Sagemont Prep Alumni Spotlight

Braedon Villano, Class of 2016

Undergraduate: Harvard College

Bachelors of Arts: Computer Science

Early Admittance MBA: MIT Sloan

Life After Sagemont:

"In 2020, I graduated from Harvard College with a degree in Computer Science. I then moved to New York City to start a full-time profession as a Software Engineer. I was admitted to MIT Sloan for their deferred business program and will likely matriculate in the next couple of years. I presently live in Brooklyn and work at Meta as a server-side engineer for all the two billion posts that traffic through Facebook's ecosystem daily. I have had the opportunity to travel to several new places (in Brazil at the time of writing) and have met many cool individuals along the way. In my free time, I work on film projects (hoping to finish my first short film soon) and other coding efforts that spark my interest. Recently, I have been helping out some startups looking to make it big and can't quite curb the itch to join in on the fun... I guess we will see what the future holds."

How did Sagemont ignite your passions?

"Sagemont is a unique environment where opportunity abounds, and the environment is collaborative. I think these are undeniable qualities born out of Sagemont's close-knit community. While there are many environments that have opportunities, it is often the case that such opportunities are scarce or that the environment cultivates a harmful breed of competition. Studying at Sagemont taught me that the biggest and most meaningful problems are solved in collaboration. Since graduating from Sagemont, I have self-selected projects and initiatives that hold a similar value system and embrace active collaboration and opportunity for all. I believe these ideals generate an incredibly valuable skillset lost among many high-achieving students and individuals."

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Words of Advice:

"Take advantage of the opportunity around you! If there is something that sparks your interest that isn't present, talk to others (students/staff) and work to make it a reality. Sagemont is one of the very few places where vision can become a reality."