Watching movies as a child was a fun escape for Sandhya Datla ’25. She paid attention to the stories, of course, but she also had a strong desire to go behind the screen to find out how movies are really made. She wondered: What skills are required to bring movies to life? This natural curiosity
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For as long as Phavanna Nina Bouphasavanh ’25 can remember, writing has been part of her identity. She credits her affinity for words to her father, Phouangsouvanh (Souvanh) Bouphasavanh, who always nurtured her creativity and encouraged her to write. “At a very young age, he began gifting me journals so I could express my thoughts
As a junior attending high school in Long Island by way of Guangzhou, China, Nicole Yu ’25 decided that psychology was her calling. Her sights were set on counseling or pre-med as her future path. So, she was quick to choose it as a major when she enrolled at New York University. To broaden
Raised by former English majors—an English professor and a technical writer—Max Herteen ’27 knew he was destined to study English as an undergraduate, too. When Herteen arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an undergraduate, he added history and French to his coursework as well (his parents met in French class). “I got to study
As a child, Teshera Hull ’19 remembers tagging along with her mother to the local community college, but her mother never had the opportunity to complete an associate’s degree. More than a decade later, Hull earned her own Associate of Arts degree, becoming the first in her family to pursue higher education. She carried the
At age 15, Charlene Yang ’22 moved halfway around the world to soak up new culture and learn English. Growing up in Taiwan, she journeyed to Kentucky before settling in Seattle to finish high school prior to attending UC Irvine. Although she wasn’t sure what career path to follow, she knew business and economics would
Coming from a large family of business owners and entrepreneurs, Jiaxin Tong ’23 was the first to show an interest in the performing arts. As a child, he often imagined stepping into the performances he enjoyed so much, or befriending the characters he knew from the screen. At the age of 10, he was accepted
Sometimes the application process is enough to deter some prospective students from pursuing a master’s degree. Time is precious, so we’ve removed many barriers from the Master of Science in Communication application process. We’re shedding light on the subject here so you can see—it’s not as complicated as it may seem. How the Process Works
Although Anurakti (Ana) Srivastava ’23 was drawn to the idea of studying journalism or communication as an undergraduate, she decided to pursue textile design. Attending Mumbai’s National Institute for Fashion Technology, she viewed this major as a way to connect her education to a creative field. While she knew a master’s degree was in her
Lu Bai ’12 first experienced life in the United States during an exchange program that took her from Beijing’s Peking University to Atlanta during her sophomore year of college. That journey helped her understand how different countries approach education. “Through the exchange program, I realized there’s more than one way to learn,” she explains. “I’ve