Cameron LaPoint, a triple major in economics, history, and
mathematics, graduated in May of 2013 with his bachelor's degree.
Starting in September 2013, he will relocate to Kyoto, Japan for ten
months as a Fulbright Fellow. While in Japan, LaPoint will combine
continued Japanese language study with a survey experiment conducted
under the sponsorship of the Kyoto University Graduate School of
Economics. LaPoint's research project will focus on the differences in
attitudes towards risk and savings between Japanese and Americans. He
will continue his work on modeling individual risk preferences as a PhD
student in economics starting in Fall 2014.
LaPoint credits his successful Fulbright and graduate school applications to his time at University of Rochester's Journal of Undergraduate Research,
where he served for two years as an editor-in-chief. "Having the
opportunity to review original student research supervised at
universities across the country really gave me a new perspective on what
kinds of issues and problems go into making impactful contributions
within my own academic discipline," LaPoint says.
He recommends future seniors who are considering
applying for competitive national fellowships, such as Fulbright, to
start thinking about their application proposals early and to work
closely with the Fellowships Office and Career Center during the summer
before their senior year to improve their resumes. Additionally, citing
his experiences as a triple major, LaPoint said he would encourage
current students to take classes in a broad range of departments at
Rochester before graduation, as research is becoming more
interdisciplinary and globalized.
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