APEX Student Stories

Taelor Moran ’17 used APEX to help her choose a fitting academic path

December 12, 2014 by Sanjana Kumbhani

  Taelor Moran ’15 (a Biology major from Atlanta, GA) was – like many other first years – confused about which academic path she wanted to pursue when she first arrived at Wooster. To help her make this decision, her First-Year Seminar professor recommended that she seek the help of the Career Planning office in […]

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Andrew Beck ’17 has used the Learning Center’s resources extensively

December 2, 2014 by Sanjana Kumbhani

Andrew Beck ’17 (A history major and biology minor from Atlanta, Georgia) looked into the College of Wooster’s resources for people with learning disabilities even before he came here and was impressed with what APEX at Wooster would offer to help him with dyslexia. A goalie for Wooster’s soccer team, Andrew believes that the skills […]

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Gretchen Heideloff ’15 maximizes APEX’s resources over four years

October 17, 2014 by Sanjana Kumbhani

  Psychology major and Spanish minor, Gretchen Heideloff ’15 has used a range of APEX’s resources over her four years at Wooster. Like for many other first years, Heideloff transition into college was not as smooth as she had hoped. Even though APEX wasn’t yet established as an integrated organization, Heideloff’s Resident Assistant recommended that […]

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Minsung Kim ’15 plans to attend architecture school

September 26, 2014 by Sanjana Kumbhani

Originally from South Korea, physics and studio art double major, Minsung Kim ’15 hopes to attend architecture graduate school in 2018, after he has served time in the military back at home. In summer 2014, Minsung was connected to a lot of architects through Ryan Ozar, Associate Director for Internships in APEX. He had the […]

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Michael Andes ’16 practices dentistry in Nepal

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

Passionate about dentistry, junior biochemistry and molecular biology major Michael Andes, from Cleveland, Ohio, was set on landing an internship that would give him greater knowledge about dentistry.

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Kevin Smith ’16 impresses Wooster company 3i

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

What initially started as an unpaid summer experience for APEX (Advising Planning and Experiential Learning) Fellow Kevin Smith, turned into a paid product research assistant position by end of the summer before his junior year.

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Eric Hubbard ’16 joins excavation team in Israel

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

In order to spend his summer in Israel, Eric Hubbard, a junior archeology major from Defiance, Ohio, received an APEX (Advising Planning and Experiential Learning) Fellowship from the College of Wooster to work in Jaffa, Israel.

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Bjorn Olsen ’15 assists professional sculptor Benjamin Butler

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

As an art major, Bjorn Olsen, a senior from Monmouth, Oregon, seized the opportunity to intern as a studio assistant for sculptor Benjamin Butler in Quogue, New York made possible by APEX (Academic Planning and Experiential Learning) at The College of Wooster.

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James May ’16 performs with Cleveland Orchestra Summer Chorus

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

A music composition and English double major, junior James May from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was an intern in the Chorus Office for the Cleveland Orchestra over summer courtesy of APEX (Academic Planning and Experiential learning).

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Paroma Palchoudhuri ’16 researches at prestigious Fermi Lab

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

Physics enthusiast from Calcutta India, Paroma Palchoudhuri worked in the Particle Physics Department of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory- a premier particle physics laboratory- in Illinois during the summer before her junior year.

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Abigail Helvering ’15 has unexpected turn of events at White House

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

At the beginning of her summer, Abigail Helvering, a junior political science major from Anderson, Indiana, was excited to begin her internship at the White House under Congresswoman Susan Brooks, an opportunity provided through an APEX.

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Dana Stamos ’15 participates in Shepherd Program

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

Dana Stamos, a junior sociology major from Evanston, Illinois, spent her summer as an intern at Anna’s Arts Camp for Kids in New Orleans, courtesy of an APEX (Academic Advising and Experiential Learning) Fellowship from The College of Wooster.

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