gems-2019

Hello there! My name is Rebecca Vollmann and I am a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. I graduated from Indian River Charter High School and got my AA degree dual enrolled at Indian River State College in Vero Beach, FL. I love working on cars, photography, dogs, cooking, baking, watching movies, exercising, going to the beach,…

My name is Cierra Word, and I am a junior studying Mechanical Engineering.  I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, before moving to Queens, New York to attend Archbishop Molloy High School in 2013.  On the day I received my diploma in 2017, my family drove from my school to Orlando, Florida where…

Hello! My name is Aimé Yelvington (pronounced Uh-may) and this will be my second year at UCF. I graduated from Bartram Trail High School in 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. I am currently an Information Technology major. This will be my first year as a GEMS mentor and I am very excited! On campus, I am…

Hello, my name is Carolina Esquivel and I am a third year Biomedical Sciences major and a Psychology minor as well! I am from Miami where I graduated from a dual enrollment program called School for Advanced Studies-Kendall Campus in 2017. One of my favorite classes to date has been Chemistry II with Dr. Hampton. Despite…

My name is Brittney Gray and I am a third year UCF student and a second year GEMS mentor. I am a forensic science major with a focus on the biochemistry track, and I am also working to obtain a certificate in crime scene investigation. I went to Middleton high school in Tampa, Florida. One…

My name is Emily Greene. I am a Mechanical Engineering Major, going into my Junior year. I graduated from Fort Lauderdale High School. My favorite class has been Statics since we got to learn how to calculate how forces affect rigid bodies. My favorite professor is Arielle since she is nice and easy to approach.…

My name is Kaley Haff and this will be my sophomore year as a Forensic Science Major and Dance Minor here at UCF. I’m from a small town in Florida called Spring Hill, and graduated from Springstead High School in 2018. One of my favorite classes at UCF was actually a GEP course called Theatre…

My name is Christina Houser and I am a Biomedical Sciences major and Medical Sociology minor. This will be my third year at UCF and my second year as a GEMS Mentor. I graduated from Garnet Valley High School in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. My favorite class at UCF was the Microbiology Lab. This lab gave…

My name is Lannika Johnson and I am a sophomore majoring in Chemistry with a Biochemistry track, and I am also minoring in Biomedical Sciences and English Linguistics. I graduated in 2018 from Flanagan High School in Broward County, FL. My favorite class so far has been Biology, mainly because it allowed to apply the…

My name is Sienna Krulis and I am majoring in Biology (Zoology track) with a minor in Environmental Studies. I am currently a sophomore. I’m from Tampa, FL, and I graduated from Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School in 2018. My favorite class at UCF has been Mathematics for Calculus with Arielle Guadiello. Arielle also happens…

Hey all! My name is Sasha and I am a sophomore majoring in Environmental Engineering and minoring in Math here at UCF. I am originally from Russia and I moved straight to Orlando when I was 16 and graduated from Freedom High school. I am very excited to be GEMS mentor and help new coming…

Hello! My name is Tamara Lee and I am a senior majoring in Biology with a track in Marine and Aquatic Biology and this will be my second year as a mentor. I graduated from Newsome High School in Lithia, Florida in 2016. So far my favorite class in college has been Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy with Frank.…

Hey there! My name is Annabelle Levin and I am a sophomore majoring in Biology. I graduated from Dr.Phillips High School here in Orlando, so if you are new to this area (or not) I would love to help you find all of the best corners of this beautiful city. My favorite class thus far…

Hi! My name is Madison Manley and I’m a senior majoring in electrical engineering. I graduated in 2016 from Plant City High School, which is located near Tampa, Florida. One of the most interesting classes I’ve taken so far is semiconductors. It was very challenging, but the topics were super interesting and deals with research…

My name is Kaitlyn Martin, though most know me by Katy, and I am an Electrical Engineering major. This is my sophomore year here at UCF. I graduated from Bartram Trail High School, in Saint Johns, Florida. My favorite class I’ve taken so far is Composition II partly due to the class being taught by…

My name is Chelsey Ameda and I am a junior with a Biomedical Sciences major and a minor in Medical Sociology. I graduated from School for Advanced Studies – North campus in 2017. One of my favorite classes so far was Mental Health in Society. This class is part of my sociology minor and really…

Hi friends! My name is Unika Mirza and I am currently going into my junior year at UCF majoring in Biomedical Sciences and minoring in medical anthropology. I am from Plantation, Florida and I graduated from Plantation High School! My favorite class and professor at UCF has to be ENC 1101 with Professor Stuart Dees. Professor…

Hello mentees! I’m Lisa and I’m a sophomore in Chemistry at UCF. I’m from a small town called Poinciana and I graduated from Poinciana High School. My favorite course in UCF will have to be my Physical Geography class which I took with Mr. Tyre.  He was a funny teacher that was able to make…

My name is Shreya Mistry and I am a senior with an Electrical Engineering major and a minor in Cinema Studies. I graduated from Gulf Coast High School in Naples 2016. One of my favorite classes so far was Semiconductors. This class was interesting to me and challenged me in a fun way. I really…

My name is Telicia Daniels and I am a Biomedical Sciences major with a minor in Health Information Management. I am a Senior at UCF and have been a part of EXCEL/COMPASS for four years. I graduated from Fort Pierce Central High School in 2016. My favorite class at UCF was Quantitative Biological Methods. It…