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All in the Family at Avery Point - UConn Today
Painterly ocean-side sunsets aren’t the only reason Mohammad Mansour, a pre-pharmacy major, decided to start his UConn journey at Avery Point.
A 2016 graduate of Fitch High School in Groton, Conn., Mansour – and his five siblings before him – chose to attend UConn Avery Point because of the campus’ proximity to his home and its affordable cost.
“Once my sister graduated [high school] in 2008 and went to UConn, we all went to UConn,” he says. “My dad said he would recommend UConn over any other school. We’re a UConn family.”
Regional campuses offer a number of benefits, ranging from small class sizes to a tight-knit, supportive community of peers. Many students, however, have a common misconception that academic standards vary from campus to campus.
Mansour, himself, admits to having qualms about taking classes at Avery Point: during his orientation in Storrs, he inquired as to whether pursuing his undergraduate studies at a regional campus would prepare him well for applying to pharmacy school. His orientation leader assured him that he would receive a UConn quality education, no matter which campus he chose to attend.
Painterly ocean-side sunsets aren’t the only reason Mohammad Mansour, a pre-pharmacy major, decided to start his UConn journey at Avery Point.
A 2016 graduate of Fitch High School in Groton, Conn., Mansour – and his five siblings before him – chose to attend UConn Avery Point because of the campus’ proximity to his home and its affordable cost.
“Once my sister graduated [high school] in 2008 and went to UConn, we all went to UConn,” he says. “My dad said he would recommend UConn over any other school. We’re a UConn family.”
Regional campuses offer a number of benefits, ranging from small class sizes to a tight-knit, supportive community of peers. Many students, however, have a common misconception that academic standards vary from campus to campus.
Mansour, himself, admits to having qualms about taking classes at Avery Point: during his orientation in Storrs, he inquired as to whether pursuing his undergraduate studies at a regional campus would prepare him well for applying to pharmacy school. His orientation leader assured him that he would receive a UConn quality education, no matter which campus he chose to attend.