name: Kelly Robinson

hometown: Chicago, Ill

website: www.attractivetraveler.com (be sure to vote for Kelly's Refresh America Grant Proposal to educate and send US students on foreign travel excursions!)

current occupation: Community Support, Airbnb

alma mater: University of Arizona

notable Champion moments: Completing the 2nd highest bungy jump in the world (Queenstown, NZ)

favorite class: Economics 200; Yoga

your most memorable study story:

-Getting an A+ on my honors thesis

-graduating Magna Cum Laude

favorite highlighter color: pink

laptop or smartphone? both, but if I have to choose it's my macbook

favorite study spot: quiet floor of the library

movie that best describes you: Eat, Pray, Love

good luck charm: my twelve year old sister

favorite quote: "To travel is to live."

favorite part about the SLAC Study Hoodie: glow in the dark drawcords!

What does SLAC mean to you?Whatever you do in life, why not give it everything you've got? Your work is your signature - it is on everything you do.  Whether it is sports, academics, or work after graduation, taking pride in what you do is what SLAC is all about.

name: Galen Harnden

hometown: San Francisco, CA

current occupation: student

alma mater: Stanford University

notable champion moments:

-getting a 36 on the MCAT after being bedridden with the flu for the 4 days before it.

-batting 1.000 and slugging 1.667 with an OBP of 1.000 and 6 RBIs, including the game-tying and game-winning RBIs in the championship game in the league playoffs my senior year of high school.

favorite classes: Sports Medicine; Rock, Sex, and Rebellion; Anantomy

if you could pick anyone to invite to your study group, whom do you choose? Tim Lincecum and Mitch Hedberg

pre-exam routine:

1. eat a bagel with butter in the morning;

2. listen to Van Morrison on the way to the exam.

favorite pump-up song: Josh Guru Project - Infinity 2008

favorite highlighter color: yellow

laptop or dektop? laptop

favorite study spot:corner desk overlooking the red fountain on the 3rd floor of Green Library

movie that best describes you: The Hangover

good luck charm: SF Giants hat

favorite quotes:

"One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain." - Bob Marley

favorite part about the SLAC Study Hoodie: the "do not disturb" hood

what does SLAC mean to you? Work hard, party hard, ski hard

name: Tom McFadden

hometown: Sacramento, CA

website:

-www.studylikeachampion.com

-youtube.com/tommcfad

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current occupation: Human Biology Course Associate

current/former school: Stanford University

notable champion moments:

-performing a science rap about making ATP in front of over 2,000 admits and parents at Memorial Auditorium for Stanford's admit weekend, then turning around and performing a show for 200 high school students in Vallejo, California.  Hyphy.

favorite classes:

-The Life and Times of Dostoevesky;

-Human Behavioral Biology;

-Mechanisms of Neuron Death

your most memorable study story: I used to sneak into the history building with two of my best friends during finals week to study.  We would take over the classrooms until the wee hours of morning, spending way too much time just hanging out bouncing off the walls.  Somehow we always managed to get through all of our studying as well.  To take study break we would usually juggle soccer balls, and play small-sided soccer in the classroom.

if you could pick anyone to invite to your study group whom do you choose? Kanye West, so I could set him straight on that college dropout nonsense.

pre-exam routine:

1. wake up early;

2. listen to some pump up songs (generally "Let it Roll" by Hieroglyphics);

3. eat a huge breakfast of eggs, oatmeal, and toast;

4. get to the exam a few minutes early to get psyched

favorite pump-up song: Outkast - Bombs over Baghdad

favorite highlighter color: orange

laptop or smartphone? laptop

favorite study spot: coffee shops

movie that best describes you: James and the Giant Peach.  I'm James, the peach is biology, and those insects are my posse of science rappers.  And instead of going to New York, the giant peach is taking me to New Zealand (where I'll be going to science festivals and getting a Masters in Science Communication next year).

good luck charm(s): My "finals" shirt. The ugliest and most awesome shirt I own

favorite quotes:

- "The brain is that fried egg I might need." - Andre 3000

- "I got a doctorate in cold rockin' it." - Black Thought (The Roots)

favorite part about the SLAC Study Hoodie: the hood.

What does SLAC mean to you? It means that when I take a test, I'm so amped about the test itself that every time there's an answer I know I shout out (in my head) "Gimme those points! Gimme those!" When that happens, I know that I've studied like a Champion.  But it also means enjoying the studying experience itself for the sake of learning, without simply being driven by a grade or points.

name: William Smith

hometown: Atlanta, GA

current occupation: Entrepreneur

alma mater: Stanford University

notable champion moments:

-after graduation, I found myself deep in the woods with some buddies with no food (long story). Survived by hunting duck with a rock, pocket knife, and teamwork.

favorite class: Oceans; it was interesting and totally outside of my normal field of study

pre-exam routine:

-wake up early;

-spend an hour reading the newspaper and eating breakfast;

-show up early for test;

-try not to rush anything

favorite pump-up song: Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child of Mine

favorite highlighter color: lime

laptop or desktop? Netbook

favorite study spot: Matt Inkele's dirty yellow recliner

movies that best describe you: Hotrod, and Steel Magnolias

good luck charm(s): don't need them

favorite quote:"Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately, it kills all its pupils..."

favorite part about the SLAC Study Hoodie:  really comfortable

What does SLAC mean to you? Gear for people who work hard and take care of business to not have to work hard or scramble.