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Grace Farley remembers the exact moment she decided to attend UT. The Plan II Honors Program and social work double-major was waiting to attend a lecture with a small group of students. When the professor arrived, she brought vegan brownies for the students. “I thought, ‘Wow, that’s a really kind and caring person,’” Farley says with a laugh. “She let us inside the classroom and gave us a mini lecture to show us what a typical class would be like, and it was an amazing lecture. But my first impression of the social work professor was that she was so welcoming.” Farley, one of our outstanding graduates from the class of 2022, was nervous about moving to a new city and leaving behind her close-knit family in Keller. But the experience at that lecture made an impact. As a first-generation college student, Farley knows how important it is to have a welcoming and strong support system. She relied on the help of school social workers, teachers and counselors to help her apply to college. Moved by their dedication, Farley wanted to study school social work to help students like her. Read more about Grace and meet other graduates at news.utexas.edu/class-of-2022 #UTGrad22