Brisilda Ndreka accepted to the University of Connecticut for her Ph.D
June 25, 2019
I came to City College as an international student about two
years ago. I can perfectly remember the first day at CCNY where I
struggled with the smallest things such as finding the classroom I
was located in for that day. From that day, I see myself continuing
my PhD at the University of Connecticut, where I will continue my
studies in the Statistics Department.
Looking back at these past years, when I put the memories I have
together, it is clear that I have been very lucky. I have had the
privilege to work with amazing professors, have helpful friends,
and overall been surrounded by great and welcoming people.
I am beyond grateful for all of my professors whom I would like to
say thank you to the following people
Professor Shirshendu Chatterjee who was my statistics professor and
mentor in the summer research project. Thank you, for giving me a
hand when I needed it the most! The patience you possess and trust
you give were two qualities that made my journey with you an
honorable and important one. You believed that I had potential even
when you struggled to understand my ideas, since my communication
was extremely poor. Your assistance and dedication inspired me to
work even harder.
Professor Zajj Daugherty - Thank you for your support that has
lasted since the first day of being in your class all the way to
giving me amazing advice you gave for the PhD application.
A warm thank you to Professor Blair Davey, Professor Bianca
Santoro, and Professor Jack Hanson. Thank you so much for your
recommendations, advice, and for being such an inspiration to me.
Honestly, I feel since I am now a part of the academy, I look up to
each of you as a role model.
I also want to thank Professor Thea Pignataro and Professor Stanley
Ocken for believing and giving me the opportunity to be a lecturer
in the Math Department. I will keep this with me throughout my life
as one of the most valuable experiences I have been through.
Thank you so much to Jason Redman for informing me about multiple
crucial moments including a scholarship, job opportunities, the
teaching process and more. Jason, I truly admire the patience that
you possess. When I kept asking you an extensive number of
questions each day you always calmly explained, even if it took
multiple tries for me to understand it. You are definitely one of
the people that made my life easier at CCNY.
A great thank you for George Braithwaite who is one of the nicest
people that I have met in my life. You have always been so helpful
and so positive! According to George, he is like this because he
was born where negative numbers were not invented. You are
undeniably an amazing person that I will miss so extremely
much.
Finally, a huge thank you to my friends. Thank you for your advice
and collaboration. I wish you only the best!
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