Mathematics Major Jobs and Graduate School Acceptances 2025

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Grace Coccagna

Hometown: Monrovia, Maryland
Majors: data analytics, mathematics 
Employer: Major League Baseball
Job title: front office statcast data analyst
 
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
 
Through the Dickinson alumni network, I was able to connect with the right people who helped lead me into the path of success. 
 
Internship Experience
  • SAIC - data analyst intern

Ryan Thompson

Hometown: East Islip, New York
Employer: FTI Consulting
Job title: forensics and litigation consultant
 
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
 
Dickinson has taught me how to work together with people of different backgrounds, people who don't share my beliefs and people who may try and solve a problem differently then I would. These experiences have been invaluable.
 
Internship Experience
  • I worked for Flywheel as a client service associate. I worked on client teams for Under Armour, Petco and Energizer to help them promote their products on Amazon. I was in charge of the data, so I was reporting earnings, spend, return on spend, amount of traffic, weekly increases/decreases, etc. It was in Baltimore.

Lucian Kapushoc

Hometown: Herndon, Virginia
Majors: classical studies, mathematics 
Graduate school: University of Michigan
Field of study: biostatistics
 
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
 
Marching in the opening procession for the inauguration of President John Jones III '77.
 
Internship Experience
  • Dickinson Classics Department - DCC digital internship 

Megan Triplett

Hometown: Hanover, Maryland
Majors: mathematics,  
Graduate school: Ohio State University
Field of study: theoretical mathematics Ph.D.
 
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Liberal arts education has made me a strong writer and communicator, which is necessary for presenting mathematical research.
 
Internship Experience
  • Auburn University -  REU in discrete mathematics and algebra

Quang Nguyen

Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam
Majors: data analytics, mathematics, economics 
Graduate school: University of Kentucky
Field of study: statistics
   
Internship Experience
  • Sheehy Auto Stores - data analyst intern   

Elsa Hritz

Hometown: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Majors: data analytics, mathematics 
Employer: Naval Undersea Warfare Center
Job title: mission engineer
 
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
 
Dickinson has prepared me for both my professional and personal life after graduation. Dickinson’s liberal arts education helped me grow my technical skills, so I can accurately and intelligently apply data analytics techniques to produce helpful models, as well as my soft skills, so I can explain the created models and their results to audiences with different technical backgrounds in a way they understand. By providing opportunities to strengthen these skills, Dickinson has prepared me to tackle all aspects of my future career. While at Dickinson, I was given the chance to study abroad in Norwich, England, where I learned more about other cultures and in turn about the United States through their perspective. This taught me how to work with people of different backgrounds and learn ways to understand their stories. Additionally, my independence and confidence in myself flourished as I navigated living on my own and balancing my academics and providing for myself. 
 
Internship Experience
  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, R.I. - intern
  • Dickinson’s cancer lab - research intern

Pranav Mishra

Hometown: Pune, India
Majors: computer science, mathematics
Employer: Yale University
Job title: postgraduate associate

How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?

Broadly speaking, Dickinson has prepared me for life after graduation by providing me with an environment where I was constantly challenged out of my comfort zone. This fostered growth in areas where I feel I lacked and needed to strengthen myself for a successful career and satisfying life ahead.

In particular, at Dickinson, I was able to explore the different fields of computer science and mathematics, my primary areas of study. Because Dickinson encourages interdisciplinary research, I was able to ultimately find bioinformatics as a research area where I could use my quantitative skills to make an impact on the lives of people around the world. Beyond this, Dickinson allowed me to forge relationships with a variety of brilliant peers from whom I learned so much and in turn gained confidence in crafting my own identity as a student. I was also able to cultivate a lot of mental fortitude and resilience by balancing my work alongside my education. For instance, I was an RA during my second year and walked onto the track team during the second semester of sophomore year. These two years allowed me to enter into roles which I would not have imagined being in during high school. I had never been in charge of the care of a large number of students, and had never formally trained for a sport in my life. I was fortunate enough to have been allowed to participate in both, and I quickly progressed and excelled in both roles according to my own yardstick. Thus, Dickinson allowed me to learn that it is never too late to enter into roles where you think you have no experience, because as cliche as it sounds, life is limited and you should try to live each day to its fullest.

Internship Experience
  • Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Ore. - biomedical and bioinformatics research internship and training experience (B-BRITE)

Boosung Kim

Hometown: Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea
Majors: mathematics, computer science 
Employer: Box, Inc.
Job title: software engineer
 
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
 
The Dickinson experience gave me the chance to make lifelong friends, receive a global education and helped me become a better critical thinker. It was thanks to the endless support I received at Dickinson that I was able to push myself this far. Additionally, the math and computer science courses at Dickinson helped provide the fundamental knowledge I need for my career. 
 
Internship Experience
  • Box, Inc. - software engineer intern
  • Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Math & CS Department - computer vision research assistant

Matt Smith

Hometown: Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Major: mathematics 
Graduate school: University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Field of study: masters/Ph.D. math program
 
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
 
Aside from the academic knowledge I have gained, I have grown a lot and become more comfortable with who I am. Dickinson allowed me to develop identities I didn't even know I had until I got here.

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Published May 1, 2025