Texas A&M University Texarkana (TAMUT) is growing slowly but surely every year, and each year the school gets more and more international students. One student on campus who particularly stands out is Sneha GC a sophomore who is already leaving a big impact on the school’s relations overseas. Originally from Kathmandu, Nepal, Sneha came to Texarkana because of her dream to study in the United States. She said “… I went to a agent or something, like you know who gives advice on international studies you know?” She then heard from one of her friends that the school offered international scholarships then was rewarded. Now Sneha and 25 other students from Nepal go to TAMUT, the most from any singular country.

For now Sneha’s weeks are jam packed going for a degree in computer science and cyber security, also working at the technical support office and being a resident adviser at the dorms on top of being an international student. Sneha said “…it’s kinda overwhelming at times but then talking about the benefits from this plan like the housing and the meal plan, plus the six thousand dollars it’s pretty good.” Most of her days she spends working from eight in the morning to near ten at night, but on the weekends she likes to spend time with her friends that live in the city and go to her favorite restaurant Taste of India and getting her favorite food Momo’s.

       The cultural shift coming from Kathmandu to Texarkana has been interesting for her. She said “People who wear cowboy boots and hats are quite different from people back in my country.” She has family that lives in California and during Tihar, a Hindu holiday, she goes to see them. She’s amazed by how much bigger things are here and sometimes she gets homesick but knows that her hard work will pay off.

One of Sneha’s biggest achievements since being at our school was being the student ambassador and hosting an international recruitment event for Texas A&M when she went back home to Nepal. “Dr. Davis, Dr. Brown, and the head of advising (Venus Lillis), they joined me over a zoom call and made me the representative.” She met with many students who were interested in attending and most of the students who attended the event are at the school currently. It was the first international recruitment that was student led. Sneha has only been a part of TAMUT for only a few years but is on her way in solidifying in A&M history.