| Meet a Stanford Cardinal: Gerzain Gutierrez Gerzain - Paly Class of 2019 In unprecedented times, many of our teens and young people are suffering through remote learning and lack of social contact during Covid19. RTE is working with our scholars to push through this awful time! One of the bright lights in our conscientious group of scholars is Gerzain Gutierrez. Gerzain is currently a second year student at Stanford University majoring in Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) with a track in operations and analytics, and a minor in Computer Science. RTE gladly welcomes any internship opportunities for Gerzain and all our scholars! An edited interview with Gerzain follows. What from your Paly experience has helped you succeed at Stanford? I learned two very important things. First, to love learning, and secondly but more importantly, I learned how to learn. If you’re always curious and ask questions, and to try to understand why things are the way they are, you have mastered learning and it will be something enjoyable. The teachers at Paly also helped me find my passion for STEM. The Math and Science Departments are great and that was where I really grew to love math, statistics, technology, engineering, and physics. When I got accepted into Stanford, I was especially intrigued by their interdisciplinary majors. MS&E coincidently happened to tie in all these disciplines that I grew a passion for at Paly. Gerzain & friends at the Big Game in 2019 What has been one of your favorite Stanford experiences? Overall, I hate to go with the cliche answer, but almost everyone at Stanford will say one of their favorite things, about Stanford is the people. Everyone is so amazing in their own way and interacting with them is so special because you gain so much knowledge just from one conversation. It is a real honor to have such classmates. The culture encourages collaboration and as a result everyone benefits. A specific experience that has been my favorite thus far was camping out in White Plaza with the Axe Committee leading up to the Big Game (a Stanford vs Cal football game) and then getting to blow the whistle following a Stanford touchdown during the Big Game. Career interests? After graduation, I hope to get a position at a tech company where I will put into use my advanced computer science skills and apply it to meaningful statistical and data analysis for the company to make better informed decisions. After years in tech, I hope to shift my career to the field of sports management with an expertise in decision making heavily guided by data analytics. I hope that by immersing myself in these industries, I will be in a better position to inspire others underrepresented minorities like me to seriously commit to playing a role in vitally important industries. Not only do I want to increase minority engagement, but even better, minority leadership in these important industries. I also hope to lead initiatives to promote more equal access in my community to help uplift it. Are you interested in working this summer? If so, what would be the ideal job and how can RTE supporters help you? Ideally, I would like to have a technical internship where I can learn, grow, and be challenged to think critically. I’m specifically interested in data science and data analytics, but also software engineering, so ideally an internship where I would be doing some sort of coding where I apply what I’ve learned, but also build upon those skills as well as learn new ones. I have no problem working in a team or remotely. One more question, how is it for you to grow up right here and attend Stanford? Before attending Stanford, I had never been on campus, so everything was new to me. Many of the worries that I had prior to attending Stanford and that I have while I’m not there seem to somehow go away when I am there. Additionally, I feel that anything is possible when I’m there. I can see my dreams coming to reality when I’m at Stanford. The Stories Continue... Read the full interview with Gerzain and our other scholars HERE . Our scholars continue to fulfill their academic promise while some are working also working part-time jobs through this horrific year of Covid19. YOUR CAN HELP! Be an equity hero right here in your own community by support our local young people today! We have a record number of applicants from Paly's Class of 2021 who need support and financial assistance. Thank you! Donate to RTE |
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In unprecedented times, many of our teens and young people are suffering through remote learning and lack of social contact during Covid19. RTE is working with our scholars to push through this awful time! One of the bright lights in our conscientious group of scholars is Gerzain Gutierrez. Gerzain is currently a second year student at Stanford University majoring in Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) with a track in operations and analytics, and a minor in Computer Science. RTE gladly welcomes any internship opportunities for Gerzain and all our scholars! An edited interview with Gerzain follows.
What from your Paly experience has helped you succeed at Stanford?
I learned two very important things. First, to love learning, and secondly but more importantly, I learned how to learn. If you’re always curious and ask questions, and to try to understand why things are the way they are, you have mastered learning and it will be something enjoyable. The teachers at Paly also helped me find my passion for STEM. The Math and Science Departments are great and that was where I really grew to love math, statistics, technology, engineering, and physics. When I got accepted into Stanford, I was especially intrigued by their interdisciplinary majors. MS&E coincidently happened to tie in all these disciplines that I grew a passion for at Paly.
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Gerzain & friends at the Big Game in 2019 | | |
What has been one of your favorite Stanford experiences?
Overall, I hate to go with the cliche answer, but almost everyone at Stanford will say one of their favorite things, about Stanford is the people. Everyone is so amazing in their own way and interacting with them is so special because you gain so much knowledge just from one conversation. It is a real honor to have such classmates. The culture encourages collaboration and as a result everyone benefits. A specific experience that has been my favorite thus far was camping out in White Plaza with the Axe Committee leading up to the Big Game (a Stanford vs Cal football game) and then getting to blow the whistle following a Stanford touchdown during the Big Game.
Career interests?
After graduation, I hope to get a position at a tech company where I will put into use my advanced computer science skills and apply it to meaningful statistical and data analysis for the company to make better informed decisions. After years in tech, I hope to shift my career to the field of sports management with an expertise in decision making heavily guided by data analytics. I hope that by immersing myself in these industries, I will be in a better position to inspire others underrepresented minorities like me to seriously commit to playing a role in vitally important industries. Not only do I want to increase minority engagement, but even better, minority leadership in these important industries. I also hope to lead initiatives to promote more equal access in my community to help uplift it.
Are you interested in working this summer? If so, what would be the ideal job and how can RTE supporters help you?
Ideally, I would like to have a technical internship where I can learn, grow, and be challenged to think critically. I’m specifically interested in data science and data analytics, but also software engineering, so ideally an internship where I would be doing some sort of coding where I apply what I’ve learned, but also build upon those skills as well as learn new ones. I have no problem working in a team or remotely.
One more question, how is it for you to grow up right here and attend Stanford?
Before attending Stanford, I had never been on campus, so everything was new to me. Many of the worries that I had prior to attending Stanford and that I have while I’m not there seem to somehow go away when I am there. Additionally, I feel that anything is possible when I’m there. I can see my dreams coming to reality when I’m at Stanford.
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Read the full interview with Gerzain and our other scholars HERE. Our scholars continue to fulfill their academic promise while some are working also working part-time jobs through this horrific year of Covid19.
YOUR CAN HELP! Be an equity hero right here in your own community by support our local young people today! We have a record number of applicants from Paly's Class of 2021 who need support and financial assistance. Thank you!
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