SUCCESS STORIES
Mickey Ferri
Update Winter 2009
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Mickey is in his second year of pursuing a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Chicago. UC awarded him with a full fellowship for the five-year Ph.D. program. With his Ph.D., Mickey plans to pursue a career in economics as either a professor, an advisor to the government, or work in the private sector in some capacity.
Ferri graduated from Tufts University in May, 2007. He triple majored in Math, Quantitative Economics, and Computer Science and graduated Summa Cum Laude. He wrote a senior thesis entitled “Deal or No Deal: A Study in Individual Decision Making Under Uncertainty,” for which he received highest thesis honors. He received numerous other honors and awards during his four years at Tufts, including an induction to Phi Beta Kappa and the Tufts University Alumni Association Senior Award.
At Stamford High, Mickey played baseball and ran indoor track and field. The highlight of his high school track and field career was leading off the 4x200m relay team his senior year, which finished 5th at the Open New England Championships. Mickey played left field on the SHS varsity baseball team and batted .300 during his senior year after hitting nearly .450 on the junior varsity team during his junior year. He led off and played center field for the Stamford senior American Legion team during the summers of 2003 and 2004.
Mickey ran track and field at Tufts for all four years. During his senior year, he ran his personal best times in all of his events. Currently, they are 6.69 in the 55m, 11.17 in the 100m, and 22.45 in the 200m. He helped lead Tufts to win the outdoor NESCAC championship in 2007, the first time Tufts has done so since 1991. Mickey continues to compete in track meets in Chicago while he is studying for his Ph.D. He is training with the UC track team and is a part-time volunteer assistant coach.
In the summer of 2005, Mickey competed in the Maccabiah Games, an international sporting competition for Jewish athletes. Commonly referred to as the "Jewish Olympics," it is held every four years in Israel and features the best Jewish athletes from all over the world. Mickey competed in track and field, along with 24 other Jewish athletes from the United States and approximately 250 track and field athletes from other countries. He finished 14th out of all competitors in the 100m and 11th of all competitors in the 200m. At 19 years old, he was the youngest man in each of these events. He also ran the first leg of the U.S. 4x100m relay, which won the silver medal. Being among thousands of Jewish athletes in Israel really helped to strengthen his Jewish identity. It was an unforgettable experience, and he cannot wait to return to Israel for the 2009 games.