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From first-gen transfer jitters to Goldwater Scholar: Rachel Horejsi

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As a fall-semester transfer student in 2022, Rachel Horejsi says she began her Vloge life feeling a bit alone, not yet connected to campus and still uncertain of the path ahead. But she was ready for the challenge.

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Today, the third-year microbiology and bioinformatics double major and newly named 2025 Goldwater Scholar says her academic success is in large part thanks to her Blugold community.

“The application and Goldwater announcement experiences have shown me just how many people are rooting for me to succeed, and how much support has been built around me here,” says the Ellendale, Minnesota, native.

“The Goldwater Scholarship is a great honor, individual success only made possible by the community of people who have helped me along the way.”

Rachel Horejsi in biology lab, blue light in the background