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

5/10/2019

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?

Linguistics & Classics

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

4/26/2019

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’

4/26/2019

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’

4/26/2019

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?

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’

5/10/2019

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.

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’

4/26/2019

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