Alan Frank Navarrete

“The main reason I chose Carthage is because it’s so close to my home. Also, I think the campus grounds look really nice to the eye, especially with the lake backdrop!”

“The faculty here are all very nice and accommodating! I’ve never run into a problem I couldn’t talk through with my professors, especially with the extenuating circumstances that can come with being a commuter and working off campus.”

“My favorite class so far would have to be Intellectual Foundations; it’s a very different approach to learning than just being good at memorization and has helped me learn better techniques to ask questions and further learn the basic roots of a subject or an idea!”

“The biology class Molecules, Cells, and Organisms was the toughest so far for me. The workload was challenging but never impossible. It made me change how I study and take notes in better ways, and I learned studying skills I can carry forward onto harder classes.”

“I aspire to become a doctor one day to help everyone I can, both inside the hospital and outside. Like the superheroes that inspire me to do my best every day, I want to show up and prove that anything you aspire to do is possible!”

“My favorite spot on campus is any place that has a chair to sit, something to put a laptop and assignments on, and a charger outlet nearby. A spot to sit, chill, and study.”

“Listening to the audiobook version while simultaneously reading a textbook or novel has helped me understand and pay attention to what I’m reading!”