Senior Quotes

Sarah Autry

We are all scholars and academics, and we are breaking down the barriers that make academia inaccessible to us. Our voices will be heard.

Chrystal Barnes

EXITO has given me a place to feel like I belong as a researcher and scientist.

Toni Brooks

It is what it is...

Emory Neer

I never knew what I was doing.

Ma. Edelisa Francisco

If you can dream it, you can do it

Katherin Gomez Arboleda

Build Exito truly made difference in my life, I had to leave my comfort zone, challenge my fears, make friendships, and have fun while doing research.

Sandhya Gunarathne

“We know the world only through the window of our mind. When our mind is noisy, the world is as well. And when our mind is peaceful, the world is, too. Knowing our minds is just as important as trying to change the world.”

- Haemin Sunim

Emily Burgess

This is only the ending of the first chapter of a grand adventure.

Matthew Isada

"The capacity to blunder slightly is the real marvel of DNA. Without this special attribute, we would still be anaerobic bacteria and there would be no music."

- Lewis Thomas

Hunter McCorkle

The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate

Stephanie Paris

In one all-encompassing breath, being a BUILD EXITO Scholar allowed me to breathe in education, curiosity, inspiration, collaboration, diversity, engagement, and connection, empowering me to breathe out a more comprehensive expression of myself, forever changed by these invaluable experiences.

Ariana Segura Reyes

EXITO opened so many doors for me not only the opportunity in biomedical research but also the opportunity to meet amazing people who with time became some of my closest friends and individuals for who I know I can count on for support. Class of 2021 yay us!