Meet the Class of 2020

“At UChicago, my fascination with quantum mechanics and computational chemistry merged with my interests in astronomy, and suddenly I found myself simulating interstellar molecules."

Majors: Molecular Engineering and Chemistry

“I think that my generation should be the pioneers of global stability.”

Major: Biological Sciences

“UChicago has imparted on me the hunger to understand something before I praise it, push back on it or advocate for it.”

Major: Biological Sciences

Class Day Speaker

“UChicago ended up being everything I had imagined and hoped for.”

Major: Creative Writing | Minor: Theater and Performance Studies

"I find myself constantly thinking over discussions I’ve had in my HIPS courses and will hopefully continue to do so after I graduate.”

Major: History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine

"UChicago has given me lifelong friends from around the world as well as all walks of life.”

Major: Public Policy

“UChicago taught me that it was valid and valuable to have diverse intellectual interests.”

Majors: History and Physics

"Aside from introducing me to a whole new set of intellectual ideas and ways of thinking, UChicago has brought some incredible people into my life."

Major: History | Minor: Biological Sciences

Class Day Speaker

“UChicago gave me the language to articulate who I am and what I care about.”

Major: Philosophy

“To be Black in America is to persist against adversity. That itself is beautiful.”

Majors: East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Public Policy, Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies, and Political Science

“UChicago has given me the confidence and tools to take on the many issues I am passionate about.”

Majors: Political Science and Germanic Studies | Minor: Human Rights

"Take advantage of the different opportunities on campus. Classes are important, but so is being engaged in the community.”

Major: Economics | Minor: Visual Arts

“I recognized how important and supportive my RAs were toward me. So, I knew that I wanted to be that for someone else.”

Major: Biological Sciences

“Sickle cell disease research has been a very meaningful experience for me because I've learned tremendously as a scientist.”

Majors: Biological Sciences and Neuroscience

“UChicago gave me confidence to use my voice, my knowledge and my experience in ways I didn't know how to before.”

Major: Public Policy | Minor: Romance Languages and Literatures

“UChicago helped me realize that being a thinker and a scholar can be a lifelong pursuit.”

Major: Political Science | Minor: East Asian Languages and Civilizations

“This experience helped me to move beyond relying strictly on textbooks for information and toward engaging directly with current research."

Major: Mathematics

“UChicago gave me the tools to condemn injustices that I encounter by backing up my claims with data, literature and critical thought.”

Major: Public Policy

“I used to feel so uncertain about doing certain procedures, and now I can come in and do them on the weekend by myself.”

Major: Chemistry

Class Day Speaker

“I wanted to be able to give something back to my classmates who have meant so much to me and made me who I am.”

Major: English Language and Literature | Minor: Theater and Performance Studies

"The advent of 2-D materials in the last two decades has given modern society the opportunity to explore the ultimate realm of ‘small.’"

Majors: Physics and Chemistry

“I think what I’ll miss most about UChicago is the family of friends that I’ve found here."

Major: Neuroscience | Minor: Visual Arts

“I'm never going to forget the people and all of my new connections and friends. I wouldn't be the same without them.”

Major: Biological Sciences