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Student Profile - Zemma Holmes-Story
"I have awesome lecturers who really want to help students understand and do well.... It's a lot more personal than I thought it would be and I'm glad."

Why did you choose to study at ANU over any other institution?
I chose it entirely based on it's rankings in various higher education publications. Best science university in Australia.

What is the ANU College of Science's best feature?
The staff are pretty sweet. I have awesome lecturers who really want to help students understand and do well.... It's a lot more personal than I thought it would be and I'm glad.

What have you learned about yourself while studying science at the ANU?
Time management is just as important as it was in highschool.

How do you feel ANU is preparing you for your future?
Is gives me a job which is fun... that helps me buy food... which means I can stay at uni, get my degree...and change the world!

What is your favourite science class?
I love them all but this semester Advanced Physics 2 has been a standout with quantum and relativity (PHYS1201).

What is your favourite elective class?
Contemporary Issues In Philosophy (PHIL1003).

What was the highlight of your ANU experience to date?
Working Open Day was pretty awesome - Lucie and I conducted super-fun memorable tours... Those kids will be back!

What do you enjoy about living in Canberra?
The lake's pretty cool.

Why did you choose to study a science degree?
Ultimately to contribute to the sum of human knowledge and have the very real opportunity to impact the lives of others in a significant way on a very large scale.

Career plans?
PhD at Cambridge, Post Docs at CERN, a couple of Nobel Prizes then into NASA to be first up to Mars.

 

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