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Hi, my name is Katrina and I am a Biomedical Sciences major at UCF. Currently I am a sophmore at UCF. I graduated from West Boca Raton High School. My favorite class at UCF is Chemistry because it relates to my major and I find it very interesting. I love all aspects of it and…

Hi Mentees, my Name is Ny'a Crum and I am a Biomedical science major here at UCF in my sophomore year. I graduated from Tampa Bay Technical High School in Tampa. CLASS OF 2012 I love it here at UCF! My favorite class so far has been my LEAD class with Professor Rick Falco, and…

Hello, my name is Melanie Moises and I am so excited to start as a mentor this fall semester! My major is Biomedical Sciences, pre‐professional track and I will be a sophomore this fall. I graduated from Spanish River Community High School in Boca Raton. My favorite class at UCF so far was Intro to…

My name is Dominique Benito. I am a junior at the University of Central Florida majoring in Computer Engineering. I graduated from Miami Lakes Educational Center. So far my favorite class and professor is Dr. Neils Lobo who teaches Introduction to C Programming. This was my favorite class because it was both interesting and challenging.…

Hi my name is Kelsey Strobridge and my major is Civil Engineering. This is my second year here at UCF. I graduated from Chamberlain High School in Tampa Florida. I would have to say my two favorite classes from my first year were Intro to Engineering and Chemistry for Engineers, because they opened my eyes…

My name is Caitlin Stevenson and I am a senior, majoring in Molecular Biology and Microbiology with a minor in Health Sciences. I graduated from Suncoast High School in Riviera Beach, Florida in 2010. One of my favorite classes at UCF has been Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases because the material incorporated statistics and disease together,…

My name is Cassie Spielman and I'm a junior here at UCF majoring in biology. I graduated from Boone High School in 2011. Although I am a biology major, my favorite class was psychology. I loved the class and found it incredibly interesting. The professor was fantastic, and made going to class really enjoyable. All…

My name is Robin Parente and I am a Statistics major in my junior year at UCF. In 2011, I graduated from West Shore Jr./Sr. High School in Melbourne, FL. One of my favorite classes at UCF has been Cinema Survey. It was a class my GEMS mentor suggested to me as a freshman and…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…