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Portrait of Brooke Hollander Brooke Hollander

Neuroscience Major
Business Minor
College Park Scholars: Life Sciences Program
Montgomery County, MD
Portrait of Krisha Patel Krisha Patel

Biological Sciences Major
Walkersville, MD
Integrated Life Sciences

Portrait of Rida Sukhera Rida Sukhera

Neuroscience Major
Silver Spring, MD
FIRE Program
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Biological Sciences major
Business and Arabic minors
Baltimore, MD
FIRE and Federal Fellows
Portrait of Saranya Dhilipkannah Saranya Dhilipkannah

Biological Sciences Major
Ellicott City, MD
Medical Assistant
Portrait of Peace Oladunni Peace Oladunni

Computer Science Major
Silver Spring, MD
ACES Honors Program
RESET Project Fellow
Portrait of Stephen Wu Stephen Wu

Computer Science major, General Business minor
Gaithersburg, MD
Banneker/Key Scholar
University Honors Program
Portrait of Eniola Aloba Eniola Aloba

Computer Science Major
Lanham, MD
FIRE Program
Portrait of Emily Webber Emily Webber

Math Major
Bel Air, MD
College Park Scholars
Portrait of Cade McGeehan Cade McGeehan

Biological Sciences Major
Ellicott City, MD
Gemstone Program

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