Hello! My name is Cindy Marronquin. I’m a student at Universidad Autonóma de Nuevo Leon’s FACPYA — UANL’s business school in Monterrey, Mexico. My UANL major is International Business and I’m in my sixth semester.

I decided to enroll in the Double Degree program, made possible through a partnership between UANL and City University of Seattle, because I know I will benefit from earning two degrees rather than just one! Also, I am one of nine people within the first generation of the program. We are all really proud of this fact.

Last fall quarter, I took Critical Thinking (BC 301) with Professor Craig Thorne. I enjoyed the class a lot and it made me realize that I need to slow down when I work. I tend to do a lot of things and sometimes forget how important it is to analyze before I move forward with something. This quarter I’m taking two courses with CityU of Seattle and I believe my prior classes at FACPYA provided me with the foundation I will need to succeed academically with my CityU material.

If you want to keep up to date on what’s happening with CityU programs in Latin America, including those in Monterrey, visit the City University of Seattle in Latin America Facebook page and the hit Like button. You may also contact Horacio Carreon, CityU’s double degree program coordinator at UANL at Horacio.Carreon@cityu.edu. His office is located in FACPYA’s Intercambio Academico Office.

Lastly, to my peers that are already studying the Double Degree program, good luck! I really hope that we can meet to exchange stories about your teachers and experiences at CityU when we all visit Seattle later this year.