Mason Vega ‘18

Alumni Voices

Mason Vega ‘18

Beaver Reflections:
I graduated from Beaver in 2018 and loved my time there. I was very involved with a variety of things at Beaver, which made my time so much more enjoyable. I was one of the three class officers, I completed my senior experience with the Hiatt Center while working in the then-new Research and Design Center, and played on two varsity sports teams: basketball and lacrosse. Looking back, Mr. Rilla was one of my favorite teachers at Beaver. I really enjoyed his sci-fi and philosophy class because it really opened my eyes to the world of philosophy and I also enjoyed the readings and films we watched in it. Another teacher I had fond memories of was Ms. Fantry. She made calculus so enjoyable and I loved her unique way of quizzing her students on the material with her own system.

What is #happeningnow in your life:
Since graduating from Beaver, I am at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) where I am studying mechanical engineering. For one and a half years, I played varsity basketball there. However, I decided to stop so I could much more fully involve myself on campus. Since then, I have become an RA on campus, president of the club basketball team, play club volleyball, joined the club cycling team, and then am a part of a couple of honors societies. Although Zoom classes and asynchronous classes were not as ideal compared to in-person classes and activities, they did give me the opportunity to open up my schedule and get involved with more things throughout campus. I am now working as an intern in the production department at Dräger Medical Devices. They create and design medical devices such as smart patient monitors and ventilators. There, I am doing research and design while working closely with the assembly floor.

“There are very few consequences for putting yourself out in the open and taking calculated risks. Especially at Beaver where it is so inclusive, be yourself and experiment!”
– Mason Vega ‘18

Advice to Beaver students:
Whether it is a project at school, internship for the summer, or asking for help from a teacher, as long as you won’t be severely negatively impacted, go for it. Nothing is holding you back from getting that internship or extra time with your teacher on a school project except yourself. Put yourself out there.

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