Name: Sahar Baig
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: Sugar Land, Texas
Quote: "you are not alone anymore, and you have so much time ahead of you to become the person you always wanted to be."   

Name: Miles Bednorz
Major: History
Hometown: College Station, Texas
Quote: "…don’t let fear make the choice for you. Make the choice you want, and don’t let opportunities pass you by just because you are scared."

Name: Justin Bui
Major: Creative Writing
Hometown: Missouri City, Texas
Quote: "Try things and figure out if you like them later. That kind of spontaneity opens doors you wouldn’t have dreamed were there in the first place, and you’d be surprised how much growing happens outside of your comfort zone."

Name: Fabiana Chaparro
Major: Journalism
Hometown: Cabimas, Venezuela
Quote: "And that’s something you need to understand: you need to be grateful, to be satisfied with the things you are learning and with knowing that you want to reach out for more."

Name: Ersie-Anastasia Gentzis
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Calgary, Canada
Quote: "Enjoy everything—the big things, the little things, the hard things, the easy things—and just remember, the end goal is to grow as a person."

Name: Nikki Hammond
Major: Chemical Engineering  
Hometown: Sugar Land, Texas
Quote: "Bottom line, whenever you feel uncertain, whether for a trip or another thing, just remember what you are working towards and keep striving for it."

Name: Hannah Ho
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Quote: "So don’t be afraid to take risks and get a little dirty in life, because life isn’t any fun if you play it safe."

Name: Jack Hodges
Major: Hotel and Restaurant Management
Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas
Quote: "If I were to graph your emotions over these next few years, they’d look like a Californian seismograph."

Name: Paris Jordanger
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Ashland, Virgina
Quote: "The person that matters most in this is you, and that’s the person you need to take care of."

Name: Jetson Le
Major: Environmental Science
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Quote: "The best advice I can give you is to have an open mind and don’t force yourself to do something that you aren’t passionate about. Enjoy the adventure that lies ahead of you."

Name: Anna Mayzenberg
Major: Pre-Business
Hometown: Missouri City, Texas
Quote: "Stop saying you’re not ____ enough, and start taking new opportunities and chances. If you fail, at least you can show that you’ve done something concrete instead of simply thinking yourself in circles."

Name: Max Olsen
Major: Industrial Engineering
Hometown: Spring, Texas
Quote: "I promise you when you look back on your college experience the things that you’ll regret are going to be the things you didn’t do, not the things that you did."

Name: Khushboo Parmar
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Cypress, Texas
Quote: "My advice to you is to keep going, because I know you have the ability to do great things, you just need to stay focused on your goals, and block out all the distractions."

Name: Sunny Patil
Major: Biology
Hometown: Sugar Land, Texas
Quote: " Just know that the best friendships will start where you least expect, so just do what you want to do and life will take care of you."

Name: Joel Phillips
Major: Management Information Systems
Hometown: Clear Lake City, Texas
Quote: "These 4 years are really flying by and you need to get out of the study room sometimes and just live a little. It’ll actually help you have more energy to focus on school long term."

Name: Husain Poonawala
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Quote: "...it is what it is, regardless of what ‘it’ is. Going with the flow and not stressing out too much about the world around you will make you a happier person."

Name: Carina Pouraryan
Major: Public Relations
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Quote: "Everything you need is already within you; all you have to do is realize it."

Name: Sharan Sabu
Major: Management Information Systems
Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina
Quote: "Even looking back, my best college memories were with the people I came to know and love, and if I could go back, I would spend so much more time with them, and less time stressing about accounting."

Name: Nella Sakic
Major: History
Hometown: Tomball, Texas
Quote: "You’re going to learn so much, including that the learning never really stops."

Name: Erin Sappington
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Quote: "You can bring so much joy to other people by simply being yourself."

Name: Kristine Ubina
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Garland, Texas
Quote: "Life is not a zero-sum game-- another person’s success is not your failure. Be proud of all the things you have achieved!"