College of Science Welcomes Eight Flinn Scholars
The College of Science welcomed eight highly distinguished Flinn Scholars for the Fall 2022 semester.
The Flinn Scholars Program, supported by the Flinn Foundation in partnership with Arizona’s three state universities, comprises of the highest achieving high school seniors in the state of Arizona. The Class of 2022 Flinn Scholars averaged a 3.96 GPA and top 2% class rank (for those who attended schools that reported class rank). In total, the class had 20 members and more than 600 applicants. The program covers the cost of tuition, fees, housing, meals, and at least two study-abroad experiences for its recipients. The merit-based Flinn Scholarship — now in its 37th year — is valued at more than $130,000 and is available only to Arizona high-school seniors.
"This outstanding and diverse group of incoming students will have the opportunity to learn from and work with world-renowned experts in their areas of study and participate in groundbreaking research opportunities in their labs," said Dr. Carmala Garzione, College of Science Dean. "I would like to thank the Flinn Foundation for their continued support of high school students across the state of Arizona."
Meet this year's Flinn Scholars at the University of Arizona:
Astrid Bell, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Andrew Cervantes, Physiology
Alicia Salazar Contreras, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Portia Cooper, Pre-Computer Science
Yaritza Durazo, Physics
Desiree Nguyen, Neuroscience & Cognitive Science
Lydia Pastore, Physiology
Bradley Reece, Psychology and Political Science
Niat Solomon, Neuroscience & Cognitive Science
Noah Wellman, Physics
Learn more about the Flinn Foundation here.
In August, the University of Arizona welcomed its largest, most diverse and most academically prepared incoming class in university history, with approximately 8,900 first-year students starting classes. This year's class sets a university record for diversity, with 47% of first-year students self-identifying with ethnicities other than white. That's up from 45% last year. The university also saw a 13.5% increase in enrollment for male students of color, helping to reverse a national trend of declining college enrollment among that student population. This class is also the most academically prepared, with an average unweighted, core high school GPA of 3.67.