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Students are often asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” but finding the answer becomes increasingly challenging as graduation approaches. Johns Hopkins University students, young adults in the arts and sciences, engineering, and public health, realize they may have been asking themselves and others the wrong questions.

If you are one of them, there’s no need to look further. Here is a collection of voices from students and alumni who have envisioned their future dream selves.

 

 

 

When U Grow Up: You want to be a Movement Maker for Refugee Rights and Asylum Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

WHEN U GROW UP MEDIA

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 1

Tere’ssa is studying political science and pre-law, and …

When U Grow Up: You want to be a Fintech Nasdaq Trader

OCTOBER 21, 2021

WHEN U GROW UP MEDIA

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 2

Alakarthika Ulaganathan, a graduate student in Data Science, …

When U Grow Up: You want to be a Cannabis Writer turned Neuro-Journalist

MAY 19, 2022

WHEN U GROW UP MEDIA

SEASON: 2

EPISODE: 2

Hanna Webster, a graduate student studying Science Writing, …

When U Grow Up You want to be the Future of Remote Sensing

OCTOBER 28, 2022

WHEN U GROW UP MEDIA

SEASON: 3

EPISODE: 1

Landon Johnson, a graduate student studying Electrical and …

When U Grow Up You want to be a Chamber Musician

JUNE 16, 2022

WHEN U GROW UP MEDIA

SEASON: 2

EPISODE: 4

When U Grow Up You want to be a Male Ally Empowering Girls HigherEd

JULY 01, 2022

WHEN U GROW UP MEDIA

SEASON: 2

EPISODE: 5

Tony (Hsiang-yu) Liang, a graduate student at the …

When U Grow Up You want to be a Burn the Boats Tech Disruptor

NOVEMBER 05, 2021

WHEN U GROW UP MEDIA

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 3

Mohamad Elgendi, a graduate student in Engineering Management …

When U Grow Up You want to be a Storytelling Scientist

JANUARY 03, 2023

WHEN U GROW UP MEDIA

SEASON: 3

EPISODE: 4

Chinat Yu, an undergraduate senior studying Computer Science, …

When U Grow Up You: want to be a Cosmetic Chemist

DECEMBER 02, 2022

WHEN U GROW UP MEDIA

SEASON: 3

EPISODE: 3

Rebecca Redding, a chemical and biomolecular engineering graduate …