# Kate Macakanja

**Source**: https://admission.princeton.edu/blogs/blogger-profile/kate-macakanja
**Parent**: https://admission.princeton.edu/blogs/what-you-have-gain-wonderful

**Class Year:** 2023
**Major:** Astrophysics
**Hometown:** Glencoe, IL
**Email:** kgm2@princeton.edu
**Pronouns:** she/her/hers

Hello! My name is Kate Macakanja, and I’m a member of the Class of 2023. I’m in the [Astrophysics department](https://web.astro.princeton.edu) at Princeton, and I’m really interested in finding ways to make my study more interdisciplinary; at the moment, I’m doing research on diversity in STEM. On campus, I’m really involved with the [Climbing Team](https://climbing.princeton.edu) (we have an indoor wall and we go on outdoor trips!). I also work at the [Writing Center](https://writing.princeton.edu/center), which is a great resource for everyone at Princeton. I also really like to read, write, hike and be outdoors. I did [Bridge Year](https://oip.princeton.edu/our-programs/novogratz-bridge-year) in Senegal in 2018-19, so please reach out to me with any questions about Bridge Year or gap years in general, as well as anything else that’s on your mind.

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What You Have to Gain Is Wonderful

2022-04-06

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