Year: Senior
Hometown: Warden, WA
Affinity Group: Hispanic/Latinx
Major: Public Health – Global Health
Minor: Bioethics
Languages Spoken: English & Spanish
Why I came to the UW: I chose to attend the University of Washington because of its diverse student community and its location in a large city, which provides many opportunities for growth and involvement.
Year: Junior
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Affinity Group: Black/African American
Major: Environmental Public Health
Minor: Data Science
Languages Spoken: English & Amharic (Conversational)
Why I came to the UW: I chose to attend UW because I wanted a school with a strong balance of academics and school spirit, and I was especially drawn to its reputation as a good school for public health and pre-health students, with ample research opportunities, resources, and mentorship for career preparation.
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Renton, WA
Affinity Group: Southeast Asian
Major: Intended Law, Societies, & Justice and Psychology
Minor:
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, Thai, & Lao (Semi-Fluent)
Why I came to the UW: I chose to come to the UW because of its great academic and social life balance! Also because it is the Best in state school!
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Federal Way, WA
Affinity Group: Black/African American
Major: Aeronautical Engineering
Minor:
Languages Spoken: English
Why I came to the UW: At first I wanted to go as far away as possible for school. UW was basically my backward with how often I’ve been here and how close to home it was. But, I kept finding my way back to UW and I listened to my gut. One of the best decisions I made.
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Sunnyside, WA
Affinity Group: Hispanic/Latinx
Major: Business and Construction Management
Minor: Spanish
Languages Spoken: English & Spanish
Why I came to the UW: I knew I was set on the University of Washington once I discovered the immense amount of resources there were to uplift students with underprivileged backgrounds like myself.
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Auburn, WA
Affinity Group: Hispanic/Latinx
Major: Law, Societies, & Justice
Minor:
Languages Spoken: English & Spanish
Why I came to the UW: I chose UW because of the resources and opportunities that the campus has to offer to their students.
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Yakima, WA
Affinity Group: Hispanic/Latinx
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Law, Societies, & Justice
Languages Spoken: English & Spanish
Why I came to the UW: I chose to come to UW because of the culture of diversity and inclusion. I saw myself being able to build up a community that would help me succeed.
Year: Junior
Hometown: Federal Way, WA
Affinity Group: Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Major: Public Health – Global Health
Minor:
Languages Spoken: English
Why I came to the UW: I came to UW to learn more about public health and to explore my passions, and use my knowledge to give back to my community.
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Affinity Group: African American/Black
Major: Accounting
Minor: Real Estate
Languages Spoken: English
Why I came to the UW: I loved the community and atmosphere and could really invasion myself being a husky.
Year: Senior
Hometown: Renton, WA
Affinity Group: Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Major: American Ethnic Studies
Minor: Oceania Pacific Islander Studies (OPIS)
Languages Spoken: English
Why I came to the UW: I chose UW because I remember the the people from the Polynesian Student Alliance (PSA) come to my high school and that was the representation that I needed to see, Pacific Islanders in higher education. I always knew that I wanted to be a part of the PSA UW family and to encourage future pasifika generations to come.
