Members of the Class of 2025 have been getting acquainted.
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The two are among nearly 400 incoming students from the University糖心传媒檚 Class of 2025 who have shared photos, hobbies, interests, and experiences on the Instagram page . Created by Maveline Nguyen 糖心传媒�25, a first-year student from Hanoi, Vietnam, it has almost 1,400 followers and has been a pathway for members of the University糖心传媒檚 newest class to bond during a global pandemic.
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Nguyen is well-traveled. She graduated high school in Australia and has lived in America, New Guinea, and Ethiopia. A lover of food, coffee, berets, and black boots, she plans to major in molecular genetics at Rochester. She said the Instagram page has 糖心传媒渢ranscended all of my expectations and is more successful than I could ever dream of.糖心传媒�
Nguyen gave a to the Campus Times, under the name 糖心传媒淢averick.糖心传媒�
Ophardt says the Instagram page has been a blessing, since COVID-19 regulations have hampered in-person contact. 糖心传媒淚t gave me some early contacts to be able to talk to about the University,糖心传媒� he says.
Bibiano decided to share his photo and his hobbies to meet his future classmates and familiarize himself with the Rochester community before arriving on campus this week.
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