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We are proud to present... the Psi Chapter Class of 2021! By Daniel Adea, ΒΦ  Sara Acosta Future Residence: El Dorado Hills, CA Instrument: Alto Sax Major: Chemical Engineering Plans after graduation: I plan to pursue my Master's degree in Bioprocess Engineering at UC Berkeley in the fall. Go Bears? Go Oski? Fun Fact: My life changed forever after I tasted the BBQ quesadilla from Rende ♡ What I’m looking forward to: I'm looking forward to being a part of the alumni band! Can't wait to watch more games in Pauley and the Rose Bowl.  Carrie Appel Future Residence: Los Angeles, CA Instrument: Colorguard Major: World Arts and Cultures Minor: Visual and Performing Arts Education Plans after graduation: I'll be coming back again to teach the UCLA Colorguard, and taking on another non-guard job too -- hopefully in some other arts education setting. Fun Fact: I've done a whole lot of teaching! At UCLA, Culver City HS, Emerson Community Charter MS, and in a dance club called EMI. What I’m looking forward to: After serving as ARO, I can't wait to be on the other side of the communication and come to fun events. Also -- can't wait to see my Psi family keep growing!  Emma Boone Future Residence: Los Angeles, CA Instrument: Horn/Drum Major Major: Music Education Plans after graduation: I plan to hopefully be teaching music! My goal is High school band somewhere in California, however I am keeping all of my options open! Fun Fact: I got to high-five Justin Bieber when he was playing soccer with friends on the IM field just before band rehearsal! What I’m looking forward to: I am looking forward to seeing all of the younger classes of band students grow and live out the rest of their time at UCLA!  Renu Chepuru Future Residence: Los Angeles, CA Instrument: Alto Saxophone Major: MCDB Minor: Study of Religion Plans after graduation: Continue to work in LA at a private Allergy and Immunology Clinic in Santa Monica and apply to medical school. If everything goes well, I will attend medical school starting in the fall of 2022. Fun Fact: I grew a lot in my civic engagement and awareness and I am very happy I got to take to the street in LA to protest systemic racism and police brutality after George Floyd's death. What I’m looking forward to: I am most looking forward to being a tangible resource for UCLA pre-med's who feel overwhelmed and confused about the application process.  Emily Davis Future Residence: New York, NY Instrument: Flute Major: Biology Plans after graduation: I will be moving to New York City to complete a Master of Arts in Climate and Society as part of the inaugural class of Columbia's Climate School. Fun Fact: I joined the club E3: Ecology, Economy, and Equity my freshman year for fun, never imagining that I would now serve as Co-President and be pursuing a career in the environmental field. What I’m looking forward to: I'm looking forward to continuing to learn and grow in a new city with the support of my fellow bruins near and far.  Garrett Henkle Future Residence: Los Angeles, CA Instrument: Trumpet Major: Biochemistry Plans after graduation: Taking a gap year before medical school, working at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as an ENT Scribe! Fun Fact: I got to join the UCLA Waterski team and you should too! It's really fun :D What I’m looking forward to: Spending more time learning what my career will look like and getting to help people in a real clinical experience! :)  Emily Liu Future Residence: San Diego, CA Instrument: Color Guard Major: Classical Civilization, English Minor: Cognitive Science Plans after graduation: I've been awarded a Fulbright ETA grant to teach English in Taiwan for a year, starting in the fall! I may be working for a company in the summer as well, but that hasn't been finalized yet. Fun Fact: Zoom has allowed me to take four different creative writing workshops over the past year, and each one has been amazing in terms of exploring/remixing new genres, getting to see all the great work peers are putting out, and learning just how many wonderful and important things each class has to say about the world through their work. Some workshops are often more accessible to get into than you might think, so I would encourage people to take advantage of all the cool courses that are offered by departments (not just limited to English!). What I’m looking forward to: In terms of Psi, I'm excited to reconnect with Brothers I may not have talked to for a while and get to know how everyone's doing! In terms of graduating in general, I can't wait to travel and gain valuable experience, both professionally and in life :)  David Matter Future Residence: Moreno Valley, CA Instrument: Trombone Major: Psychology Minor: Public Affairs Plans after graduation: Take a small break, and then apply to grad schools. Not sure in what field yet but thinking about an MSW. Fun Fact: Nothing too special, but I'm grateful for all of the fun and cool gigs I was able to do for band. What I’m looking forward to: Seeing new people continue to join the organization and breathe life into it in new ways.  Peter Oh Future Residence: Pleasanton, CA Instrument: Trombone Major: Electrical Engineering Plans after graduation: I will continue applying to electrical engineering positions, while using online resource to study more about computer vision and neural networks. I plan to finish a few personal engineering project during this time as well. Fun Fact: I was a part of the IEEE student branch at UCLA, where I led around eighty project members in building and programming a quadcopter from scratch. What I’m looking forward to: I'm looking forward to interacting with the other alumni and continuing to see the growth and progress of the Chapter.  Kevin Reidy Future Residence: Los Angeles, CA Instrument: Trumpet Major: Philosophy Minor: Music Industry Plans after graduation: I plan to work in the music industry for a few years, then eventually find my way to law school somewhere and make a career in entertainment law. Fun Fact: In my three years of undergrad, I took more classes online than I did in person. One of those half-fun-half-not-so-fun fun facts. What I’m looking forward to: Together with the world opening back up, I look forward to living on my own terms a little bit more - to go where I want, see who I want, and make the music I want to make without worrying about online classes!  David Thorne Future Residence: Los Angeles, CA Instrument: Horn Major: Aerospace engineering Plans after graduation: Working on my masters at UCLA, PhD after hopefully Fun Fact: Going to Maryland for a competition with my engineering club, Unmanned Aerial Systems, was so fun. The competition seemed to have the 70+ best engineering schools in the world, and it was an awesome experience to represent UCLA. What I’m looking forward to: Going to UCLA sports events and telling all the people with me about how I was in the marching band.  Erica Vellanoweth Future Residence: Los Angeles, CA Instrument: Alto Sax Major: Computer Science Plans after graduation: I have one more academic quarter in the Fall! After that, I'm either going to work full-time at Microsoft following my internship this summer or at another organization. Fun Fact: There has never really been a dull moment, but seeing my street go up in flames during our Final Four stint this year was pretty unforgettable! What I’m looking forward to: I'm just excited to have TONS more free time to explore other hobbies that I've been wanting to try for a while!  Elizabeth Wan Future Residence: Los Angeles, CA Instrument: Flute/Piccolo Major: Psychology Minor: Public Affairs Plans after graduation: I will apply for law school and study for the LSAT. I am also looking for internships. Fun Fact: In the span of transferring to UCLA to graduating (two years), I have lived in three different places, worked three different jobs, learned how to drive and got my license and insurance, and got three more rabbits, all while living through a global pandemic and being a full-time student. It's been a wild ride y'all. What I’m looking forward to: Not having to take online classes anymore.  Eric Wong Future Residence: Mountain View, CA Instrument: Alto Sax Major: Mechanical Engineering Plans after graduation: Either attending graduate school at UCLA pursuing a 1-year Master's Degree studying Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Design, Robotics, and Manufacturing, or accepting a full-time Mechanical Engineering position somewhere in California (pending interviews). Fun Fact: Every organization that I have participated in throughout my undergraduate career has been with another fellow brother (from other clubs to work to all of my classes). What I’m looking forward to: Regarding being an alumni in Psi, I am looking forward to being able to come back for Degrees and celebrating our family as well as possibly doing some Alumni Interviews. In terms of being a UCLA alumni, I'm excited to be able to tailgate since we never got that opportunity with marching band lol.  Naveed Zaman
Future Residence: Corona, CA Instrument: Alto Sax Major: Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Plans after graduation: I'm going to medical school!!! (The location is not important...) Fun Fact: I used to work at the Ostin Music Cafe on campus. There was a poster of the cafe employees, which contained pictures of us with our favorite drink listed underneath. One day, Kevin posted my employee picture and and the words "Dirty Chai" (my favorite drink) to the entire 2019-2020 band Facebook page without any context. That was a difficult one to explain... What I’m looking forward to: I'm excited to come back and visit friends at UCLA as well as meet some other alumni in the future! Comments are closed.
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