Student Spotlight: Kaitlyn Humfeld Winner of Uloop & Kaplan Scholarship

By Uloop Editor on May 14, 2012

One of the most rewarding parts of my job at Uloop is the opportunity to meet with and spotlight some really impressive students around the country.  This weekend, I got to talk with Kaitlyn Humfeld from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Kaitlyn Humfeld

Kaitlyn was this month’s winner of the Uloop & Kaplan Scholarship Give-a-way (see more and apply here), and is graduating with distinction this month with a degree in Zoology.  Kaitlyn also minored in Environmental Studies and German.  I asked Kaitlyn about her diverse areas of study, and why she chose to attend Wisconsin:

“I love Madison, and I am from a place just two and a half hours away, so it made sense,” she said, “I grew up on a farm, so I knew I wanted to something animal related.”

Kaitlyn has taken advantage of her German minor as well, traveling to Europe multiple times since high school.  I asked Kaitlyn what she would be doing after she graduated, “I’m not exactly sure,” she told me.  ”I’m going to work for a year, and then either going into Veterinary school or a Zoology graduate degree program.”

As any Wisconsinite knows, football game days are an exciting time to be in Madison, and Kaitlyn agreed, “my most memorable times in college have got to be game days,” she told me, “there’s nothing quite like it.”  Kaitlyn is a obviously a football fan.  When I asked her who she’d most like to meet, “Aaron Rodgers,” was her reply, “I’m a big Packers fan.”

Despite her academic success, Kaitlyn did say she wished she had done a couple things differently.  I asked her what she would recommend to students just starting college now, “Get to know your professors.  It’s tough in big lectures, but I wish I had done a better job of introducing myself.”  Kailtyn said that she’s had to gather letters of recommendation over the past year, and it would have been much easier to do if she had gotten to know her professors better.

Kaitlyn will be using her Uloop/Kaplan course scholarship to take the GRE, which she will need for admission to a Veterinary program.  ”I had heard of Kaplan before, but wasn’t sure about taking their courses because of the price,” Kaitlyn told me, “so this scholarship is really helpful.”

Kaitlyn is currently looking for job opportunities.  If you would like to contact her, feel free to send her an email: humfeld@wisc.edu

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