Karinne Tennenbaum

About

Karinne, a Yale Engineering & Science (YES) Scholar, is a senior (Class of 2026) at Yale University in New Haven, CT. She is a proud Saybrugian (Saybrook College) pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology on the Biodiversity & the Environment track. After Yale, she plans to attend graduate school to obtain a Ph.D. to pursue an academic career in the field of avian migration.

University Coursework

This year, she will be taking the following courses:

  • Introduction to Glass Blowing (CHEM 5650L)
  • Fall Senior Research (EEB 4475)
  • Paleoecology (EPS 3450)
  • Environmental Data Visualization Communication (EVST 3303)
  • Introduction to Bioinformatics (MCDB 2310L)

In her third year, she took the following courses:

  • General Ecology (E&EB 220)
  • Life in Motion: Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology (E&EB 295)
  • Phylogenetic Biology (E&EB 354)
  • Plant Diversity & Evolution (E&EB 242)
  • The Genre of the Sentence (ENGL 354)
  • Cuerpos Femeninos (ANTH 354)
  • BioInspired Sustainable design (ENAS 360)
  • World English Literatures (ENGL 1028)
  • The Art and Craft of TV Drama (ENGL 4434)
  • Indigenous Feather Art (HSAR 392)

In her second year, she took the following courses:

  • Genetics & Development (BIOL 103)
  • Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (BIOL 104)
  • Evolutionary Biology (E&EB 225)
  • Bird Behavior (E&EB 269)
  • Laboratory for Principles of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and the Tree of Life (E&EB 223L)
  • Observing and Measuring Behavior, Part I: Study Design (EVST 377)
  • Introductory Statistics, Intensive (S&DS 220)
  • Dynamic Earth (EPS 110)
  • Reading and Writing the Modern Essay (ENGL 120)
  • Foundations in Education Studies (EDST 110)
  • Philosophy of Digital Media (ENGL 188)

In her first year, she took the following courses:

  • Biochemistry & Biophysics (BIOL 101)
    Cellular Biology (BIOL 102)
  • General Chemistry & Lab (CHEM 161, CHEM 165, CHEM 134L, & CHEM 136L)
  • Ornithology & Lab (E&EB 272 & E&EB 273L)
  • Collections of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (EVST 040)
  • Intermediate Spanish II (SPAN 140)

Outside of class, Karinne is highly involved on campus.

See Karinne’s Yale Extracurriculars

From 2018 to 2022, she attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, MI, the largest of the district’s four public high schools.

Eager to find her passion, she challenged herself in all subjects:

  • AP Biology
  • AP Chemistry & Lab,
  • AP Physics C: Mechanics
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Statistics
  • AP Computer Science A
  • AP English Language and Composition
  • AP English Literature and Composition
  • AP Spanish
  • AP Government
  • AP United States History
  • AP Macroeconomics
  • AP Microeconomics

At the same time, she participated in a wide array of extracurriculars:

  • Symphony Band (Drum Major Candidate)
  • Pi Hi Samurai FIRST Robotics team #1076 (Design Lead, Lead Engineer, and Dean’s List Candidate)
  • Ann Arbor Academic Games (Co-Captain)
  • Pioneer Reads Book Club (President)
  • Student Council Alumni Committee (Co-Chair)
  • Women’s Soccer
  • National Honor Society
See More of Karinne’s Pioneer Extracurriculars

Educational Timeline

  • August 2022 – May 2026:

    Yale University | New Haven, CT

  • September 2018 – May 2022:

    Pioneer High School | Ann Arbor, MI

  • September 2013 – May 2022:

    Ann Arbor Open @ Mack | Ann Arbor, MI

Fun Facts

Karinne is always looking for her next great adventure…

Traveling

  • Karinne loves to explore new places. Nationally, she has visited Yellowstone National Park, Glacier National Park, and Acadia National Park. Abroad, she has journeyed to both Chile and Panama!

Cooking

  • From Hell’s Kitchen to Masterchef, Karinne discovered a passion for the culinary arts through Gordon Ramsay and experiments in her mother’s kitchen
  • She is a major foodie and loves to try new restaurants in New Haven!

Hot Chocolate Parties

  • Karinne loves to invite her friends from all walks of life for all types of fun: movie nights, karaoke nights, and more!
  • She is famous for serving the best dorm-made hot chocolate around. Be on the lookout for her next “Hot Chocolate Party!”

Languages

  • During high school summers, Karinne spent hours working towards her lifelong dream of being a polyglot.
  • Having learned Spanish in school since first grade, she has dabbled in French, Italian, Portuguese, Hebrew, and Chinese.

Games

  • Karinne loves to spend evenings with games on the table—from euchre to Catan to Monopoly to Wingspan…

Music

  • Karinne learned to play the clarinet and piano in fifth grade
  • She taught herself guitar and is now learning the harmonica

Puzzles

  • Karinne loves a morning New York Times Connections, Strands, and Crossword as well as Sudoku or a good ol’ jigsaw puzzle—the more pieces the better!

Reading

  • Karinne loves stories—of all shapes and sizes!

Outdoors

  • Karinne grew up on her hometown’s nature trails
  • She spent several summers kayaking the Huron River and exploring Michigan’s beautiful coastline.
  • She loves to camping and stargazing.

Sports

  • Karinne played soccer for nine years and still loves to watch professional games.
  • Now, she is all about pickleball!