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Isabel Geisler B.A., Global Studies Cum Laude Hometown: Middletown, Maryland Plans: Ph.D., Northeastern University At UMBC no one has ever told me to temper my ambitions. It was here I...

Hector Barrera B.S., Financial Economics; B.A., Health Administration and Policy Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Silver Spring, Maryland Plans: Northrop Grumman Professional Development Program...

Samantha Furman B.S. Mathematics Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Montgomery Village, MD Plans: Ph.D., Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh My favorite...

Natalie DeNigris B.S., Physics Magna Cum Laude, Certificate: Honors College Hometown: Kensington, MD Plans: Ph.D., Astronomy, U Mass.-Amherst; Intern, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center UMBC...

Nyenpu “Faith” Kamei B.A., Psychology and Social Work Hometown: Germantown, Maryland Plans: Peace Corps, Peru UMBC provided me with an environment in which I was surrounded by like-minded...

Austin Gabel B.S. Biological Sciences Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Clarksville, Maryland Plans: M.D./Ph.D., University of Washington Dr. Brewster and other lab members have helped encourage...

Andrew Lee M.S., Mechanical Engineering Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Ellicott City, Maryland Plans: Ph.D., University of Guelph UMBC provides an environment in which professors are very easy...

Emily Escobedo B.A., Psychology Cum Laude Hometown: New Rochelle, New York Plans: Early childhood education certificate, UMBC When I was invited to be a part of the swim team at UMBC, I...

Heather Frank B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Rawlings, Maryland Plans: Ph.D., Harvard University The amazing mentorship I have received at UMBC has...

Kayla Smith B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies (Public Health Advocacy) Hometown: Laurel, Maryland Plans: J.D., Brooklyn Law School Iron sharpens iron, and at UMBC I have been given the space...