# @nauflagstaff on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj9HXqLvp8i
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13223963-nauflagstaff-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-10-21T00:02:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Northern Arizona University (@nauflagstaff) — https://gondola.cc/nauflagstaff

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#DYK More than 10% of Lumberjacks are transfer students?
👋🏼 Meet Senior Ynedira Pineda
📍 Hometown: Buckeye
📚 Transferred from Estrella Mountain Community College
📊 Studying business management with a minor in psychology

"I transferred to NAU because I wanted a change in my life. I wanted to challenge myself. Coming to NAU has given me the opportunity to step out of my comfort zone & and to meet some amazing people. 

I transferred in Fall 2020, a year which we’re all too familiar with. Despite living in a pandemic, I told myself I was going to make the most of my time here worthwhile. At the time, I lived with my best friend; it felt great knowing I had her support and guidance. That also meant I wasn’t entirely alone and that I could piggyback off her every now and then.

I also had a Transfer Peer Mentor, who I’m glad to say has become one of my closest friends here at NAU, who provided her unconditional support. Having her as a mentor has made me feel connected, encouraged, confident and welcomed. Thanks to her, I’m now a Transfer Peer Mentor myself and get to work alongside her. Who would’ve thought? Throughout the past two and a half years, I’ve met some incredible people who listen to me, put a smile on my face and motivate me everyday."

#NationalTransferStudentWeek #TransferStudent #2NAU #NorthernArizonaUniversity #NAUBoundless #NAULumberjacks #TransferStudents #College #CollegeApplications

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naulumberjacks, transferstudent, northernarizonauniversity, 2nau, collegeapplications, nationaltransferstudentweek, nauboundless, transferstudents, dyk, college

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