Episode summary introduction: Miri says she was a Math and Science girl in High School. She knew she was very good at Math. In addition, she liked to play the flute, participated in lots of events and won awards in a number of competitions.

Miri Choi is a graduate of MIT with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

• On choosing MIT
• Majoring in Computer Science
• Campus Activities
• Summers of Internships
• Advice to Aspirants

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introduction to Miri Choi, MIT [0:43]
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [1:31]
• MIT - Overall Experience [3:48]
• Why MIT? [4:46]
• High School Interests [5:58]
• Transition to MIT [7:53]
• Peers [10:13]
• “Well-Known” Professors [11:19]
• Dorm & Food [12:31]
• Pistol Shooting, IEEE Conference, Ambassador [14:36]
• Summers of Experiences [18:00]
• Choosing to Major in CS [23:20]
• MIT’s Impact [24:40]
• MIT Redo [27:23]
• Being a Girl in STEM [29:19]
• Advice to Aspirants [33:33]
• Memories - Swimming Prereq [35:13]

Our Guest: Miri Choi is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. Miri runs My College Consulting and her email is info@mycollegecs.com.

Memorable Quote: “In those [Math] competitions, even though I didn't rank like 1 or 2, you know, overall, like male plus female, but in the female portion I was ranked pretty high. So that really helped me to kind of stand out in the girl field. So it kind of acted Pro for me.” Miri on the Pros of being a Girl in STEM.

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