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Haylie Choi

Haylie Choi

Former RNC analyst | Secretary, DC Illini Club | Class of 2012

For Haylie Choi, chemistry was much more than a major. 

For a time there at Illinois, it was her everything. 

"When you live, breathe and sweat over the same subject with your peers, it changes your appreciation for a subject," says the research associate at Definers Public Affairs of Washington, D.C.

“One of my favorite stomping grounds was the Chemistry Annex. I had the most challenging but exciting experiences during my labs and classes there.

"It is also where I met some of the most fun, quirky and brilliant people I know.”