UCalgary Career Services: In the Works

Episode 16: Being strategic about majors, minors and extracurriculars with Hasnaien Ahmed


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In this episode, David and Lawrence sit down with an old friend! Hasnaien Ahmed (BSc '19) was a longtime volunteer with Career Services and is now studying medicine at the University of Alberta. He discusses some of the challenges of medical school and how he reframed "failure" to stay resilient, motivated and passionate about your path.

Next, he and the co-hosts discuss why you don't need to be one-dimensional in your career planning, and that it's okay to pursue a wide array of interests. Hasnaien also shares why he made the strategic choice to pick a minor or extracurriculars that weren't "GPA boosters".

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