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Student Spotlight: Amber Green
 Attending the University of Houston was a
last-minute decision for Amber Green.
She grew up in San Marcos and was accepted into Baylor
University. But after the first semester there, she soon
realized she needed to find a college that better suited her.
�I have a sister who lives out here, and so my mom told me I
should apply to the University of Houston,� said Green.
It turned out to be the right choice.
After living on campus in Moody Towers her first semester, she
fell in love with the university.
�The on-campus life here was what made me like it a lot,� said
Green, a kinesiology major who will be graduating in December.
�I would recommend living on campus because you learn a lot, and
you also gain friends, too. Living in housing makes you more
comfortable and accessible to making friends. It�s very
convenient, too. When you live here, it�s real easy to go to the
library and get that book you need, but when you are at home,
you don�t want to have to make that drive.�
For much of the time that she�s attended UH, Green has been a
student worker. For two years, she was a computer lab monitor at
the Alumni Center. Since this past September, she�s worked in
the Administration & Finance office. She does a variety of
tasks, from filing and copying to logging in contracts.
After graduation, her plans are to attend physical therapy
school and become a physical therapist.
�I would like to work at a children�s hospital first, get some
experience under my wings, and then in the long run open my own
practice,� Green said.
When she was a student at San Marcos High School, she played on
the basketball team. Here at UH, she occasionally goes to the
Campus Recreation & Wellness Center to shoot some hoops. She�s
also participated in some intramural sports.
Not only is she the first person in her family to attend the
University of Houston, she�s also the first to go to college.
�It�s going to be a big deal for my family,� she said.
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