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Anna Truong | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 1st year 

Have you ever sent an embarrassing text message to the wrong person? What was the message?

I’m not embarassing; I never have embarrassing moments. JK. I don’t recall anything at the moment, so I say no.

If you could make a rule for a day and everyone has to follow it, what would the rule be?

If I had to make a rule for a day, it’d probably be that we would have to go back in time to the days where there was no technology, so that people would be able to interact with each other rather than through a phone/computer screen.

If you could be any kind of shoe, what would you be and why?

I’d be those nice ass Gucci shoes because I’m too poor to even walk into their store. I’ve always wanted to go inside, but apparently I’m not qualified enough. In SF, there’s a Gucci store downtown, and whenever I’m with my friends, I always tell them to go inside with me, but they tell me that it’s not possible. But one day…  

What's the most expensive you bought and why did you buy it?

I buy a lot of things. I bought my trip to “Canada” which was actually a trip to China and Canada, but we don’t talk about that… but if we’re talking about materialistic, singular things, hmmm, probably my camera. I bought it on black friday, but it was still expensive. :( Since I’m going to Japan next year, I thought it’d be the perfect time to buy it. Plus, I’ve always wanted one.

Would you rather live where it is constantly winter or where it's constantly summer and why?

Aw man, that’s hard to answer. I like summer because there’s no school and I can do whatever whenever, and sleep in, but I like winter, so I’d choose winter. Winter is grate (fite me). It’s the holiday season and I love the holiday season. I love Thanksgiving (very thankful for everyone in my lifeu), and Christmas (I love gifts), and definitely Lunar New Years (moneyyyy!!!!!!). (I consider Thanksgiving to be part of winter)

What's your biggest challenge in college so far and how did you overcome it?

I think my biggest problem in college right now is procrastination. Ever since junior year of high school, I have been procrastinating little by little, but after coming to college, it has gradually gotten worse. I used to sleep at 11pm, but that has been pushed back to 2-4am and I still have to wake up at 9am everyday. Not only that, but I feel as if my senioritis has not ended yet. Although I have a lot more free time, and therefore should be able to learn the ability to time manage, I tend to prioritize fun over academics and things that I should prioritize, I push back until the very last minute. But most of all, I just really do not like the idea of “studying”. In my head, I set a day to study, but something would come up or I open my notes and then all of a sudden I am sleepy. So instead, I choose to take a quick nap which I believe would give me more energy to function later, however, when I wake up, the rest of my day is gone. As the days go on, my priories get blurry and all of a sudden it’s the morning of the test, and I still haven’t studied all the material. I do fine on the test, but it’s always that slight regret of “oh, I can do better if I just studied more”. And that’s how it is for me right now. I don’t do bad, but it’s not great either, and it’s not like I don’t know what I’m doing…  I just have a tendency to not feel like studying which is really bad. And, I am working on that. I think a good start would be to get more sleep and find some motivation.

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Sarah Almuqri | Computer Science | 1st year 

Have you ever sent an embarrassing text message to the wrong person? What was the message?

NO, and it is one of my biggest fears. Every time I’m about to send a text I have to make sure over and over that it is the right text and the right person.

If you could make a rule for a day and everyone has to follow it, what would the rule be?

Everyone has to watch Game of Thrones once they turn 18 to learn what a great masterpiece that show is, extra points for reading the books. And those who don’t shall live in shame *cough-keith-cough*

If you could be any kind of shoe, what would you be and why?

Sketchers!! They are not the best looking but certainly the most comfortable, I relate to them on a spiritual level.

What's the most expensive you bought and why did you buy it?

My laptop I think and it was worth every penny spent. I bought it because I wanted something to play games on (suck at them) and to study as well (yea sure). My proudest purchases so far.

Would you rather live where it is constantly winter or where it's constantly summer and why?

As a kid who grew up in Saudi Arabia where the average temperature is 100~130 degree (Fahrenheit, we don’t believe in weird American degrees), I would so rather live where it is constantly winter. I’m sick of sunny/summery weather.

What's your biggest challenge in college so far and how did you overcome it?

Coming to California not knowing a single human being, I have never been to a place where I did not know anyone. I lived in a very small city where most people knew each other and I never had to interduce myself because I grew up with the same group of people since first grade. However, all my friend group who came to the US went to either Arizona or Colorado and I was the only one who came to California. I had the choice to go with them or even go to Sydney where one of my best friends is, but decided not to do so. I never realized how hard it is to meet new people until I came to Davis. I am an international freshman who lives off campus and doesn’t have any roommates/housemates, so this made it almost impossible for me to meet people. By my second month, I started applying to UW, I just lost hope.

Kenji was flyering outside the MU once and I had nothing to do that week so I tried rushing even though I knew nothing about fraternities. I kinda initiated randomly and was not really planning on doing it, but I am so glad I did. It has been probably one of the best decisions I made in college so far. Now I basically live at the CoHo and met some great people I never thought I would be friends with and easily the best pledge class (except for Jake, fu).

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Parul Jain | NPB, Art Studio Minor | 3rd year 

Have you ever sent an embarrassing text message to the wrong person? What was the message?

No

If you could make a rule for a day and everyone has to follow it, what would the rule be?

I would install giant speakers in every public place. At random times during the day,  I would scream the floor is lava and everyone would have to act on it!!!

If you could be any kind of shoe, what would you be and why?

I would be a pair of good heels because they look pretty and make everyone feel tall (something I can’t relate to normally)!

What's the most expensive you bought and why did you buy it?

Rather than one single expensive purchase, I have made a continuous purchase. I really like buying makeup, especially Kylie jenner’s stuff, and she literally comes out with a new line every 2 months. Everytime I see a new eye shadow palette come out I just get hell bent on buying it and if you’ve ever bought her stuff you know that stuff’s just crazy expensive.

Would you rather live where it is constantly winter or where it's constantly summer and why?

Always winter! It’s just such a cute season! You get to wear warm boots, fuzzy jackets, cuddle up in blankets and drink hot cocoa and there’s Christmas! How could it get any better?

What's your biggest challenge in college so far and how did you overcome it? 

In my entire life in college so far, the biggest challenge that I’ve ever faced is just the fact that I’m so far away from my family and home.

I’m an only child so I’ve always been pretty attached to my parents. When I was in high school and still going through my teenage phase, I thought there wouldn’t be anything better other than being able to move away and  being independent so I could have all the freedom I wanted.

However, since I’ve moved here I realised just how dependant I was on my mom for everything. Even little things like cooking food, keeping my room clean and just getting around has been so much harder without her. Additionally, my Dad was always the person who helped me with every stupid mistake I made or stressful situation I put myself in.

Now, as I have gotten older and more mature,  I realise just how much I constantly need them. Till date, every time a small problem occurs, like arguing with a friend, I always end up calling them and needing their help to deal with situations.

I would say that living by myself has definitely been the biggest learning experience of my life. However, I still often go through moments when I’m just too this is a little awkward still, idk how much you want me to omit but yeeee

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Jacob Wang | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 1st year 

Have you ever sent an embarrassing text message to the wrong person? What was the message?

No because I reply with stickers and text recommended by Messenger.

If you could make a rule for a day and everyone has to follow it, what would the rule be?

Peel bananas from the nub not the stem so you learn how to do it the right way. :))

If you could be any kind of shoe, what would you be and why?

I’d be a left yellow croc because it looks like cheese even though I don’t even like cheese that much.

What's the most expensive you bought and why did you buy it?

I spent a lot on clothes from the Maplestory cash shop so my character could look not ugly and be beautiful like Eddie

Would you rather live where it is constantly winter or where it's constantly summer and why?

Summer but only if it’s the summer that’s around 80 degrees everyday because the summer that’s really hot is too hot and winter is too cold and rainy. I don’t mind rain but it makes everything WET.

In what situations is it ok to lie and why is it ok?

It is ok for people to lie as long as it does not harm your relationship with others or even yourself. Small lies are ok such as if you want to surprise someone with something like a present or a dinner and if you want to avoid an awkward situation that would have been caused if you had told the truth. Some people lie about their friendships when in reality they do not mesh well together but feel obligated to be with them since they have been together for so long, and they feel like the other person needs them; you should not lie about that since there’s a possibility no one really wants to be friends with each other. They are only holding each other back from finding better people. They can not be friends and have a normal relationship. You can lie for the sake of other people as long as it doesn’t ruin yourself.

People also lie to themselves to boost their confidence. If you feel nervous or unprepared you can always lie to yourself and say that you actually are, and eventually you won’t even remember that you were nervous because you were thinking that you were ready this whole time. This is a good tactic that I sometimes use to stay calm about stuff. However, just don’t lie to yourself too much about being ready or you might end up making a fool out of yourself, and this is not based off of personal experience. Also, don’t lie about facts about yourself to make yourself look better like people do in some shows or movies, because people will eventually find out, and they’ll think you’re fake. Slight exaggeration is ok though, since most of us do it on our resumes.