Year: Senior

Hometown: Wenatchee, WA

Affinity Group: Hispanic/Latino

Major: Law, Societies, and Justice & Political Science

Minor: Informatics

Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

Why I came to the UW: As a first-generation student from a low-income household, receiving the Costco Scholarship was one of the reason I decided to attend the UW.

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Madison, WI

Affinity Group: American Indian/Alaskan Native

Major: Environmental Science (Restoration Ecology)

Languages Spoken: English & Spanish

Why I came to the UW: I chose UW because I heard good things about the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences which is the field I knew I wanted to pursue. Plus UW has a lot of research opportunities to offer.

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Eugene, OR

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian

Major: Business Administration

Minor: Real Estate

Languages Spoken: English

Why I came to the UW: I was drawn to the University of Washington because of its resources and opportunities for the business program. As a student of color, being supported in a diverse community was also very important to me and I saw that UW had great DEI programs like the Multicultural Outreach and Recruitment program. I wanted to go to UW because it offered great support for their academics and cultural diversity.

Year: Senior

Hometown: Lacey, WA

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian

Major: Law, Societies and Justice & Political Science

Minor: Diversity

Languages Spoken: English, Khmer

Why I came to the UW: I choose UW because of its commitment to diversity and support for first generation college students. I knew that I would have access to the best mentoring and academic resources as well as be able to develop my passions and grow.