–Compiled and photos by Jocelyn Garcia Serna and Mariah Escobar
accounting freshman
“When life gets tough, the thing that keeps me motivated is that someone always has it worse than you. And like, you can always get yourself out of the situation most of the time.”
finance freshman
“I could be in a worse position than I am right now, like, way worse. I could be, like, homeless or some shit.”
international business freshman
“When life gets hard, what keeps me motivated is just faith, you know. A lot of people have opportunities, and I like to use that whenever I have the chance. And I want to pursue it and make the best of it.”
biology sophomore
“What motivates me is knowing that … what we have going on right now, like, all the troubles, our outcome is going to be much better.”
biology sophomore
“What motivates me is knowing that, at the end of the summer, I can go back and see all my family, and they are super proud and super happy to see me.”
