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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Student Takeover: Andy Nguyen

For the next few weeks, students will be taking over the UVA Admission account on instagram (@uvaadmission). I thought I'd introduce each student here before they start posting on the account. Keep an eye on our Instagram stories to hear from Andy!

Name: Andy Nguyen

Hometown: Eastland, TX

Major:
 Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and Youth and Social Innovation in the School of Education

Activities:
 The Raven Society, Sigma Phi Epsilon, QuestBridge, HoosConnected, No Tones Acapella, Vietnamese Student Association, and Madison House. Outside of extracurriculars: working with Cavalier Connect Fundraising and involved with multiple research labs on-grounds.


Favorite UVA Memory: 
CultureFest, where organizations came together to showcase their unique cultural dances, outfits, and foods in the amphitheater, or the midnight snowball fight during third year. 

 


Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Student Takeover: Lili Gomez

 For the next few weeks, students will be taking over the UVA Admission account on instagram (@uvaadmission). I thought I'd introduce each student here before they start posting on the account. Keep an eye on our Instagram stories to hear from Lili!

Name: Lili Gomez

Hometown: Woodbridge, VA

Major:
 Computer Science in the School of Engineering, Spanish minor in the College of Arts and Sciences

Activities: 
SHPE at UVA (the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers), Girls Who Code, and Dressember. From SHPE, I was able to get an internship with Apple.

After Graduation: 
I'll be a full time software engineer at Apple.


Favorite UVA Memory: 
Some of my favorite memories at UVA were spending time in the Center for Diversity in Engineering with all my school friends, and my semester abroad in Valencia, Spain.




Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Student Takeover: Sydney Mannion

For the next few weeks, students will be taking over the UVA Admission account on instagram (@uvaadmission). I thought I'd introduce each student here before they start posting on the account. Keep an eye on our Instagram stories to hear from Sydney!

Name: Sydney Mannion

Hometown: South Orange, NJ

Major:
 I will probably be a Psychology major with a Sociology minor in the College of Arts and Sciences

Activities: 
Mixed Race Student Coalition, Hydra Club Ultimate Frisbee, Blueprint Leadership Program, working as a research assistant in the Social Cognition and Behavior Lab, and the Echols scholars program.



Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Student Takeover: Isabella Koch

  For the next few weeks, students will be taking over the UVA Admission account on instagram (@uvaadmission). I thought I'd introduce each student here before they start posting on the account. Keep an eye on our Instagram stories to hear from Isabella!

Name: Isabella Koch

Hometown: Loudoun County, VA

Major:
 Architecture in the School of Architecture with minors in Civil Engineering and Spanish

Activities:
 I am a student ambassador for the A-School, very involved in outdoors club and love to climb, event coordinator for an architecture organization called AIAS, working wardrobe for the spring drama production, and involved in various intramurals (volleyball, ultimate frisbee, softball, and soccer).


Favorite UVA Memory: 
My favorite memories at UVA come from either hiking with friends in the Shenandoah, going to food trucks on Fridays with my best friends, working in the architecture studios with my friends all day, and playing intramural volleyball with my friends when none of us had every played volleyball before. 

Thursday, April 06, 2023

Student Takeover: Tyler English

  For the next few weeks, students will be taking over the UVA Admission account on instagram (@uvaadmission). I thought I'd introduce each student here before they start posting on the account. Keep an eye on our Instagram stories to hear from Tayler!

Name: Tyler English

Hometown: Norfolk, VA

Major:
 Global Studies (Global Public Health) and Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences. Also pre-med.

Activities: 
I'm a part of organizations such as MedLife, M.O.C.H.A (Men of Color, Honor, and Ambition), S.O.C.A (Student Organization of Caribbean Awareness), C.R.A.V.E. Fashion, UVA Sports Medicine Volunteer Program, Resident Advisor, and Peer Health Educator. Outside of the University, I'm an Emergency Department Medical Scribe and Clinic Scribe.


Favorite UVA Memory: Having a snowball fight with my suitemates during my first year at Gooch. (Gooch-Dillard is a residence hall at UVA)




Tuesday, April 04, 2023

Student Takeover: Tabi Summers

 For the next few weeks, students will be taking over the UVA Admission account on instagram (@uvaadmission). I thought I'd introduce each student here before they start posting on the account. Keep an eye on our Instagram stories to hear from Tabi!

Name: Tabi Summers

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

Major:
Architecture in the School of Architecture with minors in Architectural History, Urban and Environmental Planning, and Real Estate Finance.

Activities: 
Outside of class, I am vice president of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) chapter at UVA. I am also on a national committee for this organization. In the fall, I interned alongside my coursework, but this Spring I am working as a student instructional assistant for a planning course, a student research assistant for a publication that is under development by an A-School faculty member, and as the assistant to the chair of the Urban Planning Department. I also work as an admissions ambassador in the A-School. Off Grounds, I volunteer at a local clothing resale store.


Favorite UVA Memory: 
Some of my favorite UVA memories are doing things in Charlottesville Off-Grounds like going to the farmers market, hiking Humpback, and enjoying the Rivanna river on nice days.