Gems

Hi guys! My name is Katelan Yap, and I am a junior majoring in Biomedical Sciences. I graduated from Bishop Moore High School that's in the great city of Orlando, Florida, in 2013! I've lived in the Orlando area for about 12 years now, so know of all the fun places to go and see…

Hi mentee! My name is Jasmine Lopez and I am a third year undergraduate majoring in Biomedical Sciences. In 2013, I graduated from University High School, which is actually only a mere few minutes away from UCF so I didn't travel very far. My favorite class thus far at UCF was General Microbiology. This class…

My name is Emily Karwacki, I'm a sophomore biology major on the pre‐veterinary track here at UCF, and I graduated from Coral Glades High School in Coral Springs, Florida. So far my favorite course has been statistics (STA2023) with Professor Kelcey Ellis; when I went into the course I thought it was going to be…

My name is Emily Hopman and I am a Junior majoring in Biomedical Sciences and minoring in Dance. I graduated from Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School in Merritt Island, Florida in 2013. My favorite class so far in college was Quantitative Biological Methods because I got to see how to apply everything I have been learning…

My name is Angelique Solano and I am a Forensic Science major focusing on Biochemistry. This will be my second year at UCF. In 2014, I graduated from Plantation High School which is located in Plantation, Florida. My favorite class at UCF was Biology I with Pamela Thomas. She explains the concepts clearly and is…

My name is Amnie Ashour and I am a Biomedical Sciences major. This coming fall will be the start of my third year at UCF. I graduated from Olympia High School which is right here in Orlando, Florida. So far my favorite classes have been Quantitative Biological Methods and Microbiology! The labs for upper level…

Hey! My name is Alyssa Mahaffey and I am a Mechanical Engineering major. This is my 3rd year at UCF and I graduated from Sebring High School in 2013. One of my favorite classes at UCF was Engineering Dynamics. It was probably my toughest class yet, but I absolutely loved the professor, Dr. Ni Li…

Hello! My name is Lex Yates and I am a Sophomore at UCF studying Mechanical Engineering. I'm an out of state student from Pennsylvania and I graduated from Nazareth Area High School in Nazareth, PA in 2014. My favorite organization at UCF is the Astronomy Society where we hold observing nights to look at the…

My name is Akailah Mason and I am a senior majoring in Biomedical Science and minoring is Spanish. I graduated from Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida. One of my favorite classes so far at UCF has been Immunology with Professor Weigel. He makes the class super interesting and is also very interactive during class.…

Hi! My name is Adeolu Orogade and I am a junior majoring in Biology. I attended Zamani College (a high school). A class that I really enjoyed at UCF was Philosophy. It required a lot of reasoning and is one of the classes where discussion about topics in class are interesting. Although I have different…

Hello! My name is Abby Easterday and I am a junior studying Mechanical Engineering. I graduated from Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne, Florida in 2013. My favorite class at UCF so far has been Engineering Analysis Statics with Dr. Ricardo Zaurin. It was a very challenging class that took a lot of time and…

My name is Vi “”Vivi”” Pham and I am a Pre‐Professional Biomedical Science major in my junior year at UCF. I have lived in Orlando all my life! I attended elementary, middle, and high school all in the Orlando area. What can I say? I just love my hometown! In 2014, I graduated from Winter…

My name is Victoria Matthews and I am a Biomedical major. This will be my junior year at UCF. I graduated Warwick Senior High School in Lititz, PA, but I had my freshman year of high school in Melbourne Central Catholic and sophomore year in Viera High School in Florida. My favorite class here was…

Hi! My name is Truc (Truec) Phan. I am a sophomore majoring in Biomedical Sciences hoping to become an Optometrist. I went to William R. Boone High School and came to America when I was only two. My favorite class here at University of Central Florida is Chemistry 1a and 1b with Dr. Dixon. He…

My name is Simone Laing and I am a Chemistry major. This will be my fourth and last 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,…

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

My name is Shelly Gaynor and I am a Biology major. This will be my 3rd year at UCF. In 2014 I graduated from Freedom High School which is in Tampa, Florida. At UCF, one of my favorite classes was Human Species. It's a general education course that as a biology major you do not…

Hi! My name is Mary Tran, and I am a Mechanical Engineering major and a junior. I graduated from Lake Howell High School in 2014. So far, my favorite course at UCF was Calculus II. Although Calculus I was sort of a pain, Calculus II was great! I found that I started to really understand…

My name is Marisa Webber and I am a second year Industrial Engineering major. I graduated from Bloomingdale Senior High School, which is near Tampa, Florida, in 2015. My favorite class at UCF would have to be Encountering the Humanities. This course for the general education program but ended up loving it and learning a…

Hi! My name is Mariana Gomez and I am a Computer Engineering major with a minor in Criminal Justice. This is my second year at UCF and I graduated from Palm Beach Central High School in 2015. My favorite class so far has been English 2. I know it sounds strange, but I enjoyed the…