Nora D. (IN A NUTSHELL)
Nora Draper is currently pursuing a major in Economics and Mathematics at Yale University. She grew up in Middlebury, Vermont, surrounded by the Green Mountains and dairy farms. Nora spent her senior of high school studying at a small school in Bordeaux, France, and immersing herself in French culture. She is passionate about all things math and science, along with a devotion to gender equity – in particular, helping women stay empowered in STEM. In high school, she worked at an all-female camp for STEM students and exposed girls to STEM concepts in an engaging and fun way. At Yale, she is involved with the Women’s Leadership Initiative, which aims at equalizing opportunities for women in business. She also worked with Yale Circle of Women, which works to provide girls with access to quality secondary education equity. During her freshman year, she served on the operations board for the WLI Women’s Empowerment Conference and worked on the Maia Project, which provides e-readers to students, giving them access to literature at home and in school. Nora has been tutoring in various capacities since her freshman year of high school. She took a gap year for the 2020-2021 academic year and spent her time working as a financial modeling intern, doing research for the Yale School of Medicine, and tutoring. She loved her time off but is very excited to return to school in the Fall. In her free time, Nora enjoys hiking, thrift shopping, watching old movies, and playing with her two dogs. She is very enthusiastic about nature, numbers, and dogs and can’t wait to share that with her Curious students.