Gems

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

My name is Victoria Matthews, and I am a Biomedical Science major. This year I will be a sophomore. I feel like freshman year went by so fast! I love movies, surfing, traveling, Disney/Universal, and trying new things. Even though I've been to three high schools, I graduated Warwick Senior High School in Lancaster, PA…

Hi! My name is Sumayya Abukhalil and I'm a sophomore double majoring in Aerospace Engineering and Pure Mathematics. I graduated from William T. Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens, FL in 2014. My favorite course so far here at UCF was Calculus II. With every lesson being taught, it seemed as though I was…

My name is Vi “”Vivi”” Pham and I am a Pre‐Professional Biomedical Science major in my sophomore year at UCF. I have lived in Orlando (or as I like to say O‐town) since I was born. I attended elementary, middle, and high school all in the Orlando area. What can I say? I just love…

My name is Talia DeCant and I am a Biomedical Sciences major and a Psychology minor, working on certificates in Behavioral Forensics as well as Public and Professional Writing. This will be my second year at UCF. In 2014 I graduated from William R. Boone High School in Orlando, Florida. One of my favorite classes…

My name is Simone Laing and I am a Chemistry major. This will be my third year here at UCF. I graduated from School for Advanced Studies which is located in Miami, Florida in 2013. My favorite class so far at UCF has been Organic Lab Techniques 1. Though it sounds rather complicated, this class…

Hey mentees! My name is Shirley Thelusma and I'm a sophomore at the University of Central Florida. In 2014, I graduated from Dr. Michael Krop Senior High School in Miami. In high school, I ran both track and cross country. I am not a student athlete in college, but I do continue to work out…

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

Hi mentees! My name is Sarah Gisewhite and I am a sophomore here at UCF as a Biomedical Sciences major and a Sociology minor. I graduated from Creekside High School in St. Johns, Florida in 2014. One of my favorite classes at UCF was Oral Communications (Speech) with Professor Schulz. I enjoyed this class because…

My name is Shelly Gaynor and I am a Biology major. This will be my 2nd year at UCF. In 2014 I graduated from Freedom High School which is in Tampa, Florida. One of my favorite classes at UCF was Human Species. It's a general education course that as a biology major you do not…

Ey oh, my name is McKenna Reed and I'm an Information Technology major. This will be my third year at UCF. In 2013 I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Niceville High School, which is located in Niceville (yes, it's nice there), Florida. I've enjoyed many of my classes here at UCF, but I'm convinced that…

Hi! My name is Mary Tran, and I am an Electrical Engineering major and a sophomore. I graduated from Lake Howell High School in 2014. From my first year at UCF, I liked EGN 1006 and EGN 1007 because of the fun final projects, where we constructed our own rover and water vessel! So far,…

Hi there! My name is Maren Tomcsak and I am a sophomore here at the University of Central Florida. I am majoring in forensic science and minoring in chemistry. I graduated from Olympia High School, which is only about 40 minutes away from UCF. As of right now, my favorite class at UCF has been…

My name is Kelsey Arthur and I'm a senior double majoring in Mathematics and Statistics. My favorite class at UCF so far has been Numerical Calculus, a statistics class where you take concepts you learned from Calc 1 and incorporate them into computer programs in C. One of my favorite professors I've had has been…

Hello! My name is Kayla Bitner and I am a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering. I graduated from Rockledge High School in Rockledge, Florida in 2014. My favorite class taken at UCF was Digital Media. It was a fun elective I chose to take as a break from my STEM classes. The professor was great…

My name is Kati Ward and I am a junior, majoring in Forensic Science. I aspire to become a forensic serologist. 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…