Next Step: PhD

Alumni Achievement: Kate Kaufman, '20, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Tufts University this spring with a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Psychology and a minor in Child Studies and Human Development. As an undergraduate, Kate served as Co-President of Ears for Peers, a confidential, anonymous helpline for Tufts students, and worked at the Boston Child Study Center. She is one of 30 students out of 762 applicants to be accepted into a doctorate degree program in Clinical Psychology at Stanford University's PsyD Consortium. 

Kate says, “Coming to ESA in the ninth grade was truly transformative for me. ESA was the first place where teachers and faculty challenged me to reach my full potential academically and as a leader, which opened doors and led to many opportunities. In particular, the peer leadership program and ESA Abroad were incredibly significant in helping me to build confidence to venture outside my comfort zone.

ESA’s high standards for learning certainly prepared me for college, but more importantly, the encouragement and support I received along the way created the foundation for a lifelong love of learning that has followed me through college and will continue into graduate school.” Congratulations, Kate!