Where are they now? Naina Akella Naina is studying a double major in physiology and economics at the University of Western Australia and will be doing post-graduate medicine. She is still unsure where she plans to take medicine or what field of medicine she wants to specialise in, but she would like to do volunteer work overseas. Naina is interested in working for the United Nations and plans to make the most of her degree to make a positive change to the world around her, as well as have fun along the way.
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Alex Finlay-Jones Alex is studying a Biomedical Engineering degree, majoring in Chemistry, at the University of Sydney. Her favourite aspect of Sydney is living at St Andrews College. Similar to school, she is keeping up with the University’s Environmental Club as well as sports like springboard diving, tennis and basketball. She aims to live a happy balanced lifestyle by maintaining a high average, whilst balancing co-curricular and social activities.
We caught up with a few of our 2015 students to see what the first year after school holds.
Alice Hamilton Alice is sharing a unit with exHead Boarder Bella Aird and is at the University of Western Australia studying a Bachelor of Design (Architecture/ Integrated Design) to become an architect. Along with Maggie MacEvilly, she has continued with Speech and Drama with Dr Logie at her private studio and is completing her AMEB teaching diploma so she can teach at the Junior or Senior School. Alice is headed to Europe in July with two other St Hilda’s girls and is planning to visit ex-Deputy Head Boarder Tessa Meecham, who is an Au Pair in Sweden for her gap year.