The Class of 2026
Image Credit: Hiren Shah
By: Taran Nulu
See where the seniors are going to college, what they are known for, and what they have to say!
Joy Ye — Valedictorian
UC Irvine, Cognitive Science | Voted the Most Creative
“The glittering lights and the falling shadows, I’ll keep them all in my thoughts.
Overcome it, move past it, And simply keep moving forward.
and if i’m the only one with a serious one i will crawl in a hole”
Hiren Shah — Salutatorian
Northeastern, Finance | Voted Most Likely to Become a Millionaire and Most Ambitious
“What feels like the top is just perspective”
Makeila Nguyen
UC Riverside, Bioengineering | Voted the Funniest
“Stop sign? What stop sign!”
James Watt
UC Riverside, Material Design | Voted the Wisest
“Life might be a song, so you can listen and critique it. Sometimes you’re a musician, yet you-maybe-ring a dissonant chord(s) which welts in your eyes and makes your fingers smell like acid. Perhaps that chord doesn’t define the song, in all its chaos, and sharp phases, and gradual changes. Could be that you’re always adding and removing instruments anyways. Or maybe . . . ”
Adi Kumar
Cal Poly SLO, Engineering | Voted the Most Athletic
“Map out your future, but do it in pencil.”
Taran Nulu
UC Los Angeles, Computer Science | Voted the Nerdiest
“The one who loves walking will walk further than the one who loves the destination.”
What seniors had to say about the college application experience
“My college application experience is that I stressed more than I thought I needed, and I hope to gain more life experience in college.”
– Joy
“My experience with college applications was both [easier] than I thought it was and worse than I had hoped. But, it was easy. Honestly, the hardest part was dealing with UC, CSU, and common applications all at once while juggling the demands of my more promising schools.”
– James
“I definitely didn’t spend as much time as I should have on writing applications and deciding what schools I was applying to. I am excited for the future, and hope to grow in all aspects of life.”
– Taran
“[You should] start college applications early. I hope to discover more of myself in college.”
– Makeila
The Class of 2026 Throughout the Years
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