POV: Young Alumni Voices

“POV” is a venue for brief first-person essays by young alumni on a variety of topics. Do you have an idea for an essay of 500–800 words—about your time on the Hill, a memorable experience as an alum, or some other aspect of daily life, family, work, and more? Email us at cornellians@cornell.edu. (Please contact us before writing a draft, so we may approve the topic and supply our writers’ guidelines.) If selected, contributors will be asked to provide images to accompany their essays; topics not chosen can be forwarded to Class Notes.

‘My Journey Felt Less Like a Weight and More Like a Credential’

Having survived pediatric cancer, I’m channeling my experiences into advocacy—urging new treatments for tomorrow’s patients

I Studied English, Am Pursuing an MD—and Cherish the Humanities

While the marketplace may not value interdisciplinary studies, I’m determined to stay connected to arts and literature