Tag: Undergraduate Admissions

Undergraduate Programs

My Journey From Biomolecular Science Major to Practicing Dentist

A headshot of Janel Smith

Hello, readers. My name is Janel Smith, and I graduated from Clarkson University in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in biomolecular science. Today, I am a General Dentist with Sandstone Family Dentistry, in Clarkson’s hometown of Potsdam, New York. This is also where I met my husband Shawn, a SUNY Potsdam graduate, in my freshman …

Undergraduate Programs

College Selection & Success Tips from a Biomolecular Science and MBA Clarkson Alumna

Clarkson alumna Jennifer Karekos '14 poses outside BH Snell Hall on campus as a first year student.

Hi readers! My name is Jennifer Karekos ’14, MBA ’15, and I attended college at the Clarkson University for both my Bachelor’s degree in Biomolecular Science and the residential, one-year Masters in Business Administration (MBA). Currently, I am the Associate Director of Program Management at Akron Biotech in Boca Raton, Florida. I oversee project management …

Graduate Education, Undergraduate Programs

A West Coast Student’s Perspective on Attending Clarkson

My name is Jackie Otala, Engineering Science MS ‘22 and Engineering and Management BS ‘20, and I am from the San Francisco Bay Area in California. More specifically I was born and raised in Sunnyvale. I knew I wanted to be an engineer in high school because I had access to amazing engineering courses from …

Undergraduate Programs

Political Science and Psychology: Why I Love The Flexibility in My Dual Major at Clarkson

Megan hugging a tree.

Hi! I’m Megan Flory, a senior here at Clarkson with dual majors in psychology and political science, and minors in environmental science and environmental policy. I’m from Wareham, Massachusetts, an Atlantic coastal town about seven hours away from Clarkson. My majors are part of both the Department of Psychology, as well as the Department of …

Undergraduate Programs

Two Things I Learned About Myself at Clarkson Biology Department

Hello! My name is Elyse Scott ‘22, and I am a junior biology major here at Clarkson. I am from a small town in New Hampshire and I originally came to Clarkson with the intention of pursuing an environmental engineering degree. However, I quickly learned a few things about myself and about my passions and …

Undergraduate Programs

Ten Reasons to Join The Clarkson School

Emily McGrail

Hey everybody! My name is Emily McGrail ’24, and I am a business major attending The Clarkson School (TCS) this year. I have not graduated high school yet, but I am so blessed to be able to experience an opportunity as amazing as this early-college program. When I first began to consider beginning college a …

Undergraduate Programs

My Clarkson School Experience and Advice for Schoolies to Come

Alexis posing in front of the golden knight statue.

My name is Alexis Johnson and I am in the Clarkson School, making me a “Schoolie,” (this is a traditional nickname for a student in the Clarkson School) but if I stayed in high school, I would have graduated in 2021.  I am from a small town about three hours from Clarkson – Holland Patent, …

Undergraduate Programs

Celebrating Clarkson University’s First Generation Students

A women standing next to the stone Clarkson university sign

On November 8, the Council for Opportunity in Education and Center for First Generation Student Success celebrates the fourth annual First Generation Celebration Day. Here at Clarkson, we join other colleges and universities across the country in celebrating our students who are the first in their family to attend college and receive a higher education. Karla Norales ’22 …

Undergraduate Programs

Using Zoom for Clarkson’s Undergraduate Admissions Virtual Events

As more and more colleges and universities continue to utilize Zoom for virtual events, interviews, tours and more, the Undergraduate Admissions team and I here at Clarkson have put together some tips, explanations and best practices for you to think about as you register for and attend college virtual admissions events.  My name is Carrie …

Undergraduate Programs

College Financial Aid Packages: To Appeal or Not To Appeal

While we at Clarkson have pushed our deposit deadline for Fall 2020 to June 1, not every other college and university has done the same. So, for some high school seniors looking ahead to college this fall, the traditional May 1 deposit deadline is approaching fast and it’s time to make one the most important …