# Cornell Office ofUndergraduate Admissions

**Source**: https://admissions.cornell.edu/community/student-stories/elliott-serna
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# Elliott Serna

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When I think of what inspires me, I think of the professors who've shared their stories with me. I think of the professors who came from backgrounds like me — lower income and underrepresented — who persevered and persisted until they became leading experts in their respective policy domains.