40 Acres and Beyond

“The future’s ahead of me. I’ll have a college degree, which means I’ll be the most experienced person at whatever Starbucks I’m at till grad school is over.”

With 16 days left before commencement, UT’s latest class of graduating seniors will soon swap textbooks and classrooms for dress pants and cubicles. The Texan asked 12 seniors about their future plans and what advice they would give new Longhorns.

Click each photo to see what they had to say.

2011 Graduate Profile: Karen Osegueda

Karen Osegueda is graduating from the Cockrell School of Engineering with a bachelor's in civil engineering.

PHOTO: Ryan Smith | Daily Texan Staff
2011 Graduate Profile: Evan Wagner

Evan Wagner is graduating from the Jackson School of Geosciences with a bachelor's in geology.

PHOTO: Fanny Trang | Daily Texan Staff
2011 Graduate Profile: Nauder Namaky

Nauder Namaky is graduating from the College of Liberal Arts with a bachelor's in Plan II Honors.

PHOTO: Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff
2011 Graduate Profile: Kyle Goldstein

Kyle Goldstein is graduating from the College of Communication with a bachelor's in radio-television-film.

PHOTO: Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff
2011 Graduate Profile: Jeremy Anderson

Jeremy Anderson is graduating from the College of Fine Arts with a bachelor's in theatre and dance.

PHOTO: Fanny Trang | Daily Texan Staff
2011 Graduate Profile: Alisha Whitaker

Alisha Whitaker is graduating from the College of Education with a bachelor's in applied learning and development.

PHOTO: Ryan Smith | Daily Texan Staff
2011 Graduate Profile: Karlie Johnson

Karlie Johnson is graduating from the McCombs School of Business with a bachelor's in finance.

PHOTO: Courtesy of Karlie Johnson
2011 Graduate Profile: Alexander Odom

Alexander Odom is graduating with a bachelor's in architecture.

PHOTO: Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff
2011 Graduate Profile: Catrina Hyde

Catrina Hyde is graduating with a bachelor's in social work.

PHOTO: Trent Lesikar | Daily Texan Staff
2011 Graduate Profile: Jacob Sims

Jacob Sims is graduating with a bachelor's in history.

PHOTO: Trent Lesikar | Daily Texan Staff
2011 Graduate Profile: Jessica Agwumaro

Jessica Agwumaro is graduating with a bachelor's in biology.

PHOTO: Ryan Edwards | Daily Texan Staff
2011 Graduate Profile: Eric Cheng

Eric Cheng is graduating with a bachelor's from the School of Nursing.

PHOTO: Ryan Edwards | Daily Texan Staff