Meet Alex, a diligent second-year Statistics student at the University of Waterloo. Having transitioned from a small town where they were the top math student, Alex finds the complexity of survey methodologies in STAT 454 to be a challenging leap from their previous coursework. With a passion for data analysis and a dream of becoming a data scientist, Alex spends their free time working on projects for the university’s co-op program while also mentoring first-year students in navigating the rigorous curriculum.