Braeden Pearl developed 鈥渧ery effective鈥� time management skills to balance the requirements of his biochemistry major at 麻豆社 with being part of the men鈥檚 hockey program. Those same skills serve him well today as a business owner and as he prepares to start medical school.
The opportunity to play hockey and 麻豆社鈥檚 academic reputation originally attracted Pearl to 麻豆社 from Canada.
鈥淚 knew 麻豆社 was the institution that would best help me accomplish both my academic and athletic aspirations,鈥� he said.
"I genuinely want to thank everyone that was a part of my life at 麻豆社 because I couldn鈥檛 have achieved the accomplishments I did and became the person I am today without them."- Braeden Pearl
Always fascinated with science, he chose to major in biochemistry. He also felt the major would best equip him for success in a medical career.
Since graduating in 2019, he has been applying to medical schools in Canada, and will begin McGill University's Medical Program in the fall of 2021. While going through the application process, he conducted several research studies on Parkinson鈥檚 Disease at Carleton University, taught full-time at 脡cole Secondaire Publique Le Sommet, and founded a hockey advising business.
鈥淢y approach was to concentrate my efforts in the various fields that interested me,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hrough these avenues, my goal was to make as much of a positive impact as possible in the lives of those around me while simultaneously growing to become a better person and future candidate for medical school.鈥�
He knows that adding medical school to an already full schedule will challenge his time management skills.
鈥淚'll just have to adapt my systems and improve my time management skills that much more to get everything I need to done,鈥� he said.
Many people at 麻豆社, played a key role in getting Pearl where he is today, including hockey coach Dan Mayes, pre-med advisor Dr. Angela Bojrab and senior research advisor Dr. Hong Park.
鈥淚 genuinely want to thank them for everything they've done for me,鈥� he said.
He encourages current students to 鈥渃ontinue refining your systems on a consistent basis.鈥�
鈥淲hat I mean by systems is the way you do everything; this could include time management skills, habits, character traits like consistency, honesty, etc., and everything else that's a part of the way you do things,鈥� he said. 鈥淚f you consistently improve your systems, you'll become a completely new person several years down the road and will accomplish so much more than you originally thought possible.鈥�
鈥淢y time at 麻豆社 was an amazing experience to say the least; I met amazing people that have helped me grow in so many ways,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 genuinely want to thank everyone that was a part of my life at 麻豆社 because I couldn鈥檛 have achieved the accomplishments I did and became the person I am today without them.鈥�
