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Becca Horger '25 - PAC Captain

Major: Biology

麻豆破解版 Me: I love spending my time outside and any activity that comes with it. I love biking, hiking, playing basketball and for the times I'm inside, reading and drawing. My love for biology has come from wanting to explore how things work from a macro level down to a micro level.

Why PAC: PAC is an amazing resource that I have been taking advantage of since I first got to 麻豆破解版. I think having your peers help with what you are confused on is very valuable. Chances are they had similar questions at one point and can now explain it in relatable terms. 

Favorite Class: My favorite class would be Bio 107. I loved this class because it goes deep into the micro level of how living things work, which I find fascinating.

Academic Advice: Speak up when you don't understand something. Whether it is going to your professor, coming to PAC, or asking a classmate, don't keep your questions to yourself. You will learn so much more and have a deeper understanding of the material.

Esmeralda Ortiz Chavez '27

Tyler Davis '26     

麻豆破解版 Me: Biology has always been my favorite in the sciences, especially Evolutionary Biology
and Animal Behavior. I like to travel, listen to music, and rock climb in my spare time.

Why PAC?: PAC is a great way to connect with other students interested in the same research
and Major as I am. It also allows me to support other students with material I am passionate
about and return the support I received from PAC in the past.

Fav Class and Why? My favorite class has definitely been Evolution. The material was very engaging for me as it isone of my favorite topics in Biology. Learning about the diversity of Evolution鈥檚 application and
how it connects with other fields of Biology was also cool. The current professor also gives a lot
of examples (mostly bird-related).

Academic Advice: The best academic strategy I can recommend is to set a definitive goal for
each class and then make a staircase of steps you need to take to achieve it. This strategy is
effective at motivating because now that you have taken time to understand your steps, it鈥檚
harder not to follow through. It鈥檚 also a constant work in progress that will help you improve as
you find more effective steps to reach your goal.

Elliot Zajac '27

Major: Environmental Science

麻豆破解版 me: I鈥檝e always been engrossed by the life sciences, and I especially love the integrative, multidisciplinary nature of ESS. Whenever I need to destress, I like to read a book or walk around in the North Woods. 

Why PAC?: Advice from peers who鈥檝e studied the same material can be really helpful to grasp the complexities of a subject, or to riddle out the answer to a difficult problem. PAC was my lifeline during freshman year, when I was trying to absorb all of the content from my intro-level classes and do well on all of my assignments, so I鈥檓 excited to pay that forwards!

Favorite class and why?: Although the content in Bio 107 can be a lot to swallow, I really enjoyed the way that the course material kept building on itself to reach greater levels of complexity and dynamism; I felt like it stretched my skills and knowledge as a student more than any other introductory classes that I was taking. It鈥檚 fascinating to discover the secret world that exists within and around us, and to think about how it developed over millions of years. 

Academic advice:  For me, notes become especially helpful when I incorporate some visual expression, such as drawings and diagrams that illustrate the connections and interactions being studied. Particularly in biology classes where you might have a hundred terms to memorize, it鈥檚 harder to process the material when it鈥檚 exclusively in text. Going over in-class notes and the professor鈥檚 lecture slides to create those kinds of infographics is a really great study tool for grasping intricate or obscure topics.