(currently pursuing a PhD in chemistry at UT Austin since he graduated in 2013):
Studying German at Austin College has profoundly affected my life in many ways. From studying abroad and learning to rapidly adapt to new situations to using the foreign language to logically think through situations I do not think I could be where I am without the learning experiences I had at AC. While German can be difficult the language house and study abroad opportunities allowed for an understanding of the language that continues (at least somewhat) even now. The study of another culture and different values really allowed me to grow into who I am now, valuing different viewpoints much more than I feel I would had I never learned so much from the great professors at Austin College.