Testimonials from NSF STEM Scholars

Read what the STEM Scholars have to say about the program!

Being part of the STEM Scholars program is a huge advantage to your college's success. This program made the college transition more manageable and fun, from meeting like-minded people to career opportunities. Not to mention the prestigious flex!  -Basel Abdelfatah, Mechanical Engineering major

The STEM scholars program feels like it's kind of become my support system, and a community, if you think of it that way, where you're just walking around campus, and you could see each other and you're like... You kind of just get a bit more excited for the rest of the day.  -Anonymous 

STEM Scholars created a small tight knit group of accelerated students who are going be the next generation of doctors and engineers. -Zahra Alemarah, Biochemistry major

Helped build a community of support. As well as learning how to deal with emotions, such as imposter syndrome.  -Vannya Gueddes, Mechanical Engineering major

The sense of community and support that we have. . . just assures us that we will do great things.  -Anonymous

I love the community that the STEM Scholars program created. By having all of the participants in the same classes, I was quickly able to find study partners and close friends. This made the adjustment to college significantly easier than it otherwise would have been.  -Andre Hernandez, Electrical Engineering major

It feels more like the STEM Scholars program's got our back...it feels like the STEM program just is there for us, at any moment that we need it.  -Anonymous

I like having a group of students that we are constantly around, because it helps to know that someone has your back. The faculty are all very caring and supportive.  -Chance Inosensio, Computer Science and Data Science major

Had I not been in the STEM Scholars program, I probably would be lost in the campus.  -Anonymous

My experience in STEM Scholars this year has been very delightful since I got to meet my best friends.  -Zeinab Ismail, Biochemistry major

[The Faculty] introduce us to different professors and kind of open that door of, `Hey, this is a STEM Scholar who's interested in this. This professor does this, and this, and this. You guys could talk.'. . . And it just lifted a lot of pressure off of the situation for me, and opened a lot [of] doors. -Anonymous

My experience was fun. I liked how the STEM program was and is like a test of my skills.  -Daniel Meldrum, Computer and Information Science major

Being in stem has challenged me to do things I would otherwise not do. It gave me a chance to enhance my communication skills, being in a small classroom l, and helped me understand the importance of education.  -Anonymous, Computer and Information Science major