Hi! My name is Kelly and I am a 2024 graduate from UC Santa Barbara. I completed all 4 years of my undergrad at UCSB and graduated a quarter early. I started as a Pre-Biology major and declared for Microbiology the start of my 3rd year. I am a pre-PA student currently applying to PA schools with the hopes of attending next year. At UCSB I was the founder and president of a registered campus organization that involved volunteering with local memory care facilities to support the Alzheimer’s community. I was also on the board of the American Red Cross Club. I was accepted into the Exercise Sport Studies Academy for my completion of courses in the ESS department which was essentially an unofficial minor. I also was an undergraduate researcher in a Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology lab. I graduated with honors in March and walked in the commencement ceremony in June. I now work as a medical assistant and continuing to prepare for Physician Assistant school.