Name: Abhishek Parajuli '04
Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal
Major: Math and Computer Science
Minor: Applied Statistics
Activities: South Asian Club; VP, Cricket Club; Computer Science and Math Tutor; Pi Mu Epsilon Math Honorary Society; Information Technology Worker; Library Worker

Abhishek Parajuli '04 transferred to St. Lawrence during his junior year after attending Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs for two years. He says he is glad St. Lawrence offers its students the opportunity to major in more than one subject because he believes the knowledge he has gained by double majoring will make his transition after college much easier.

Parajuli lives in International House, a theme floor on campus that allows students from different countries and students who have studied abroad to and share experiences live together. He says he enjoys this because it allows him to interact with people from all over the world as they organize activities to show the diversity and different cultures on campus.

Parajuli has taken advantage of St. Lawrence's Fellowship program as well. He says, “I spent my summer of 2003 on campus as a Phelps Fellow. I worked closely with Professors Michael Sheard and Robin Lock to produce statistical software that generates the ratings of college hockey teams and makes an effort to forecast the results. I learned a lot in both the statistical and computer science fields. Dr. Lock uses the software to maintain his ratings page at http://it.stlawu.edu/~chodr.”

Parajuli says transferring was a tough adjustment, “but St. Lawrence has provided me enough help and a good environment, academically and otherwise, to be able to prosper.”