Today’s VISA Programme
with Daniel Abraham: A Report
Virtual Interaction with Scholars Abroad
Episode 10 | 28th October 2024
Speaker: Daniel Abraham, Predoctoral Scholar with Stanford University, US
(Stanford is Ranked #6 in World QS Rankings of Universities)
College Prayer by Mr. Abraham, Global Student Ambassador
Welcome Address and Introduction by Dr. Asha Thomas, HoD of Mathematics, SFS
Talk by Daniel Abraham
* Speaker’s Transition from Math to Econometrics to Political Science and Development Economics
* Inspired by Dr.
Duraisamy (then HoD of Economics in MCC) to follow Econometrics
* Chose University of
Madras over universities abroad due to Covid restrictions
* Worked in an Agro
Economic Research centre briefly, was Research Assistant at IIM Ahmedabad and
worked with big data
* Currently working at
Stanford on the field of women in politics. Interested in topics of political
violence etc. in India
Question and Answer Session
The talk was followed by a Q and A session where he had answered and also provided his insights upon many things related to his domain and study of interest.
Mr. Daniel talked about the admissions and internships in the premier institutions in India such as the IITs and IIMs.
He then described that the SOPs for the field of economics does not matter much to get into the country of USA and how just a broad mention of the topic of research and experiences would get one into any premium institution in US.
Mr. Daniel mentioned that the SOPs written with the help of undergraduate degree is more of personal instances and whereas when one writes after the completion of postgraduation or Ph.D., it is more about the work and one’s research experiences.
He had also talked about his professional and personal goals and also about how one can efficiently and effectively manage one’s time.
Mr. Daniel described Stanford University as a topnotch place where one can meet wonderful people. It is known for its Indian diaspora and also for its cosmopolitan nature. He also mentioned about the different ways needed for the science and social science students in approaching their respective professors for their research work in USA.
Vote of Thanks delivered by Dr. Samuel Rufus, Dean of International Programmes
Programme coordinated by
Prof. Arun Kumar Joseph, Associate Dean of International Programmes
Minutes of the Meeting: Ms. Lakshmi Ramaswamy, Global Student Ambassador.
Summary of the Proceedings:
Mr. Abraham, Intern, Office of International Programmes.
We shall meet again for the next Episode of VISA in the last week of November 2024.
Best wishes,
Office of International Programmes
MCC
One of the key takeaways of today’s VISA Programme with Daniel was his insistence on three of his principles for life – Persistence, Consistency and time management.
When asked by Mr. Sabarinathan, (our Global Student Ambassador) on how he was able to manage time, he said that, ‘I can ever share my template on how I manage time. I have an app that asks me, before I even open any video or reel on Insta or facebook, ‘Is it really important’?
‘There’s yet another app that allows me to use social media for seven minutes at a time, after which it locks my social media handle. That makes me highly conscious of my social media usage every day’ he said. He has also offered to help prospective students with their SoPs.
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