Nicole Guerin

Coming from a family of LSU alums, it was hard! But I loved how cozy and close the campus felt. After coming to admitted student day and other orientation events, I could really feel the sense of community the students here have. You truly aren’t just a number here, from the professors who really care to the tight knit student organizations. I was also blown away by the amount of campus resources geared at student success, which was a huge factor.

I’ve always known that I wanted to go into the medical field and have always been a STEM girl, so Biology with a Chemistry minor was an easy choice. I chose to also minor in Society and Health because one of the Deans of the College of Liberal Arts talked about it during my admitted student day, and it encompasses a lot of things that interest me!

It’s challenging, I won’t lie. Especially doing the pre-med track. However, I can’t stress this enough- the professors here really care about your success. There are so many resources to take advantage of, from office hours to SI sessions to free tutoring. If you want to succeed and you put in the effort, they will get you there. I’d say one of the most important things to remember is to stay on top of it--a lot of the concepts you learn about build on each other.

1. The sense of community and friendship among different levels of students

2. The professors truly care and push you to succeed

3. The diversity of the department! I am so inspired by the representation of all different kinds of people brought together by a common love of science

I am currently planning to take 1-2 gap years to either do a masters program or work in a clinical setting, and then attend medical school. My end goal and dream career is to become a surgeon!

Sushi from Kabuki!

Adam Sandler movies!