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Sara Cronk

April 11, 2019
My name is Sara and I am a biomedical science major. This is my second year at UCF. I graduated from New Smyrna Beach High School in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. My favorite subject in science and so far my favorite subject has been chemistry two, because it is so challenging and really pushed me.…

Caity Herndon

April 11, 2019
I'm Caity Herndon, and I am a senior at UCF studying Biotechnology. I graduated from Lawton Chiles High School in Tallahassee Florida in 2011. My favorite classes at UCF have been my upper level Biotechnology classes like Methods in Biotechnology and the Foundations of Bioimaging Sciences, because I love the small class sizes and the…

Kailey Koontz

April 11, 2019
My name is Kailey Koontz and I am a Biomedical Science major. This will be my second year at UCF. In 2013, I graduated from Spruce Creek High School in Daytona Beach, Florida. Definitely one of my favorite classes at UCF was SLS, Overview of Selected Medical Careers. It's a course that my major requires…

Niabelle Thelemaque

April 11, 2019
My name is Niabelle Thelemaque and I'm an Electrical Engineering major in my junior year. I graduated high school from Coral Springs Charter School. I enjoyed my Intro to Engineering class the most because there I learned about the different fields of engineering from UCF faculty and alumni. I also enjoyed the group projects because…

Enid Jimenez

April 11, 2019
My name is Enid Jimenez and I am a Biomedical Sciences major. I am a junior this year. I graduated from the International Baccalaureate Program at Palm Harbor University High School. My favorite subject in school has always been science, and so far my favorite class at UCF has been Microbiology because the lab for…

Elizabeth Ozimek-Newman

April 11, 2019
My name is Elizabeth Ozimek‐Newman and I am currently a sophomore pursuing a major in Computer Engineering. I graduated from Crooms Academy of Information Technology, a small 600 student school, where I truly developed a love for programming and computers. My favorite class so far would have to be Introduction to C Programming with my…

Carlyn Higgins

April 11, 2019
Hello! My name is Carlyn Higgins and I am a junior at UCF! My major is Environmental Engineering. I graduated from Timber Creek High School, which is just a few miles away from UCF. So far, my favorite class I've taken at UCF has been Introduction to Environmental Engineering. The reason why I liked this…

Kati Ward

April 11, 2019
My name is Kati Ward and I am a sophomore, majoring in Forensic Science. I graduated from Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne, Florida in 2013. One of my favorite classes at UCF has been Introduction to Forensic Science because the class had guest speakers from many different disciplines of forensic science come and talk…

Abigail Easterday

April 11, 2019
Hello! My name is Abby Easterday and I am a sophomore majoring in Mechanical Engineering. I graduated from Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne, Florida in 2013. My favorite class at UCF so far has been Calculus II with Mrs. Lori Pyle. It was a very challenging class that took a lot of time and…

Lauren Sprague

April 11, 2019
Hi! My name is Lauren Sprague and I am a sophomore at UCF. My current major is Biomedical Sciences. In 2013, I graduated from Sunlake High School which is in my hometown, Land O' Lakes, Florida. In my free time I enjoy playing volleyball, hanging out with my friends and watching different shows on Netflix.…

Bridget Perry

April 11, 2019
Hi mentee! My name is Bridget Perry and I am a Biology major with a minor in leadership studies. I am hoping to attend vet school in the future! This will be my second year at UCF. I graduated from Hagerty High School which is literally right behind the UCF campus. One of my favorite…

Alyssa Mahaffey

April 11, 2019
My name is Alyssa Mahaffey an I am a Mechanical Engineering major. I am also a sophomore and graduated from Sebring High School in 2013. My favorite class so far is Calculus 2. Although it has a reputation of being a tough class, I enjoyed the small class environment that EXCEL provided me. Before class…

Amy Lai

April 11, 2019
My name is Amy Lai and I am currently a Junior and Mechanical Engineering Major at UCF. I am originally from California but moved to Florida when I was little. I attended Pinellas Park High School where I was Editor n Chief of the yearbook committee, Senior class President, and joined Mu Alpha Theta, Rho…

Jessica Fernandez

April 11, 2019
My name is Jessica and I am a Senior in the Industrial Engineering program here at UCF. I graduated from Felix Varela Senior High School in Miami, Florida. My favorite classes so far have been Systems Simulation and Production and Distribution because they were taught by my favorite professor and I have been able to…

Lindsay Bordenkircher

April 11, 2019
Hello! My name is Lindsay Bordenkircher and I am a sophomore at UCF! My major is Civil Engineering. I graduated from Leesburg High School, which is about one hour away from UCF. So far, my favorite class I've taken at UCF has been Calculus. The reason I liked this class so much was the material…

Prabhjot Ahluwalia

April 11, 2019
My name is Prabhjot Ahluwalia and I'm a senior studying Industrial Engineering. I arrived at UCF after I graduated from Atlantic Technical Center Magnet High School, a high school that most people have never heard of. I wanted to get involved with a program that would be like a small college within a bigger one,…

Amnie Ashour

April 11, 2019
My name is Amnie Ashour and I am a Biomedical Sciences major. This coming fall will be the start of my second year at UCF. I graduated from Olympia High School which is right here in Orlando, Florida. So far my favorite classes have been Statistical Methods 1 and the Enjoyment of Music. Enjoyment of…