Alumni 5Q: Aaron Edwards
September 21, 2012 | Uncategorized | No Comments
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The Gatton Academy is extremely proud of its alumni and their accomplishments. During the Fall semester, the Gatton Academy will be releasing a series of 5 question articles looking at what our alumni have been up to since their time at the Academy. Today, we spotlight Aaron Edwards who graduated from the Gatton Academy in 2008.
Q: Can you describe your experience at the Gatton Academy?
A: My experience at Gatton was thrilling and unexpected. For the first time in my life I was surrounded by people with a similar academic drive as myself. The environment gave me the motivation to succeed at a level inside and outside the classroom.
Q: How have your experiences at the Gatton Academy helped you in your adult life?
A: Without the opportunity to get my feet wet with regards to research, I am confident that I would not have been able to work in medical research labs in the years following my time at Gatton.
Q: Since the Academy, what have you been up to?
A: I graduated from Centre College in May 2012. I now live Boston where I have begun a Masters in Medical Sciences program at Boston University School of Medicine.
Q: What do you aspire to achieve in the next ten years?
A: In 10 years, I would hope to either be a pediatric oncologist or potentially a professor at a college or medical school. I have been torn between the two professions for some time and only time will tell where I will be.
Q: What was your favorite memory from your time at the Gatton Academy?
A: My favorite memory from my time at Gatton was definitely the first day of school. I was so excited to meet friends that I now know were going to be some of my best for life. Also…. who can forget the yellow couch.
As an aside, the yellow couch can no longer be found at the Gatton Academy.
We would like to thank Aaron for taking time out of his schedule to be interviewed for this article. Next week, we will be spotlighting Mr. Nick Burnett, Class of 2009, who is a second year medical student at the University of Louisville.
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