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Kat G.

Tour Guides and Grit Guide at University of Maryland, Baltimore County

They/them/theirs

Class of 2027

Hometown: Westminster, MD

Major: American Studies

Concentration: Communications and Technology

Secondary Major: English

Minor: Public Humanities


My advice to prospective students...

Apply to a living learning community! It will help you make friends with the people that live on your floor.

Favorite Class or Professor and Why

Humanities Seminar with Dr. Timothy Phin. It was a great introduction to the Humanities Scholars program and I made friends with most of the students in my class!

During my first semester, I wish I would have known...

How to better resolve conflicts with my friends and roommates.

I chose UMBC because...

I appreciated the atmosphere. UMBC is definitely a school that prides itself on academic excellence and pushing students to reach their fullest potential while also exploring new passions, which is what I wanted out of higher education.

I'm passionate about...

Singing Songwriting Reading Skateboarding

I'm involved with...

Cosplay Club
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