Activities/Interests:
Regents Scholar; cocaptain of the cross-country club; mountain biking; taking a UC Santa Cruz sailing class; plans to take SCUBA; works as a facilities assistant at UC Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Laboratory and assistant navigator for small boats for the Institute of Marine Sciences.

Favorite UC Santa Cruz moments:
"You can get some very small classes here. For example, I was able to take an accelerated biology class with only ten students in it. The professor was great; she answered all our questions, no matter how many we had, and we could also visit her during her office hours."

How UC Santa Cruz has changed him:
"I'm different now that I'm living on my own. I'm also much better at learning and studying."