Lavanya Neti

Intro:

Q1: How has your experience with economics been?

Enjoyed AP Stats as a high schooler.
At Wharton, taking business fundamentals and pursuing a major in Finance and Statistics. Wharton has a lot of ways to explore a particular niche topic, even within economics, which works well for her.
Interested in modeling and analyzing large data sets (Find answers to random questions)

Q2: Did you participate in any extracurriculars you participated in that influenced your decisions?

Biggest involvement with Philosophy Club in high school. Taught her something outside her academics and gave her something she was passionate about.

Q3: Any advice for people interested in philosophy or people pursuing economics as high schoolers?

Define what economics means to your and then figure out which part you're interested in. Lavanya looked at applications of blockchain
“Do what you like and involve yourself in activities you enjoy”
When you go to college, email professors, read articles, and have discussions.

Q4: What is your future plan with economics?

Don't have a career that she’s interested in currently. She is still exploring through classes and experiences.
She knows that she likes Data Science and likes looking into blockchain Econ major at Wharton UPenn