Pathways in Computer Science: Elias Interviews a CS PhD Student
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About this livestream
Join Elias as he interviews MeiXing Dong, a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Michigan. MeiXing is a graduate of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and has worked in software engineering, development, and research at Google and Amazon.
We'll be discussing MeiXing's path as an undergraduate computer science major and her work, internships, and graduate studies in the field since then. We'll do some live Q&A as well, so come ready with all your CS-related questions!
Undergrad College: Harvard University '17
Major: Music
Graduate College: University of Michigan, M.M.
Work Experience: Now in my fourth year at CollegeVine, I have helped dozens of students gain acceptance to their top-choice schools and have also advised and mentored thousands more through my livestreams. Apart from my work at CV, I am also a professional conductor and a multi-instrumentalist. I currently serve as the music director of the Apollo Ensemble of Boston, and I have led symphonic concerts and operatic productions throughout the United States.
My Admissions Story: Initially interested in pursuing a career as a performing cellist, I applied almost exclusively to music schools with dual and double degree options and ultimately enrolled in the Tufts University/New England Conservatory Dual Degree Program. Unhappy with the combined program and worried I'd never feel like I was fully a student at either school, I logged back into CommonApp.org in October of my freshman year. I can't say I went about the transfer process in the smartest way (I only applied to two schools!), but Harvard miraculously accepted me (or 'excepted me' as I wrote in a celebratory Facebook post that day - no one ever let me live that one down), and the rest was history.
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