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Alumni Trivia
CURRENTLY HIDDEN BUCKET
READING : TALENT : LIST :
The Way Forward by The ability to sleep Witness the Monarch
Yung Pueblo anywhere Butterfly Migration in
Mexico
Joining DAIS in the 11th grade was a pivotal instrumental in my personal and academic
moment in my life. The transition to a new growth. The relationships I built with these
school during such a crucial phase was initially mentors were profound and impactful, helping
daunting, but it turned out to be so me navigate through my new high school with
transformative. What struck me the most about confidence and clarity.
DAIS was the unique environment it provided,
offering a level of exploratory freedom that was However, the most important lesson I carried to
liberating. DAIS caters to the individual needs university is the importance of being
of every student, and this flexibility has goal-oriented while maintaining a healthy
encouraged me to understand myself better work-life balance. This balanced approach
while exploring new passions, from research to helped me manage my academic
entrepreneurship. responsibilities while engaging in
extracurricular activities, ensuring my overall
My mentors at DAIS were more than just well-being. It taught me that achieving goals is
teachers; rather than solely teaching me essential, but so is enjoying the journey and
through textbooks, they shared their life taking time for oneself.
experiences with me. Their guidance was
PRAJNA
WANKAWALLA Prajna Wankawalla is majoring in
Cognitive Science at the University
of Southern California. She is
Class of 2023 fascinated by the study of
decision-making at both the
individual and organizational levels.
