MINERVA VOICES

A Mission of Traditional to Unconventional

by Alexander Bricken

February 19, 2019

Beaks. Bills. Blocks. Chambers. Divs. EWs. Rustications. The words I spoke.

Tailcoat, black leather shoes, white bow tie, and a waistcoat with a button undone because Edward the 7th was simply far too rotund to fasten it. The clothes I wore.

Field game. Fives. Bridge. Bumps. Ties. The activities I participated in.

Now, some of you may think what on Earth am I on about? The all-boys boarding school Eton College is what. These really were the norms of my life within the walls of the hyper-traditional and what brought me to the need to experience the polar opposite.

My application to Minerva was initially a whim; I really did not know much about the university. However, once I experienced Ascent, Minerva’s admitted students weekend, it eventually became a dream and now, fortunately, a reality. I had always been interested in more effective education; however, I never thought I could literally be a student on the cutting edge of it.

While some external people may have understanding for what Minerva really represents, I know that I speak for myself and my classmates when I say Minerva truly is a family, an incubator for success, and a lifelong journey. From civic partnerships with fantastic companies such as Khan Academy and Sparrow, to memorable moments like dancing on the hilltops of San Francisco with friends, Minerva really does offer an experience like no other.

HCs. ILOs. MiCos. The Forum. 10:01s. Our Minerva mission has just begun.

Quick Facts

Name
Country
Class
Major

Social Sciences & Business

Business & Computational Sciences

Business and Social Sciences

Social Sciences and Business

Computational Sciences & Social Sciences

Computer Science & Arts and Humanities

Business and Computational Sciences

Business and Social Sciences

Natural Sciences

Arts and Humanities

Business, Social Sciences

Business & Arts and Humanities

Computational Sciences

Natural Sciences, Computer Science

Computational Sciences

Arts & Humanities

Computational Sciences, Social Sciences

Computational Sciences

Computational Sciences

Natural Sciences, Social Sciences

Social Sciences, Natural Sciences

Data Science, Statistics

Computational Sciences

Business

Computational Sciences, Data Science

Social Sciences

Natural Sciences

Business, Natural Sciences

Business, Social Sciences

Computational Sciences

Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Computational Sciences, Natural Sciences

Natural Sciences

Computational Sciences, Social Sciences

Business, Social Sciences

Computational Sciences

Natural Sciences, Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences

Arts & Humanities, Social Science

Social Sciences, Business

Arts & Humanities

Computational Sciences, Social Science

Natural Sciences, Computer Science

Computational Science, Statistic Natural Sciences

Business & Social Sciences

Computational Science, Social Sciences

Social Sciences and Business

Business

Arts and Humanities

Computational Sciences

Social Sciences

Social Sciences and Computational Sciences

Social Sciences & Computational Sciences

Social Sciences & Arts and Humanities

Computational Science

Minor

Computational Science & Business

Economics

Social Sciences

Concentration

Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence & Cognition, Brain, and Behavior

Designing Societies & New Ventures

Strategic Finance & Data Science and Statistics

Brand Management and Designing Societies

Data Science & Economics

Machine Learning

Cells, Organisms, Data Science, Statistics

Arts & Literature and Historical Forces

Artificial Intelligence & Computer Science

Cells and Organisms, Mind and Emotion

Economics, Physics

Managing Operational Complexity and Strategic Finance

Global Development Studies and Brain, Cognition, and Behavior

Scalable Growth, Designing Societies

Business

Drug Discovery Research, Designing and Implementing Policies

Historical Forces, Cognition, Brain, and Behavior

Artificial Intelligence, Psychology

Designing Solutions, Data Science and Statistics

Data Science and Statistic, Theoretical Foundations of Natural Science

Strategic Finance, Politics, Government, and Society

Data Analysis, Cognition

Brand Management

Data Science and Statistics & Economics

Cognitive Science & Economics

Data Science and Statistics and Contemporary Knowledge Discovery

Internship
Higia Technologies
Project Development and Marketing Analyst Intern at VIVITA, a Mistletoe company
Business Development Intern, DoSomething.org
Business Analyst, Clean Energy Associates (CEA)

Conversation

Beaks. Bills. Blocks. Chambers. Divs. EWs. Rustications. The words I spoke.

Tailcoat, black leather shoes, white bow tie, and a waistcoat with a button undone because Edward the 7th was simply far too rotund to fasten it. The clothes I wore.

Field game. Fives. Bridge. Bumps. Ties. The activities I participated in.

Now, some of you may think what on Earth am I on about? The all-boys boarding school Eton College is what. These really were the norms of my life within the walls of the hyper-traditional and what brought me to the need to experience the polar opposite.

My application to Minerva was initially a whim; I really did not know much about the university. However, once I experienced Ascent, Minerva’s admitted students weekend, it eventually became a dream and now, fortunately, a reality. I had always been interested in more effective education; however, I never thought I could literally be a student on the cutting edge of it.

While some external people may have understanding for what Minerva really represents, I know that I speak for myself and my classmates when I say Minerva truly is a family, an incubator for success, and a lifelong journey. From civic partnerships with fantastic companies such as Khan Academy and Sparrow, to memorable moments like dancing on the hilltops of San Francisco with friends, Minerva really does offer an experience like no other.

HCs. ILOs. MiCos. The Forum. 10:01s. Our Minerva mission has just begun.