Who Am I?

I was born and raised in Dallas. It’s the city that I love and, aside from my time at Texas A&M, it’s the only city I’ve ever called home. When I was a kid, I discovered I had a great interest in history and geography. I used to read factbooks and atlases and spend hours memorizing facts from them. I’ve always just really loved learning about new things, even from a young age. I was involved in many extracurriculars in high school, including jazz band, cross country, theater tech, and quiz bowl.

I came to Texas A&M because, coming from a small high school, I wanted to experience a large university but one that still had a small school feel in many ways. I found that at Texas A&M. I came in as an Urban Planning major because I’ve always been interested in cities and why people choose to live where they do. I eventually changed my major to University Studies – Architecture because, while I was interested in Urban Planning, I knew I didn’t want to pursue it as a career, and I needed to broaden my horizons. In University Studies, I was able to get a minor in Urban Planning while also getting a minor in GIST (Geographic Information Science and Technology), something I had discovered in a required class my sophomore year and absolutely loved. Outside of my academics, I was involved in several organizations on campus. I was a Fish Camp counselor for two years, where I got to serve as mentor to over 100 incoming freshmen and help them navigate college life. I spent all four-and-a-half years of my undergrad studies working with the MSC, our student union, helping to create and plan several campus-wide events. I was the chair of the MSC’s film committee my senior year, which was an incredible learning experience and taught me a lot about leadership.

I enrolled in this program because I wanted to use my knowledge in urban planning and geography, along with my interest in cities and creating new environments for people to live in and learn how to apply that into a practical skillset. I really like that this program drew upon some knowledge I already had so I could understand areas I was a relative novice in, like finance and construction. I am very thankful to this program for giving me such a well-rounded education in land development. Combined with my undergraduate studies and my leadership experience outside of academics, I feel that I am ready and capable of achieving my potential in the field of real estate development.