Nicholas Anaya-Licea

Nicholas Anaya-Licea

Class Status: Senior

Major: Biology with a concentration in Cellular and Molecular

Campus Programs/Involvement: CSI³ Stem Scholars program and the CSI³ Leadership Club

Career Goal: Biological researcher possible concentration in marine evolution

Hobbies: Playing video games, constructing objects, and baking.

How has the STEM scholars program helped you?
They have given me opportunities to help my community with events, have a place to relax and chat it up.

What keeps you motivated and positive throughout life’s hardships?
What keeps me motivated is accomplishing my goal to graduate. What keeps me positive is meditation and relaxing.

What advice would you like to give to your fellow scholars?
Do not let bad days keep you down because they are just days. Like the saying goes, “life has its ups and downs and when you are in the down part of life, there is only one place to go and that’s up.”

What are your plans after graduation?
My plan is to attend graduate school and pursue a graduate degree or enter the workforce in my field of study.