My Bevo Buddy Leader has helped me feel like I belong here and were a major part of my transition here into UT.
Bevo Buddy! had a positive impact on my first year experience at UT, because I had a connection with an upperclass student that had experienced UT at a different perspective than me, allowing me to learn more about UT as a whole.
This has allowed me to meet other new students and be paired with someone who I feel actually was there to help me. I was able to have help finding resources and have someone I could go to whenever I needed help.
When I first got here, I found it difficult to make friends which then led me to believe I would never get to explore Austin because I would never do it by myself. However, with Bevo Buddy! I both made friends and got to explore the city!!
![Bevo Buddy! students in front of the famous I Love You So Much mural](https://newstudentservices.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/2024-06/509c9b5c-eaca-495e-8374-73d0cac2f261.jpg)
![Bevo Buddy students in front of the South Congress mural](https://newstudentservices.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/2024-06/8def56f0-fdfc-416e-92b2-da4f81ec0f15.jpg)
![Bevo Buddy! students at the Mozart's light show](https://newstudentservices.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/2024-06/5d2b4be2-e7b4-4efd-803f-1734769b07bf.jpg)