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The Sciences were Maya’s favorite courses in High School - Chemistry, Biology and Ecology. Especially Chemistry. It seemed aligned with the way her mind worked. Outside of class, she ran cross country, track.

Maya joins us on our podcast to share her UG Experience at CU Boulder, UG Research, Hiking Expeditions, and Advice for high schoolers.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

• Overall Experience at CU Boulder
• UG Research
• Hiking Club
• Majoring in Biochemistry
• Advice to High Schoolers

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introduction to Maya Nelson, CU Boulder [0:43]
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [1:41]
• Overall CU Boulder Experience [4:16]
• Why CU Boulder? [4:54]
• High School Interests [6:16]
• Transition to College [8:07]
• Classmates [10:22]
• Professors and Teaching [11:07]
• UG Research - Synthetic Biology [12:12]
• Impact of Research [16:56]
• Campus Hiking Club [21:09]
• Majoring in Biochemistry [24:25]
• Grad School? [28:44]
• Advice for High Schoolers [29:54]
• Fond Memory [32:17]

Our Guests: Maya Nelson  is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Memorable Quote: “But the more I've been doing research, and I'm so invested in this project, I'm asking questions about this project, answering them myself through lab work. It really, really deepens your understanding of the classes that you're in. And the classes that you're in, ironically, seem a little bit easier.” Maya Nelson.

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