Torch - Fall/Winter 2019-20

University Destinations

CANADA — 70%

UNITED STATES — 23%

HAVERGAL COLLEGE Grad Profile 2019 Congratulations to the 111 students of Havergal’s Class of 2019 who have chosen to attend universities both in Canada and abroad. We wish them the best of luck in their areas of study.

Boston University Brown University California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) Columbia University Dartmouth University Georgetown University The George Washington University Harvard University Parsons School of Design: The New School Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University Tulane University University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego The University of Chicago Johns Hopkins University Northeastern University Northwestern University

Acadia University  Carleton University Champlain College Concordia University Dalhousie University McGill University McMaster University

Queen’s University Ryerson University Sheridan College University of British Columbia

University of Calgary University of Guelph

University of King’s College, Halifax University of Toronto, Scarborough University of Toronto, St. George

University of Waterloo University of Windsor Western University Wilfrid Laurier University

University of Colorado University of Michigan Wellesley College

INTERNATIONAL — 5%

Cass Business School (London) Durham University Loughborough University University of Edinburgh (Medical School) University of St. Andrews

2% of graduates are taking a gap year.

Read more at: havergal.on.ca/classof2019

Noelle Lim

Michelle Koshy UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH DIRECT ENTRY MEDICAL SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Koshy joined the Havergal community in Grade 4. By graduation, she had gained the confidence in her skills and abilities to know that she wanted to pursue a career as a surgeon. This interest was elevated after she participated in The Cardiothoracic Surgical Skills Summer Internship program during the summer before Grade 11. At Havergal, she co-founded the Havergal Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) chapter, so that other students interested in going into the field of medicine could explore all of the specialties through conversation, debate and competition. A viola player with the Orchestra throughout her years, she took on the role of Head of Orchestra in her graduating year and participated in the Music Connect community partnership as a way to engage with people living with dementia. In Grade 10, she went on a Forum for Change excursion to Tanzania, where she stayed at the Olive Branch for Children, a place for vulnerable youth to heal. After Grade 11, Koshy volunteered during the summer at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. She is currently studying Direct Entry Medicine at the University of Edinburgh.

Since starting at Havergal in Grade 7, Lim developed from a shy and quiet girl into a self-confident leader in her graduating year. As Prayers Prefect, she took the stage three times a week to deliver announcements, introduce guest speakers or make speeches at assemblies. “I considered my role of leadership to be a service,” she says. “I always tried to help others, and it inspires me when I see others helping people.” During her six years at Havergal, Lim was involved in the Welcome Committee, the Senior and Chamber Choirs, the student newspaper Behind the Ivy (as a photographer) and the Art and Math Clubs. Outside of Havergal, she was a youth group leader and a cantor at her church and she volunteered at Korean Canadian Adoptee Association (KCAA), a resource for adopted Korean children to learn about their cultural background and heritage. Lim is currently a student at the University of Toronto, studying Engineering Science. “I love engineering because I am interested in math and science, and I want to make things that will help others.”

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