Meet the Bauer Excellence Scholars

High School: Klein High School

What are you passionate about?: I am passionate about inciting positive change and reforming underprivileged communities with monetary, physical, and emotional support.

Why Bauer?: The Bauer Honors Program is one of a kind with its small class sizes, countless honors sessions offered, and invaluable resources. The University of Houston's strategic location in the heart of the US energy and medical hub gives graduates from Bauer a wide variety of career opportunities.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I am hoping to gain a Tier 1 Business education while making lifelong friends and connections that will support me throughout my career.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: As a Bauer Excellence Scholar, I am honored to be with a small group of driven, like-minded individuals who will motivate me to work harder every day.

High School: Bellaire High School

What are you passionate about?: I love trying new foods, exploring Houston and learning new things. I am also passionate about photography, travel, and the environment.

Why Bauer?: Being in Bauer, there are abundant people and resources there to help Bauer students throughout and beyond college. Bauer is a close-knit community that has many unique opportunities to offer its students, which attracted me to the college.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: Throughout my time at Bauer, I hope to get to know other business majors and explore the many opportunities that Bauer has to offer. I hope to eventually be accepted into the entrepreneurship program so that I can one day form a non-profit.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: My favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar is getting to meet everyone in/involved with the program, because we are all there for each other and can help each other out.

High School: Pearl River Central High School

What are you passionate about?: Helping others achieve their goals.

Why Bauer?: I chose Bauer because I believe it possesses the opportunities that I wish to take advantage of.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I would like to pursue a bachelors and a masters degree in accounting or finance.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: I love having yet another support system that I can rely on.

High School: Sachse HS

What are you passionate about?: Community service, investing, Jesus

Why Bauer?: I like being where the best are

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: Getting a degree, and helping others do the same

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: Having a community within Bauer

High School: Jersey Village High School

What are you passionate about?: I am passionate about helping others when help is needed.

Why Bauer?: The Bauer school of business is excellent and highly ranked.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I am hoping to make great connections and great friends during my time at Bauer. Also, I hope to gain a better understanding about the business world and all that comes with it.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: It makes me feel accomplished and deserving because I had to earn this scholarship. Also, it makes me feel like I am capable of achieving success.

High School: Kempner High School

What are you passionate about?: I am passionate about meeting new people and exploring new opportunities to better my advancement.

Why Bauer?: Bauer provides a diverse learning environment that truly provides a variety of opportunities and resources to ensure your success.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: Throughout my time at Bauer, I hope to be able to gain new skills to prepare me for the real world.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: Meeting new people and being a part of a greater community.

High School: Cinco Ranch High School

What are you passionate about?: I love dancing and hip hop, and I am planning on trying out for the FSA Modern dance team who performs at the Goodphil showcase competition in the spring.

Why Bauer?: I've found that in Bauer, the sky is the limit and the opportunities presented to us are endless when you seek them.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I'm hoping to pursue a double major and am considering work in Management Consulting.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: Being a part of a smaller group of students, as well as the actual scholarship, of course!

High School: DeBakey High School for Health Professions

What are you passionate about?: Business, medicine, politics, working out, animals, and TV shows/movies!

Why Bauer?: My older sister was also a part of the Bauer Honors Program and she absolutely loved it. It gave her great business experience and landed her an amazing job. I know it'll do the same for me.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I hope to choose the right major to help me accomplish my goal of someday owning my own medical practice.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: So far, the scholarship money! But my mentor, Andrew, told me about how great the BES group events are and so I can't wait to attend those

High School: Kempner

What are you passionate about?: Basketball and freeing Palestine

Why Bauer?: Well what rhymes with Bauer? Success.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I aim to improve overall as a person and furnish my personal & organizing skills so I can help others.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: Retreat.

High School: Harlandale

What are you passionate about?: I am passionate about making the people who raised me proud of the man I’ve become.

Why Bauer?: It is prestigious and low-costing making it impossible to pass up.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I am hoping to continue in the Honors program to graduate and attain an internship and then a job along the way.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: The friendliness and community-like feel of the entire Bauer College.

High School: Bellaire High School

What are you passionate about?: Caring for sick people.

Why Bauer?: An interest in business.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: Learn more about the business world

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: My amazing fellows scholars of course!

High School: Madison Country Day School; Waunakee, Wisconsin

What are you passionate about?: I love technology and all the amazing things it can do. There are constantly new uses and endless applications to every facet of life.

Why Bauer?: I knew I wanted to go into a business school and was looking all around in several different states. Bauer really struck me because of its prominence in all of its majors, the close knit feel of the college and the city and opportunities it offers.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I'm hoping to be successful. I really want to form a network within Houston and gain valuable experience. Not only learn business practices and study my major, but utilize the knowledge and set up myself to get a career, not a job.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: I love the community. It becomes a group of friends that you get to network with, go to events with, and have fun with.

High School: A.N. McCallum High School

What are you passionate about?: Soccer, weightlifting, math, and personal development!

Why Bauer?: 1) The opportunities associated with being a member of the Bauer Honors Program was unparalleled across any colleges that I looked at during my application process.
2) The affordability of pursuing my undergraduate degree supplemented by the Academic Excellence and BES awards.
3) The proximity to the 4th largest city in the country, and the opportunities that that presents.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I hope to have a multitude of enriching experiences and opportunities, that will push me to become the best leader, student, and individual I can become.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: The affordability it provides in attending the University of Houston, and thus giving my family and myself more flexibility for how I want to pursue a graduate degree, study abroad, or other opportunities that will cost significant amount of money to pursue.

High School: Pearland High School

What are you passionate about?: Pole Vault.

Why Bauer?: Bauer creates so many opportunities to get your name and face to companies. It also provides assistance in things like resumes and dress code.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I'm hoping to become a better leader and speaker and learn how to apply these attributes to my future.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: I love the connection to other Bauer students who are striving to be successful.

High School: Kerr High School

What are you passionate about?: Expressing music through playing piano/viola and dancing. Capturing scenic or candid photos of my journeys or anything beautiful. Keeping a healthy body and mind. Learning about people, including myself/self-development, and helping those who need it.

Why Bauer?: Here in my hometown, Bauer has provided me many opportunities to grow and explore my career. I have been able to expand my horizons and learn about the business world.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I seek to find my career path while challenging myself to make the best out of college.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: Having a network of great people

High School: Eisenhower High School

What are you passionate about?: I am passionate about succeeding in life and making my parents proud. They have sacrificed much for me, and I will not let it be in vain. I also want to inspire my siblings to do great things and make them better human beings.

Why Bauer?: I believe Bauer is the best platform for me to achieve my goals. They have excellent networking opportunities, and I want to get out there and make myself known. Along with this, they are closest to where I was raised which brings me a sense of familiarity and comfort.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I hope to grow as a person and come out of my shell. I also seek to participate in the community and make use of the opportunities being in Bauer affords me.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: I believe that being a more specialized and small group, it will allow me to form more lasting connections with my peers. It also opens up many more opportunities to me.

High School: Colleyville Heritage High School

What are you passionate about?: I am passionate about my studies as well as music and art.

Why Bauer?: Bauer provides me with so many opportunities.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: To make lifelong relationships with the people in Bauer.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: I get to meet people I may never have met and share something with them.

High School: Eastwood Academy

What are you passionate about?: I am passionate about working hard to live a better life than my family before me.

Why Bauer?: I chose Bauer due to the many opportunities that it offers.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: To find a field in which I enjoy and excel in.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: I enjoy being able to develop meaningful relationships with fellow Bauer Students and being able to attend events where we can learn and grow in.

High School: Elkins High School

What are you passionate about?: I am passionate about becoming well rounded and learning as much as I can about the world around me as well as how I can give back to it.

Why Bauer?: Bauer has an excellent business program for any sector and provides its students with an abundance of opportunities during and after graduation.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I hope to step out of my comfort zone as much as possible and gain a new perspective on not only business but life overall.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: My favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar is being a part of the Bauer community!

High School: Kempner High School

What are you passionate about?: I love helping people and giving back to the community whether it be through volunteering or just helping friends on homework. I love sports too! Go Coogs!

Why Bauer?: Bauer has so many opportunities and resources it's crazy! I love the atmosphere and all of the people. Everyone in Bauer wants you to succeed and is there whenever you have questions.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I want to make an impact on students and help them grow as individuals. For myself, I want to become connected with all different types of people and learn about all the different stories that people have in Bauer. I want to graduate with honors and with my masters in accounting, too!

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: I love the small community BES has created within such a large university! The program is full of amazing people and strong leaders that are always there when you need help!

High School: Claudia Taylor Johnson

What are you passionate about?: Government and sports.

Why Bauer?: It is a high level program.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: Maintain good grades and graduate in 4 years.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: Knowing that I earned a scholarship.

High School: West Brook High School

What are you passionate about?: I love to play sports and find good deals when shopping.

Why Bauer?: I have always dealt with money even at a very young age and have always found it interesting. Plus my brother, also a Bauer student, highly recommended the college to me.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I hope to become more professional and socially active.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: My favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar is being able to say that, with the help of the scholarship, I can pay for my college education on my own.

High School: Round Rock High School

What are you passionate about?: Travel, Learning, and Sports.

Why Bauer?: Bauer offered me an affordable and enriching education right in the middle of one of the biggest business communities in the world.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I hope to see more of the world and double major.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: My favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar is how affordable it makes college for my family and I and the doors it opens up because of that flexibility in money.

High School: Cinco Ranch High School

What are you passionate about?: I am passionate about volunteering, the environment, learning about everything and anything and reading.

Why Bauer?: Located near the Energy Corridor and Medical Center and in the center of such a diverse city, what better place to study than at Bauer? There are so many unique opportunities and events provided at Bauer that I want to take full use of. Plus, Houston is and always be my home.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I want to pursue a double major in Accounting and MIS, but more than just get degree, I want to develop professionally, open up to more experiences and overall, grow as a person.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: Besides the actual scholarship, I love being able to connect with other driven and goal oriented people.

High School: Pasadena Memorial High School

What are you passionate about?: Learning new things.

Why Bauer?: Bauer is an excellent business school.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: Achieve good grades, make lifelong friends and good career choices.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: Being able to make lifelong friends.

High School: Clear Lake High School

What are you passionate about?: I am passionate about helping others in my community.

Why Bauer?: I chose Bauer because of all the amazing opportunities and resources provided to achieve my goals.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I hope that during my time in Bauer I will develop personally and professionally, and make lifelong relationships.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: My favorite part of being a BES is being a part of a small community of highly motivated students.

High School: H.P. Baldwin High School

What are you passionate about?: I'm passionate about theme parks, coffee, and advocacy.

Why Bauer?: Bauer provides me with the opportunities and resources to pursue my passions.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: Already, I've been exposed to new ideas, opportunities, and experiences. I can't wait to meet more of my peers, learn about their stories, and create my own.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: BES provides me with a strong, supportive community. Yes, we are all scholars, but our relationships go beyond that of mere classmates and acquaintances. We are a BES family, and their support means the world to me.

High School: Friendswood

What are you passionate about?: I am most passionate about music. I've been playing piano for 16 years, teaching for 6 years, and even originally thought I would be majoring in music. I gave accounting a try, and it surprisingly endeared to me. The ultimate goal is to open my own studio business and teach around 50 students a week.

Why Bauer?: Bauer is located in the heart of Houston, a city full of endless business and personal opportunities. I've come across all sorts of folks who have taught me more in a year than I have learned living in the same town for a decade.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I'm hoping to discover and carve out the most fulfilling career path for myself. At the same time, I want to encourage personal growth and form meaningful connections with others.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: The camaraderie among other scholars is distinct and unique. Everyone is incredibly welcoming, interesting, and insightful.

High School: Deer Park High School

What are you passionate about?: I am passionate about writing and photography.

Why Bauer?: I chose Bauer because of the amazing opportunities in one of the largest, most diverse cities in the country. In addition, I chose it because of all the networking possibilities and the renowned faculty.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I hope to gain the knowledge that will lead to a fulfilling career and enjoy the friendships I've made.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: The ability to have experiences I wouldn't be able to have otherwise, and the chance to meet new people.

High School: Porter High School

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High School: Hightower

What are you passionate about?: Business

Why Bauer?: Because they will help me land a good internship.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: Land a few good paying internships.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: Honestly the huge scholarship.

High School: Tomball Memorial

What are you passionate about?: All things sports.

Why Bauer?: Bauer is a great, and continually rising, business school. That combined with everything I heard about how much professors in Bauer want you to succeed made Bauer an easy choice.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: Obviously I want to graduate and get my degree, but I also want my time at Bauer to be so much more than that. I want to build relationships that'll last a lifetime through some of the organizations Bauer has to offer.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: Definitely just the community and having that group of people that you're close with. I see BES people around campus all the time and it's great to run into them and talk or even just wave in passing by.

High School: Harker Heights High School

What are you passionate about?: Books, my dog

Why Bauer?: Good program. Good scholarship.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: Get into law school

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: $10,000 is a lot of money. I really don't care how good or bad the experience is.

High School: Klein High School

What are you passionate about?: The latest episode of the drama I'm watching, music and art, writing and reading authentic stories, and spending time cackling and laughing with the people I care about.

Why Bauer?: UH Bauer allows me to be close to home and family, as well as attend a great business program.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I hope to get closer to my prospective career and become actively involved in student organizations and volunteer activities.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: Being part of a small community of friends, discovering and learning things about business together, as well as being able to have support along the way!

High School: Clear Brook High School

What are you passionate about?: I'm really passionate about giving back to the community and I strongly believe in empowering through education, which is why I'm a member of Bonner WISE. I'm also love organizing events and spending time with friends and family!

Why Bauer?: Bauer was unbeatable in terms of value and what it offered. Not only am I able to earn a college degree without any student debt, I can do it while attending a great business program in the fastest growing city in America. That's an offer that no other school could beat.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: At Bauer I want to gain the skills I need to one day run my own business and meet other people with similar goals. I hope to be active in the Bauer community and have some great experiences!

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: The community is great and I love all the people I've met so far!

High School: Manvel High School

What are you passionate about?: I am passionate about community service, particularly service in neighborhoods below the poverty line. I work hard in order to expand knowledge about poverty, food waste, and serving others.

Why Bauer?: I chose Bauer because I knew that this place would be home. The professors, the community, and the classes are all amazing.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I want to be able to spread my passion about community service, make lasting relationships, and enjoy my college experience.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: I love the fun gatherings we have!

High School: Klein Collins

What are you passionate about?: Making Music.

Why Bauer?: Bauer seems like a strong choice for me as it was close to home and had a flourishing business program.

What are you hoping to accomplish throughout your time at Bauer?: I hope to improve on myself and learn more about the business world to further my education.

Favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar?: My favorite part of being a Bauer Excellence Scholar is getting to know my fellow scholars and being able to share experiences with them.