More Than I Imagined

“I am thankful that I chose to go to a school that had so many different ways for me to get involved and become my own person.”

“Augustana offers a welcoming yet challenging environment that pushed me outside of my comfort zone.”

“The time you spend at Augustana is priceless.”

“I loved being able to expand people's horizons and expose more people to the Chinese language program!”

“It was hard to not feel at home here.”

“At MD Anderson Cancer Center, I conducted breast cancer research alongside some of the top physician-scientists in the country.”

“Augustana's passionate faculty and learning environment really gave me the chance to explore.”

“I was never the best wrestler but being a part of a team so special and being around such motivating and inspiring people is the one thing I will truly miss.”

“My peak experience was competing in the women's basketball CCIW championships and having the support of all my peers and professors behind us.”

“I have achieved everything I wanted and more because of this school.”

“My peak experience has been working with the Reading/Writing Center and the Augustana Prison Education Program.”

“I knew at a smaller school the professors would be personal, but I did not expect to the extent they would support and encourage me.”

“My peak experience was finding out I was admitted to my top law school choice during class.”

“I used my Augie Choice to fund my summer internship with Amazon Web Services in Washington, D.C.”

“I have met so many amazing people here.”

“I have developed close relationships with my professors and will continue to stay in touch years after I graduate.”

“I will be forever grateful to Dr. Mari Nagase for telling me about a Japanese university's online language exchange program.”

“I have been supported by my professors since my freshman FYI up to my Senior Inquiry.”

“I had no idea what I wanted to study when I came to Augustana, and now I am graduating as a triple major!”

“If I could go back and tell my freshman self that I am now going into a Ph.D. program in neuroscience, she would never believe it.”

“Augustana helped me realize that I could do way more than I ever thought possible.”

“I have incredible advisors who encouraged me to major in accounting and finance and so many inspirational professors.”

“The professors I've had and the people I've met have made me who I am today.”

“I knew this school was for me because they value the experience of studying abroad.”