Friday, November 4, 2011

Siblings Agree UC Merced Best Choice for College

For siblings Erin, Dylan and Justin Ray, sharing the same campus was just another bonus. The trio from Ridgecrest in northeastern Kern County says they were drawn to University of California’s newest campus because of its size, age, academics and wide range of research and other opportunities.

Erin, a senior majoring in anthropology, made a similar connection. Last summer, she and several other UC Merced students traveled to Belize to take part in an archaeological project with Holley Moyes, an assistant professor in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts.

“There are a lot of opportunities to work closely with professors,” she said.