It didn’t take Luke Lee long to realize political science wasn’t for him. Luckily, the third-year New College student found an alternative that fits his interests perfectly.

“”I’ve always been interested in politics, governance, and related areas. In high school, I participated in clubs related to social justice advocacy,” Luke remembered. “We organized a local debate with our MP candidates during the 2021 elections, but my interest in politics didn’t translate into political science because I didn’t enjoy the political theory-heavy courses. Public policy, which is more applied, seemed like the next best thing. It offers a lot of flexibility, with only a few required courses and the rest being electives from various departments and faculties.”

Now a student of economics, management, and public policy, the undergraduate from Halifax is the VP of Operations & Finance with the University of Toronto Policython (UTP). [Read more…]