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“What motivates me to be a high-achieving student are the goals I have for my future,” said Pastoria, who’s triple-majoring in financial management, financial planning and economics in the College of Business. “I want to be a corporate lawyer and I know that I must work hard to get into law school and learn what is needed to be successful in my future career.”
Pastoria is involved in many of UA's more than 300 student organizations. He is a senator-at-large for Undergraduate Student Government, a member of Campus Focus, involved in the Pre-Law Society and Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society, and is the treasurer for the recently established Honors Civics Club.
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As part of the Williams Honors College experience, the Honors Distribution program requires students to complete courses in several disciplines; likewise, the college’s Honors Colloquia courses bring together honors students from various majors to discuss timely topics in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities.
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