“Initially, I didn't know that I wanted to go into these fields or even what they fully entailed. I started off as a physics major and ended up minoring in classics after taking and thoroughly enjoying Intro to Classical Mythology in my freshman year.It wasn't until I realized that my physics classes and assignments weren't bringing me the same amount of joy that my classics and then also anthropology classes were that I decided to switch things around. Now, I'm minoring in physics and math and majoring in two subjects I've grown to love over my time here.”

“I was inspired to study my majors due to my love of creating and working with others. Cinema studies has been wonderful in allowing me to meet other people interested in filmmaking and learn more about the industry. The advertising program gave me real-world experience working in teams to produce creative content in multiple mediums, letting me explore my love of production and writing.My favorite class at UO was the cinema course " Hands on Film History " with Professor Colin Williamson. We learned about and recreated historical filmmaking technologies, utilizing creativity and the process of collaboration to better understand the film industry's history. It was such a wonderful class environment and really spoke to what I love about filmmaking!”

“I originally decided to come to UO with a primary major in political science, as I was extremely interested in questions of political philosophy. Quickly, however, I learned that the format of the major did not pertain to my interests as much as philosophy. After my first week of classes, I became enamored with the vast and mysterious world of philosophy, so much so that I switched my primary major to philosophy after just two classes.Philosophy called to me as I came to understand that my curiosity regarding political questions was not due to a preoccupation with finding certain answers, but rather with complicating these questions further in an endless pursuit. UO's Philosophy department provided the perfect home for this drive, and I have been fortunate to receive the support of incredible mentors and faculty who not only curated this drive, but also honed it further.As a result, I have decided to attend graduate school at the New School for Social Research to complete a master’s in philosophy before going on to complete a PhD. I want to highlight that not only did my predisposition for questioning inspire me to select my major, but also that my passion was curated by members of UO's faculty including Dr. Alejandro Vallega, Dr. Barbara Muraca, and Dr. Daniella Vallega-Neu.My favorite class was Dr. Alejandro Vallega's Advanced Intro to Continental Philosophy, as it cemented what I want to pursue in my graduate research.”

“I was drawn to data science because it allows me to combine my interests of mathematics, computer science and biology.My favorite class at UO was DSCI 311: Principles and Techniques of Data Science because it was the first course where I got to create a personal project with a biology dataset. Looking back, it wasn’t a very good project, but it was great to start working with real data that I found interesting.”