Questrom Peer Advisors (PAs) are upperclassman business students who work closely with the advising staff of the Undergraduate Academic & Career Development Center (UDC). Selected through a rigorous application and interview process, these student leaders support fellow undergraduate business students during their transition to the School. They provide peer mentorship on both academic and career matters; this specifically includes:
- Academic: Where to find course descriptions; what classes to think about before registration; where to go for academic support services; etc.
- Career: Information on different internships and companies and upcoming career events; preparation for career fairs; basics on professionalism in emails, networking events and dress; accountability for professional presence and engagement in career courses and career services.
- Student Life: Connection to relevant Questrom-affiliated clubs and organizations; where to go for mental health support; referral source for broad BU-wide resources such as HTC, chapel, ERC, Student Activities, ISSO, Student Employment office, etc.
Have a question? Email QuestromUDC@bu.edu.
For peer advisor contact information: http://www.bu.edu/directory/
Freshmen Peer Advisors
The mission of the Peer Advising program is to help new incoming students successfully transition into the Questrom School of Business. Students are assigned a Peer Advisor based on the SM 131 discussion section and will have access to that same Peer Advisor for the entirety of their freshman and sophomore years.
Drop-In Hours
Peer Advisors are available for drop-in advising during the following times:
Monday – Friday: 8-10am, 2-4pm and 7-9pm
EXCEPTION: Advising NOT offered on Fridays from 7-9pm.
Use this link to sign in: bostonu.zoom.us/j/92861452927?pwd=T0xMMDJGakdkQVN6a2lZOXBlU1V3Zz09. All times are Eastern.
Meet the Peer Advisors!
Tara Bhatia
Class of 2022
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Concentration(s): Finance, Law
BU Clubs/Organizations: Dean’s Host, Dean’s Fellow in Social Impact, Questrom E-Host, Boston University Mock Trial Organization
Hobbies/Interests: Yoga, going to spin classes, cooking, and exploring Boston with friends!
Nikhil Gumber
Class of 2023
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Concentration(s): Undecided
BU Clubs/Organizations: BU Real Estate Club, BU Finance and Investment Club
Hobbies/Interests: Music and Traveling
Noah Anthony
Class of 2023
Hometown: Waterbury, CT
Concentration(s): Undecided
BU Clubs/Organizations: Questrom Ascend, Brothers United
Hobbies/Interests: Playing basketball, spending time with friends, taking walks along the Charles River
Selma Jay
Class of 2021
Hometown: Boxford, Massachusetts
Concentration(s): Accounting, Law
BU Clubs/Organizations: Peer Advising, Admissions Ambassadors, Class Gift Committee, Pre-Law Society, Career Service Counselor, Former Teaching Assistant (AC222), Admitted Student E-Host
Hobbies/Interests: I love to run, do yoga, cook, walk my dog, read, and watch true crime documentaries!
Baxter Bervar
Class of 2023
Hometown: Kailua, Hawaii
Concentration(s): Finance & Strategy
BU Clubs/Organizations: SM131 TA, LOCK Tutor, BUCG Member
Hobbies/Interests: Cooking, playing golf, listening to music, and watching movies.
Fellenia Chan
Class of 2022
Hometown: San Francisco, California
Concentration(s): Management & Organization/ Marketing
BU Clubs/Organizations: First Year 101 Peer Mentor, CCD/ERC Student Ambassador, Resident Assistant, Scarlet Speaker, International Peer Mentor
Hobbies/Interests: Doodling, Hanging out with friends, watching dramas, meeting new people
Nicole Somerstein
Class of 2021
Hometown: Stamford, Connecticut
Concentration(s): Information Systems, Marketing
Hobbies/Interests: Cooking & baking, exploring Boston, playing piano, walking dogs, spending time with friends
Joe Endo
Class of 2023
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Concentration(s): Marketing & Operations
BU Clubs/Organizations: Hawaii Cultural Association, BU Consulting Group, BU Finance and Investment Club
Hobbies/Interests: Skateboarding, playing the piano, taking photos, and filming/editing!
Xinger (Erin) Hu
Class of 2022
Hometown: Hangzhou, China
Concentration(s): I am most interested in Finance and Information Systems right now but I haven’t made a final decision just yet!
BU Clubs/Organizations: Finance Modeling Club, International Peer Mentor, TFC (Teaching for China)
Hobbies/Interests: Movies, reading & taking amazing photos while traveling!
Danielle Edmonds
Class of 2021
Hometown: Manalapan, New Jersey
Concentration(s): Law, Marketing, Retailing
BU Clubs/Organizations: herNetwork, Questrom Honors Program, Career Skills Coach
Hobbies/Interests: I love baking, traveling, and going to concerts and hockey games!
Yaoxingyue (Sunny) Zhao
Class of 2021
Hometown: New York, NY
Concentration(s): Finance, Information Systems
BU Clubs/Organizations: LOCK Honor Society, Stage Troupe, BU On Broadway
Hobbies/Interests: I like musicals, action movies, science fiction novels, football, innovation, and I actually love to sing.
Havana Luis
Class of 2021
Hometown: Hoboken, New Jersey
Concentration(s): Marketing
BU Clubs/Organizations: Boston University Ski Racing Team
Hobbies/Interests: Skiing, running, listening to music, traveling, cooking
Andrew Linton
Class of 2022
Hometown: Lexington, MA
Concentration(s): Marketing and Information Systems
BU Clubs/Organizations: BU Choral Society, BU Zen, BU Analytics Club
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, biking, baking, basketball, watching sports/crime shows, video games, playing piano
Sana Mehta
Class of 2021
Hometown: Singapore
Concentration(s): Finance, Marketing
BU Clubs/Organizations: Dean’s Host, Delta Kappa Alpha (Gender-Inclusive Cinematic Professional Fraternity
Hobbies/Interests: Discovering new music, cooking, learning new languages, watching movies, going to concerts
Luis Luquin
Class of 2022
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Concentration(s): Finance and Real Estate
BU Clubs/Organizations: VP of ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals for America)
Hobbies/Interests: Soccer, I work two part jobs during the semester, solo traveling, exploring new: restaurants, cities, cultures, ideas(!), financial literacy, entrepreneurship and hanging with friends of course!!
Cameron Mcgaffigan
Class of 2023
Hometown: Wilbraham, MA
Concentration(s): Strategy and possibly Global Business
BU Clubs/Organizations: BU Global Legal Empowerment Brigade, Business Law Club
Hobbies/Interests: Skiing, Travel, Hiking, Flying Planes, Trying new restaurants
Kathleen Tang
Class of 2021
Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia, but I’ve lived in Washington, Northern California, North Carolina, New York, and Toronto
Concentration(s): International management, organizational behavior
BU Clubs/Organizations: HerNetwork, Habitat for Humanity
Hobbies/Interests: Baking/cooking, skiing, traveling
Yash Patel
Class of 2023
Hometown: Riverhead, New York (Long Island)
Concentration(s): Law and Finance
BU Clubs/Organizations: Kilachand Honors College, School Ambassador, Environmental Student Org, Camp Kesem Counselor, Sports Business, Circle K
Hobbies/Interests: Sports, Investing, Driving, Exploring, Traveling
Shadwal Jha
Class of 2021
Hometown: Patna, India
Concentration(s): Finance, Law, Minor in IR
BU Clubs/Organizations: BU Rugby, BU Chess Club
Hobbies/Interests: Rugby, reading about history, cooking for other people, eating at IHOP
Akash Rudra
Class of 2023
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Concentration(s): Undecided
BU Clubs/Organizations: BU Analytics, BU Consulting Group, Liquid Fun (Improv Comedy)
Hobbies/Interests: Sports, Shoes, Cooking new foods, and exploring Boston!
Hana Spaven
Class of 2020
Hometown: Long Hill, New Jersey
Concentration(s): Management Information Systems, Marketing, and Health & Life Sciences
BU Clubs/Organizations: Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority, BU Love Your Melon Campus Crew, FY101 Peer Mentor
Hobbies/Interests: Working out, drinking too much coffee, & playing with animals!!
Winnie Shin
Class of 2023
Hometown: Parsippany, NJ
Concentration(s): Probably accounting, currently undeclared
Hobbies/Interests: Baking, reading, exploring cities through food and cafe hopping
Delia Wada-Gill
Class of 2023
Hometown: Lexington, MA
Concentration(s): Undecided
BU Clubs/Organizations: Fashion and Retail Association, Dance Theater Group, Questrom Honors Program
Hobbies/Interests: Dance (I’m ballet trained but like exploring new styles), photography, playing piano, fashion, listening to music
Amanda Yu
Class of 2023
Hometown: San Jose, California
Concentration(s): Accounting
BU Clubs/Organizations: Asian Student Union, Allocations Board
Hobbies/Interests: Going on long walks/hikes, digital art, hanging out with friends, finding new music
Kevin Zhang
Class of 2023
Hometown: Nutley, NJ
Concentration(s): Finance
BU Clubs/Organizations: Running, watching sports (mainly football, basketball, baseball) and tv shows (Parks and Rec, New Girl, Patriot Act), hanging out with friends
Elan Aiche Reynaud
Class of 2022
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Concentration(s): Strategy, Minor in Sustainable Energy
BU Clubs/Organizations: Squash, Global Water Brigades
Hobbies/Interests: Henna tattoos, scrapbooking, Picnicking, playing board games, watching movies
Rashid Braimah
Class of 2021
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Concentration(s): Finance and Strategy
BU Clubs/Organizations: Alpha Kappa Psi, Nu Chapter, BU Consulting Group, Boston University Consulting Group, Questrom Ascend
Hobbies/Interests: Playing basketball, spending time with friends, going on hikes, museums
Megan De Armas
Class of 2022
Hometown: Miami, FL
Concentration(s): Accounting, Information Systems
BU Clubs/Organizations: Vice President of Finance of the Student Government Executive Board, Sigma Delta Tau Sorority
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, volunteering/service, soccer, Netflix & Youtube, hanging out with friends, exploring Boston, make up/skincare
Tiya Kothary
Class of 2022
Hometown: San Jose, California
Concentration(s): Finance, Minor in Sustainable Energy
BU Clubs/Organizations: Sustainable Ocean Alliance, Teaching Assistant for AC222
Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, basketball, exploring coffee shops, traveling
Jasmine Lin
Class of 2022
Hometown: Saratoga, California
Concentration(s): Health and Life Sciences, Finance
BU Clubs/Organizations: Financial Planners Association, BU Figure Skating, FinTech
Hobbies/Interests: Currently working at Foundation Medicine and Tatte, art, vegan foods (@chezjazzys)
Arianna Perry
Class of 2022
Hometown: Middleton, MA
Concentration(s):Information Systems, Strategy
BU Clubs/Organizations: Dean’s fellowship for Social Impact, Information Systems TA
Hobbies/Interests: Visual art, veganism, live music, yoga
Tess Unke
Class of 2022
Hometown: Warren, NJ
Concentration(s): Trying to decide between strategy and law or strategy and operations management
BU Clubs/Organizations: Sigma Delta Tau (sorority), community service chair of SDT, Dean’s Host, Habitat for Humanity, planning on joining BU students government
Hobbies/Interests: playing soccer, going to the beach, exploring Boston, volunteering, going to concerts!!
Katherine Yang
Class of 2022
Hometown: Bay Area, California and Boise, Idaho
Concentration(s): Information Systems, Global Business
BU Clubs/Organizations: FORGE Design Studios, BU Consulting Group
Hobbies/Interests: Fashion illustration (Insta: @fashion.by.katherine), media/entertainment, fencing, swimming, color guard, and playing board/card games with friends!
Sarah Yoon
Class of 2021
Hometown: Suburbs of Chicago
Concentration(s): Information Systems, Marketing, Retailing
BU Clubs/Organizations: President of Korean Students Association, secretary of the Allocations Board, and Delta Sigma Pi
Hobbies/Interests: Reading and going to Core Power Yoga!
Transfer Peer Advisors
The mission of the Transfer Peer Advising program is help new transfer students successfully transition during their first semester into the Questrom School of Business and Boston University. We seek to help them become: connected to peers, faculty, and staff; aware of resources, technology, and organizations; acclimated to our school, the University, and the City of Boston.
Meet the Transfer Peer Advisors!
Briana Le
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Concentration(s): Information Systems
BU Clubs/Organizations: Questrom Student Government, Business & Technology (BizTech) Club
Anlin Dong
Hometown: Shenzhen, China
Concentration(s): Finance & Accounting
BU Clubs/Organizations: Finance and Investment Club, BizTech Club
Alexandre Vieil
Hometown: Paris, France
Concentration(s): Information Systems
Aleksander Bogomilov
Hometown: Winchester, Massachusetts
Concentration(s): Accounting and Information Systems
BU Clubs/Organizations: Financial Modeling Club, BU Accounting Association, BizTech
Kristina Kruegmann
Hometown: La Crescenta, CA
Concentration(s): Accounting and Law
BU Clubs/Organizations: BU Marketing Club, Leading Women of Tomorrow, Student Government, Alpha Delta Pi
Kelsey Warda
Hometown: La Canada, California
Concentration(s): Marketing and Information Systems
Minor: Psychology
BU Clubs/Organizations: Sports Business Club
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Undergraduate Academic & Career Development Center
Rafik B. Hariri Building
595 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 104
Boston, MA 02215
Undergraduate Academic & Career Development Center
Rafik B. Hariri Building
595 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 104
Boston, MA 02215