Gunjan Aggarwal

BIG Scholar 2024 | EGMO Medalist

Major and Institution

Mathematics at University of Cambridge

Achievements
EGMO Bronze 2022, EGMO Silver 2023, IMO Bronze 2024
High School
Second Gymnasium, Sarajevo
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
One Aspiration
Selecting one interesting problem and working tirelessly on it
Hobbies
Reading, skiing, fine arts
Naida Gavranovic

BIG Scholar

2024

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EGMO and IMO Medalist

Naida was drawn to math by “logical riddles” as a middle school student, and stuck with it because “math encourages you to work hard.” Creativity is a key part of her problem-solving process, so it’s no surprise that she studies fine arts as well. Naida looks forward to the research opportunities at university, exploring Scotland, and perhaps the occasional mocktail.

We caught up before she started university (interview edited for length and clarity):