This is the final entry of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.
Adriana Ponce Mata spent the last two summers working in one of the largest and oldest companies in the Bay Area. This fall, she joins UC Merced to begin her next chapter. Through...
Bobcat Bound

This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.
Rolando Ortega is closing in on his dream of earning a Ph.D. This fall, the Cal-Bridge...

This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.
Drake Ledford was an exemplary high school student, earning a 4.29 GPA. The Merced...

This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.
Manjot Maan is a student-athlete from Modesto who will focus on academics when he...

This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.
One could say UC Merced has always been part of incoming Bobcats Ella and Satchel Ortez...

This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.
Michailla Springs led her high school basketball team in scoring and earned MVP honors. With a...

This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.
Trinity King is coming to UC Merced with dreams of shining both as a performer and in the health...

This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.
Leslie Perez-Cruz will start at UC Merced with several accomplishments already under her...

This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2024 semester.
A high school distance runner from Bakersfield is striding into new territory, becoming the...

This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2024 semester.
After diving into robotics in high school, Antonio "Tony" Lopez-Blanco is...



