Student

Arda Höke

Major: Computer Science

Grade: Junior

Community college: MiraCosta College

Hometown: Turkey or San Diego

Career Plans: I plan to leverage Artificial Intelligence for social impact in the future.

Bio: I am a first-generation immigrant transfer student from a low-income background. Despite the challenges I faced, my dedication...

Douglas Hui

Major: Accounting

Grade: Junior

Community college: De Anza College

Hometown: Sunnyvale

Career Plans: Accounting

Bio: Hi, this is Douglas from De Anza College. I am a new immigrant and a mature student. Like many of you, I love traveling and sports. I enjoy the study environment at Berkeley, though the curriculum is undeniably rigorous. Additionally, my...

Emma Do

Major: Data Science

Minor: Computer Science

Grade: Junior

Community college: MiraCosta College

Hometown: Oceanside, CA

Career Plans: I hope to become a financial analyst with integrity and strong moral values.

Bio: I moved to the U.S. from Vietnam in 2018, which came with a lot of challenges, especially...

Mariana Garcia-Herrera

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Grade: Junior

Community college: Los Angeles Harbor College

Hometown: San Pedro

Career Plans: Work at a conservation/Rehabilitation center, or work for the government in managing environmentally safe practices.

Bio: My name is Mariana...

Michael Camara

Major: EECS

Grade: Junior

Community college: Los Medanos

Hometown: Antioch

Career Plans: Make modular environmental control systems for small scale sustainable agriculture

Bio: Hello! I nearly failed out of Highschool... a whirlwind junior year saw my dad medically...

Nancy Satya Sao

Major: Business Administration

Grade: Junior

Community college: Long Beach City College

Hometown: Long Beach, CA

Career Plans: I want to work in to end up working or starting my own business. Currently, I am dabbling in finance but I'm more interested in strategy roles in the future.

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Philbert Trinh

Major: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Minor: Mechanical Engineering

Grade: Junior

Community college: Pasadena City College

Hometown: San Gabriel

Career Plans: Formula 1 Race Engineer

Bio: Hello, I am Philbert. I am a big fan of cars, motorcycles, jet planes and motorsports. All are passions that I am able to indulge in thanks to the Sharer Scholars Program. With this program I was able to attend...

Sonya Yates

Major: Integrative Biology

Grade: Junior

Community college: Chabot College

Hometown: Castro Valley

Career Plans:

Some of my career interests are environmental consulting, environmental engineering, or even museum work!

Bio: I'm Sonya, I'm really excited to have biology as my major, and after a few semesters of amazing classes, I'm confident it was the natural selection. As a transfer student, being thrown into a university full of opportunities with...