Senior Spotlight: John Vo

Hey! My name is John Vo and I’m a graduating senior who majored in Biology. I’m planning on going to Temple University to pursue my PharmD in September, but enough about my academics. 

I will never remember college by the classes that I took—and I prefer it that way. No, when I think about UD, I think about all the RSOs that I was a part of: SASE, VSA, Pre-Pharmacy Society, AAPC, just to name a few. To me, these clubs didn’t just represent my heritage and interests. They represented people: people that had the same goal as me. Growing up in a predominantly white population, I’ve always felt like the odd one out. When I joined these clubs and met so many people that had shared my similar experiences, I realized that I had naturally found a place that felt like home. It was cathartic in the sense that I didn’t need to force myself to fit into any group. 

There will probably be many groups of people that you will encounter in college and identify with, and I’m just fortunate to have found them from the beginning. 

My advice to college students will always be to make sure that you sign up for anything and everything that will catch your eye. Casting your net far and wide and meeting as many people as you can will open you up to many perspectives. Some may be good, some may be bad but it’s important to network and build bridges. 

Make sure that you’re in at least one organization for your professional development, one for fun and one that will open you up to your culture. It will certainly round out your experience and you’ll start to appreciate the little stuff. 

Also don’t skip leg day.