When Zadie Moon took an Intro to Computer Science class in her junior year, it was the first time she’d ever felt excited about her homework. Now pursuing her master’s through the Align program, she says support from her professors has helped her feel at home in her new field.

Entering into CS when you don’t have a CS background can be really challenging. Luckily the professors here have been super supportive and understanding that a lot of us come from different backgrounds and don’t have knowledge in the concepts that we’re learning. They present them in a way that’s super understandable and they work with you when you don’t know what to do

Zadie Moon, Align MSCS ’25

As a Division I college football player, Tim Crawley had a packed schedule that made it impossible to prioritize his favorite classes — resulting in a bachelor’s degree in a field he wasn’t passionate about. As an Align student, he pursued his passion for computer science and soon began seeing his desired career take shape.

The students here, everybody who I’ve met so far has been great. It’s a strong sense of camaraderie here. It’s cool to see where everybody started out, what everybody pursued before this, and it’s kinda cool to see where we can go

Tim Crawley, MSCS ’24

Anna Daccache had been interested in public health for some time — but it wasn’t until discovering the Align program that the opportunities she was looking for opened to her. When she got to work on a co-op with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, their data-driven approach to health care helped her feel that she was making an impact where it mattered most.

I was really excited … to do high-impact work, especially in a space that I personally care about and feel connected to. … Khoury focuses so much on marrying your experiences rather than erasing one and putting CS or data science on top of it, so I felt really supported

Anna Daccache, Align MSCS ’22

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