Undergraduate Profiles
Abigail Biesman ’18
Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, Abigail Biesman was initially undecided as to her Hopkins major: “I was attracted to the warm student body, the strong humanities and social science departments, and, as many classes are small, the opportunity to build relationships with my professors.” Abigail ended up double majoring in International Studies and Economics. “Prior to […]
Taiwoadetayo “Blossom” Ogunyinka ‘19
Blossom Ogunyinka, majoring in Economics and Public Health, and minoring in Entrepeneurship and Management, is Nigerian-American. What type of economics courses appealed to Blossom? “The applied economics courses were the most fun, because I was able to see the real-world utility of economics as it pertained to human behavior, and its social implications. And so, […]
Nakarit “Nak” Devahastin Suthapreda ‘18
Nak Suthapreda grew up in Bangkok, Thailand and moved to the United States at age 18 to pursue undergraduate studies. He initially studied in Boston, but transferred to Hopkins at the beginning of his junior year because of the numerous macro/finance electives offered by the Hopkins Economics Department. He ended up majoring in Economics and […]
Gabriel Kabarriti ‘18
Gabriel Kabarriti selected to study at Johns Hopkins because of its reputation as a leading medical research institute. “After being accepted, I quickly filled my schedule to include classes that would allow me to excel in research by learning the basics such as biology and chemistry. I also filled my schedule with classes, such as […]
Zachary Shelley ‘18
Hailing from Maryland, Zachary chose to study a Hopkins because: “ It came down to financial aid and general academic rigor. None of the other universities that I was admitted to offered as excellent an academic program or made it as affordable as Hopkins did.” Zachary majored in Economics, and also took a substantial load […]
Samuel Jackson ‘18
Sam Jackson was born in San Diego, grew up in Dallas and decided to enroll in college at Hopkins because of its “diversity of thought, and flexibility of academic studies, as well as prestige.” Sam loved economics ever since his first economics course in high school. “It teaches you a different way of thinking and, […]
Wen Wen Teh ‘18
Wen Wen was born and raised in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and chose to study at Hopkins because she was originally interested in Neuroscience. She then added the Economics major, attracted to the idea that the discipline provides a good framework for studying human behavior and decision-making. Wen Wen particularly enjoyed Economics of […]
Ryan Kellner ‘18
A family friend suggested Ryan Kellner look into Johns Hopkins. He did, and found “a unique space where I could carve out my own niche in studying both law and economics. It was the only school I found that allowed me almost total academic freedom. My curriculum over my four years reflected that flexibility. I […]
Peter Durham ‘18
Peter grew up in Western Maryland and chose to attend Johns Hopkins both because of the location and because of the emphasis on academic research. He completed a double major in Economics and German. “Economics is a widely applicable subject that can be useful in many different fields. As someone who entered Hopkins undecided, Economics […]
Molly Elder ‘18
Molly hails from Seattle, Washington. A big part of her decision to attend Hopkins was that she wanted to double major, and knew it would be possible at Hopkins. “I’m very glad to have had the opportunity, since I found that economics and philosophy pair very well with each other.” Along the way, Molly picked […]