Hosted by Sunny, a Pioneer alum studying environmental engineering, this conversation features Alice, a 2017 Pioneer scholar who studied biomedical engineering at Georgia Tech and is now pursuing her PhD in biological engineering at MIT.

Alice shares how her Pioneer experience sparked a lasting passion for research, which she carried through internships at Regeneron and Genentech and into her award-winning Capstone project. She also offers a candid look at the grad school application process—covering everything from writing a compelling statement of purpose to choosing the right lab.

Whether you're considering research in STEM or planning your next academic step, this episode is packed with insights and encouragement.

About Uncharted: the Pioneer Academics Alumni Podcast

Uncharted: the Pioneer alumni podcast is hosted and produced by alumni of the Pioneer Research Program, a virtual research institute for outstanding high school students. Widely respected for its high standards in selectivity and academic rigor, it is the only fully-accredited and college-credit bearing online research program. In Pioneer, students work one-on-one with university professors in advanced study and research of a topic of their interest ranging from physics to gender studies, culminating in a full-length, undergraduate-level research paper. 

Uncharted was featured by FeedSpot as a top alumni podcast! You can see the list of selected alumni podcasts here: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/alumni_podcasts/ and in the “Top alumni podcasts” - see the link in our bio to learn more!