 22, 20244 min read

Marcos Ramos ’25 - Bullhorn Technologies

In the best meaning possible, “Jumping into the deep end” is the phrase I would use to describe my interning experience at Bullhorn this...

Sindi Khumalo '25 - MSPCA Angell Animal Medical Center

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Aug 22, 20245 min read

Sindi Khumalo '25 - MSPCA Angell Animal Medical Center

Growing up, I had always had an interest in animals. Unfortunately, I’ve never had any pets of my own, but many of my close friends did....

Leah Jin ’25 and Bennett Cavallo ’25 - Wheeler Lab

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Aug 21, 20244 min read

Leah Jin ’25 and Bennett Cavallo ’25 - Wheeler Lab

As the complexities of the adolescent brain have become an increasingly urgent focus, we have found ourselves drawn to the field of...

Mairin Anderson ’25 - NADAAA - Architecture

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Aug 21, 20244 min read

Mairin Anderson ’25 - NADAAA - Architecture

I have always loved cities – the constant activity and flow of people is so exciting to me. As I traveled more, seeing places like...

Pepper Taylor ’25 - Boston Medical Center

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Aug 20, 20247 min read

Pepper Taylor ’25 - Boston Medical Center

Did you know that there are 30 bones in each of your upper limbs? Also known as your upper extremities, each upper limb is a network of...

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Aug 15, 20244 min read

Madison Ngai ’25 - Pegasystems

When my parents signed me up for a coding camp in elementary school, I felt that it was the last thing I wanted to spend two weeks of my...

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Aug 6, 20243 min read

Liam Carter ’25 - Pegasystems

I was fortunate enough to be able to further my interest in computer science through my internship with Pegasystems this summer. I was...

Matthew Papas ’25 - Pegasystems in Waltham, MA

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Aug 5, 20244 min read

Matthew Papas ’25 - Pegasystems in Waltham, MA

Prior to my junior year of high school, I had no experience in programming and only had a slight interest in it; however, after I took...