When asked to sum up her freshman year at Drexel in one word, Nora Cumiskey paused for a moment and settled on eye-opening. Eye-opening might be an understatement. In only her freshman year, the 19-year-old health sciences major already has three years as an emergency medical technician (EMT) under her belt and has her sights set on joining the growing number of physician assistants practicing in the U.S.

Danielle Ruffin sat in her dorm room at the University of Hartford as she watched the 2008 WNBA draft on her computer. All of a sudden, her heart started to race. She started to panic and just couldn’t absorb what happened. In the third round of the draft, she heard her name get called out. The Atlanta Dream selected the then-21-year-old as the overall 32nd pick in the 2008 WNBA draft, making her dream of becoming a professional basketball player come true.

Aaron Pitt Jr. lives a super hectic life. Between juggling classes, a part-time job and three student organizations, he seems to do it all.

For the sophomore nursing major, the choice to become a nurse was simple: he loves caring for others.