Peer Concentration Advisors (PCA) Program
PCAs serve as peer advisors for pre-concentrators (and current concentrators), providing a valuable perspective and helping students to discover additional resources and opportunities.
If you would like to be matched to a PCA, you can do one of the following:
- Reach out by email to a PCA with similar academic, career, or extracurricular interests by exploring their bios below.
- Get paired with a PCA by filling out the Find my PCA Google Form. While we recognize some students might know exactly what they are looking for, we are happy to help pair you.
If you are interested in becoming a PCA, contact am-advising@seas.harvard.edu.
Emily Bronckers
Email: emilybronckers@college.harvard.edu
Hi everyone! I'm Emily, a junior in Cabot House studying AM & Ec with a secondary in Government. I'm from Amsterdam, the Netherlands and I play for the Harvard Field Hockey team. On campus, I'm involved in research at the Economics department, and I'm also a member of Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business and the Harvard Financial Analysts Club. My freshman summer I studied abroad in London at LSE, and my sophomore summer I interned for a financial planning firm in the Netherlands. In my free time, I love baking, hanging out with friends, and trying out new cafes (especially for matcha) and restaurants around Cambridge/Boston! I'm happy to talk about courses, extracurriculars, student-athlete life, international student experiences, studying abroad, or anything else you're curious about. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or just to chat, I'm looking forward to meeting you!!
Madison Echols
Email: mechols@college.harvard.edu
Hi there! I’m Alice, a senior in Lowell House studying Applied Math (Bio Track) and Molecular & Cellular Biology. I’m super passionate about cancer genomics and health disparities research and hope to integrate my concentrations with research. Outside of academics, I love to figure skate and dance with AADT. Please reach out to me about anything Applied Math and Bio related, being premed, clubs, or other stuff! Excited to meet you <3
Sarah Fathima Mohammed
Email: sarahfathima@college.harvard.edu
Hi! I’m Sarah, a senior in Currier House studying Applied Mathematics on the Government track. I came to Harvard planning to study English and didn’t take a single AM class until sophomore fall, so I have a lot to say about using college as a time to explore and finding a path that fulfills interdisciplinary interests. I studied abroad in London after my freshman year and have spent my sophomore and junior summers interning in finance in New York City. Feel free to reach out about courses, recruiting, study abroad, or anything else; I’m always happy to chat!
Yasmeen Galal
Email: yasmeengalal@college.harvard.edu
Hey everyone! My name is Yasmeen and I'm a junior in Lowell studying Applied Math on the Economics track with a secondary in Computer Science. On campus, I serve as President of Harvard Model Congress Middle East and Head TF for CS50. I have also been involved in the Harvard Undergraduate Consulting Group and Harvard Computer Society, and have completed internships in finance and software engineering. Outside of school, I love playing tennis, going for walks along the Charles, trying new restaurants (see Beli for more details), and traveling. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you want to chat about AM, extracurriculars, recruiting, restaurant recs, or anything else!
Kelly Gildea
Email: kgildea@college.harvard.edu
Hi! My name is Kelly, and I'm a junior in Leverett House studying Applied Math on the Economics track, with a secondary in Education Studies. On campus, I am on the board of HFAC and SWS, and I am one of the captains of the women's club volleyball team. I'm also really interested in education and have been working as a tutor for the past eight years. I spent the summer after my freshman year at an education startup and the summer after my sophomore year working in private equity operations at Blackstone. Next summer, I will be working in private credit at Blackstone. In my free time, I enjoy going for extremely long walks and trying new desserts. Please reach out if you have any questions; I've loved being a part of the AM/Ec concentration and am happy to talk through anything from academic to extracurricular to professional opportunities!
Timothy Guan
Email: tguan@college.harvard.edu
Howdy! My name is Tim, and I'm a senior in Currier House studying Applied Math on the Bio Sciences track and also pursuing a concurrent masters in Applied Math. I'm really passionate about computational genomics and applying machine learning to bioinformatics. I'm also involved with Harvard Undergraduate Rare Diseases (HURD) and AADT! In my free time, I love to engage in coffee snobbery, read, and play chess. Feel free to reach out about AM/bio, getting funding for research, or if you just want to chat with someone else passionate about math and bio.
Kaitlyn Hou
Email: kaitlynhou@college.harvard.edu
My name is Kaitlyn Hou, and I’m a senior studying Applied Math on the Studies of the Human Past track in Pforzheimer House (Quad supremacy) from Plano, Texas. My freshman summer, I did research at Harvard Business School, and my sophomore summer, I was a legislative intern for the House of Representatives. I spent the spring semester of my junior year interning at the White House, and spent my junior summer interning there as well. As someone who is involved in history, government, and economics-related activities on top of the quantitative rigor of the AM concentration, I'd love to speak on navigating Applied Math with interdisciplinary interests. I can also give tips on the student-athlete experience (I was a coxswain on the varsity rowing team my freshman to junior years) and choosing the best classes that will set you up for success, especially if you started in Math 1A, like me! I look forward to meeting you, and please feel free to reach out!
Henry Jackson
Email: hjackson1@college.harvard.edu
Hi everyone! I'm Henry and I'm a senior in Eliot House studying Applied Math and Economics. Most of my favorite courses at Harvard have been in the economics department, so if you are interested in that track within AM, I'd be happy to give recommendations. I can also give advice on choosing between a concentration in economics, statistics, applied math, and pure math, since I considered all of those at one point. Outside of class, I'm a violinist in the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra and participate in a variety of chamber music groups (I took Music 189r, spent a few semesters in the Brattle Street Chamber Players, etc.). I also love sports and spend my free time playing basketball, spikeball, volleyball, and squash on our club or IM teams. I spent my freshman summer in corporate finance, my sophomore summer on the investment team at an endowment in San Francisco, and will be spending my junior summer at an alternative asset manager in New York. Happy to talk about music, sports, internship recruiting (especially in finance), economics coursework, or anything else you are curious about!
Melany Mendoza
Email: melanymendoza@college.harvard.edu
Hi! My name is Melany, and I’m a junior in Pforzheimer House studying AM: Biological Sciences, with a secondary in Global Health & Health Policy! Outside of classes, I do bacterial vaginosis research at HSPH, am a supervisor at Harvard Square Homeless Shelter, a HS mentor at Radcliffe’s Emerging Leaders Program, and a CA for the Math 21 series. Over the past two summers, I studied abroad in Italy (one of my favorite college experiences) and conducted HPV clinical research in Botswana through HGHI. I’m always looking for cafe/food recs in the area and am happy to talk about AM/premed classes or anything on your mind!
Nyasha Runhare
Email: nyasharunhare@college.harvard.edu
Hi! My name is Nyasha. I’m a senior in Quincy House from Zimbabwe, concentrating in Applied Mathematics with a focus on Data Science. This summer, I’ll be in London at LSE taking data science courses, and in the fall, I’ll be studying abroad in Hungary. I love traveling and have been exploring various travel opportunities through Harvard. Outside of class, I spend most of my time with friends, napping, walking or biking along the Charles, going to the gym, or reading a good book. I’m excited to be a PCA this year and happy to chat about anything…courses or just life in general!
Madelyn Stearns
Email: mstearns@college.harvard.edu
Hi! My name is Maddie, and I'm a senior in Mather House studying Applied Math on the Economics track with a secondary in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Outside of class, I am on the leadership team for two nonprofits empowering women in STEM fields and I'm on the women's club hockey team. I have interned in computational biology, business development at a startup, and in private equity at TPG as part of the Girls Who Invest Summer Intensive Program. This summer I will be working in Healthcare Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan. In my free time, I love to travel and ski. Please reach out if you have any questions or want to chat!
Ishaan Tewari
Email: itewari@college.harvard.edu
Hi everyone! My name is Ishaan and I'm a junior in Dunster studying AM & Econ. On campus, I'm a CA for Ec10b, an RA at the Salata Institute, and a captain of Harvard Undergraduate Bhangra. I spent my freshman summer doing chemistry research at MIT and my sophomore summer on the biz side of an Al startup. As you can probably tell, I'm interested in a wide range of fields, so I'm happy to chat about balancing interdisciplinary interests and deciding whether AM is the best fit for you. In my free time, I love to explore new cafes and have recently started trying my hand at pottery. Please reach out with any questions about courses, careers, life, etc – l'd love to chat!
Julian Tinmouth
Email: jtinmouth@college.harvard.edu
Hi! I'm Julian and I'm a senior in Dunster House double concentrating in sociology and AM on the government track. I came in my first year knowing I wanted to study something with math, but realized I really liked the social sciences, and I've loved having the ability to combine both interests in one program. I am also planning on doing a language citation in French and did a study abroad program in Paris, which was one of the highlights of my time in college! Outside of my classes, I've been a CA for the Math 21 series and have been involved with one of PBHA's shelters. I'm from the Boston area but still love to explore the city in my free time. Feel free to reach out if you want to talk about AM/sociology/French/study abroad/community service/Boston restaurant recs or anything else!
Chloe Zhan
Email: chloezhan@college.harvard.edu
Hi everyone! My name is Chloe Zhan, and I’m a junior in Currier studying Applied Mathematics and Economics with a secondary in Computer Science. I’m interested in using mathematical modeling, data science, and quantitative methods to better understand economic behavior, markets, and decision-making. On campus, I’m involved with the Harvard College Consulting Group, Smart Women Securities, HRCSA, and HDAG. I spent my freshman summer interning in Shanghai and was a PRIMO Fellow conducting research at HBS this past summer. Outside of school, I love trying new cafés around Boston, exploring museums, and performatively walking by the river. Happy to chat about classes, research, internships, or anything else!