Name:
Yajna Jowaheer
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
North Potomac, Maryland
Major(s):
Neuroscience
Activities on Campus:
- Co-Director of Awareness and Activism of UAID
- Global Medical Brigades
- Commonwealth Covered
- Premed Mentor
- Neuroscience Research in Professor Dickter’s Lab
Describe Yourself in Three Words:
1. Breakfast Person
2. Avid Tea Drinker
3. Travel Enthusiast
Go-To Starbucks Order:
Chai Tea Latte
Favorite Book:
The Night Circus
Favorite Movie:
Amélie
Hobbies:
Reading, binge-watching shows/movies, and working on my baking blog
Career Goals:
Getting into medical school and possibly becoming a pediatrician.
What is one thing on your bucket list?
To go on a hot air balloon ride!
What is one thing people would be surprised to learn about you?
I have a fascination for tattoos. I just love how they highlight people’s individuality.
Describe your perfect day in Williamsburg:
Going on a cider walk in CW on a non-humid fall day, hanging out at Culture Cafe, and seeing a movie at Movie Tavern.
What is your favorite part about being a member of United Against Inequities in Disease?
UAID constantly motivates me to be an active and informed citizen and to seek out ways to support my local community.
What is your favorite UAID memory?
Around finals week at the end of my freshman year, I made a video where people on campus shared how to best cope with stress and failure and how to prevent it from affecting their mental wellbeing.
What is your favorite thing about William and Mary?
The people here are not afraid to dream big and are always doing something really cool and inspiring.
What is one piece of advice you have for freshmen (or anyone)?
Don’t let the pressure and stress consume your life. You’re not a robot, so it’s okay to take the time to do things that make you feel happy and alive.
If you were President of the College for a day, what would you do?
I would modify the meal plan so that it included only dining dollars that would last students the whole semester and I would expand the number of places that accept dining dollars.