Haley Trecker admits she was pretty nervous back in 2018 about coming to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. As the first person in her family to go to college, she was largely on her own to figure out the application process, choose a field of study, and prepare for life on campus. In Bristol, Wisconsin, Trecker had grown accustomed to small class sizes and the quiet atmosphere of rural Kenosha County. The thought of being two hours away from her family almost made her not want to go.

Now, after just three years at UW–Madison, Trecker will graduate early with a degree in biology focused on oncology and virology, and already has a job lined-up with the biopharmaceutical company AbbVie.

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