Major: Comparative History of Ideas (CHID)

I'm a creative deep thinker who finds inspiration everywhere from late-night reading sessions to meaningful conversations over coffee. As a transfer student myself, I know how isolating and overwhelming the process can feel, but I also believe it's one of the most growth-oriented experiences you can have. I love helping others discover and leverage their unique strengths, whether that's finding your academic niche, building genuine connections, or simply learning to trust your instincts in a new environment. There's something beautiful about the transfer journey; you get to reinvent yourself while staying true to who you are, and I'm here to help you navigate that balance.

My goal is to earn my PhD and go into academic publishing! I love being surrounded by ideas and I hope to continue engaging in them for a living.

I really enjoy painting and digital art!

At the beginning of my academic journey, I was convinced I wanted to major in pre-med because it seemed like the 'smart' path. I threw myself into different natural science courses, but I was miserable and barely scraping by, despite spending countless hours studying. I was forcing myself into a box that didn't fit who I actually was just so I can live up to outside expectations/pressures, and the cost was my health and my relationships. That became a wake-up call. I realized I'd been so focused on what looked impressive on paper that I'd ignored what genuinely excited me. After some honest self-reflection (and a lot of reading about different career paths), I switched to studying what actually energized me which was the humanities. That experience taught me that sometimes our biggest 'failures' are actually redirections toward where we're supposed to be.