# @ualbertastudents on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DC4lpiASOOV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/25846766-ualbertastudents-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/4115ebf763.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-11-27T18:03:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** University of Alberta (@ualbertastudents) — https://gondola.cc/ualbertastudents

## Caption

“As a student new to Canada, I worried I would be perceived as the reserved, mysterious kid — always studying because I was never able to make friends. But I quickly realized just how misplaced this fear was. During my time at the U of A I have found such amazing people in such a short span of time through the clubs I joined and events I attended. Remember, it’s everyone’s first time navigating university, so don’t feel afraid. People are kinder and more open than you would expect. I love spending time on the 13th floor of DICE; the views remind me I now live in a completely different country where I am achieving the goals I set for myself with lifelong friends by my side.”

Upkirat is a first-year Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology student from Punjab, India and recipient of the University of Alberta Presidential International Distinction Scholarship. Upkirat has founded several projects that have successfully raised $10,000+ for care of animals and the underprivileged. #UAlberta

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- **Likes:** 1,000
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- **Comments:** 20

## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| University of Alberta | @ualbertastudents | https://gondola.cc/ualbertastudents | University |
| Alex Pugliese | @aperspectiveyeg | https://gondola.cc/aperspectiveyeg | Photographer |

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