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Archaeology

Karishma Bottari: ‘I’ve discovered that I can overcome countless challenges with my perseverance and enthusiasm’

A&S Communications

Karishma BottariArchaeologySanta Rosa, CAWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Music & German Studies & College Scholar

Joshua Sadinsky: ‘To be able to make a real positive change in the community feels good. It’s what I’m supposed to do’

Joshua SadinskyGerman & Music & College ScholarFayetteville, ARWhat have you accomplished as a Cornell student that you are most proud of, either inside the classroom or otherwise?

Sociology & Latina/o studies

Julia Pagán Andréu: ‘I have learned to find my voice and be heard in my classes’

Julia Pagán AndréuSociology & Latina/o studiesSan Juan, Puerto RicoWhy did you choose Cornell?

English & Performing and Media Arts

Julia Shebek: ‘I have slowly been adding tools to a toolbox for living, working, and seeing the world’

Julia ShebekEnglish & Performing and Media ArtsKensington, CAWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Physics & German studies

Juliane Scholtz: ‘Have humility’

A&S Communications

Juliane ScholtzPhysics & German studiesHatboro, PAWhy did you choose Cornell?

Government & Comparative Literature

Jose Benjamin Montaño: ‘Caring about my friends only solidified my conviction that I had to stand by their side and engage in solidarity’

Jose Benjamin MontañoGovernment & Comparative LiteratureMexico City/Valencia, CAWhat was your favorite class and why?Prisons, Politics and Policy. Professor Jamila Michener’s dedication to teaching, research, and advocacy made it seem like being a scholar and an activist were not necessarily mutually exclusive things. Her class showed me the possibilities of making academic work matter down the hill.

Linguistics & Classics

Javier Agredo: ‘Take plenty of fun classes and study abroad if you can’

Javier AgredoLinguistics & ClassicsMiami, FLWhat is your main extracurricular activity--why is it important to you?My extracurricular activities and priorities have changed over the years but I would say any club I've been in that supports social awareness or social justice. It's always important to use your voice to help spark change in the world.

Archaeology & Comparative Literature

John Souza: ‘Take classes your freshman year that are very outside your comfort zone’

John SouzaArchaeology & Comparative LiteratureModesto, CAWhat is your main extracurricular activity--why is it important to you?

Biological Sciences

Jordan Twombly-Ellis: ‘Cornell has allowed me to discover my passions in bees, almost to the point that I can waggle dance to communicate with them’

Jordan Twombly-EllisBiologyPrescott, AZWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?I have learned how to do research in a capacity that most people don't learn until grad school. I have also learned how to advocate for myself and problem solve on the fly.What is your main extracurricular activity--why is it important to you?

College scholar

James ‘Slater’ Goodman: ‘Say ‘yes’ to opportunities as they come your way and you will find happiness and success here’

James 'Slater' GoodmanCollege ScholarSan Juan Capistrano, CAWhy did you choose Cornell?I chose Cornell because it is the most academically diverse school in the world. At no other university could I live with, dine with, train and compete with, and learn with people whose personal, academic, and professional interests are so different from mine.What was your favorite class and why?

Economics & Government

Jady Wei: ‘I recruited a student from Russia to volunteer at a local Ithaca non-profit that focused on children’s education advocacy’

Jady WeiEconomics & GovernmentCupertino, CAWhat was your favorite class and why?

Statistical Science & Sociology

Elizabeth Deneen: ‘Knowledge lies in community members and their lived experiences’

Elizabeth DeneenStatistical Science & SociologyChicago, ILWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

English & French

Eve Glasergreen: ‘I have learned to truly think critically, to approach everything I do with curiosity and care, and not to set limits on myself’

Eve GlasergreenEnglish & FrenchClinton, NJWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?I have learned to truly think critically, to approach everything I do with curiosity and care, and not to set limits on myself. I have also learned how much I can learn from my peers who have different life experiences than I do!

Chemistry

Hendryck Gellineau: ‘Organic Chemistry is essentially abstract art with a side of involved logic’

… your Cornell education the most? How or why? Dr. Stephen Lee is almost single-handedly responsible for all of my … no idea how I’d make it through the rigor of Cornell. Dr. Lee saw in me what I didn’t and helped me work on ways to be … forge my career path with his mentorship and teaching. Dr. Lee has been one of my most ardent supporters and I really …

Government

Elizabeth De Los Reyes: ‘Only I can define who I am and what I am capable of achieving’

Elizabeth De Los ReyesGovernmentSan Juan, TXWhy did you choose Cornell?