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The business school welcomed one of its largest, most academically gifted and culturally diverse freshman classes ever.鈥�

Entrepreneurs. Creators. Top scholars.听

The Leeds Class of 2026 is among the largest, most academically gifted and culturally diverse on record, with a total of 651 students boasting higher GPAs and standardized test scores than the previous year.

鈥淥ur Class of 2026 truly is special鈥攖heir achievements in the classroom, their service, their entrepreneurial spirit and their passion to make their mark in the world,鈥� said Yonca Ertimur, acting dean. 鈥淚t has been a treat to get to know these students as they acclimate to Leeds, and I am excited to watch them grow into tomorrow鈥檚 leaders and problem-solvers.鈥�

Among those entrepreneurs is Jes煤s Soto (Bus鈥�26), who started a business as a Boulder High School student.

鈥淚鈥檓 first-generation, and my family wasn鈥檛 really able to save anything,鈥� Soto said of Uptrack, a platform that makes it easier for donors who fund smaller scholarships to identify student applicants. 鈥淚 saw a real opportunity for a middleman to benefit the organizations, so they keep getting donations, and individuals who may not think they qualify for financial aid.鈥�

Soto is already working with the EforAll accelerator, in Longmont, to build out his business plan, but hopes to study finance and information management at Leeds so he can pair his entrepreneurial passion with hard skills.听

鈥淟eeds has an amazing entrepreneurship program, and all these programs to help you launch your business,鈥� said Soto, who鈥檚 already become a regular at Leeds鈥� Deming Center for Entrepreneurship. 鈥淭here is an abundance of clubs and organizations that offer a strong community for entrepreneurs to participate in co-curricular activities and receive meaningful insights from faculty, professionals and fellow entrepreneurs.鈥�

Another local member of the Class of 2026 is Thornton native Fadilah Passmore, who arrived at Leeds through the Diverse Scholars Program and chose 彩民宝典 from her 14 admission offers.听

鈥淚 was in a high school business program and was able to take college classes from Front Range Community College as well as CU Denver, so I鈥檓 very comfortable with business,鈥� Passmore said. 鈥淎nd doing the precollege KeyBank Summer Bridge program helped me meet other students and just feel comfortable going to class.鈥澨�

Passmore, a gothic literature fan and self-taught painter, is considering an art history minor to go with her management area of emphasis. She鈥檚 keeping her future open but is curious about working as an art administrator in a gallery someday, 鈥渨hich would be a great use of what I鈥檝e learned about business and my creativity.鈥澨�

Carson Carere also had his pick of schools. As president of Colorado DECA鈥攖he high school business association鈥攈e got to plan events and conferences around the state, as well as travel to and speak at high-profile events in New York, Atlanta and elsewhere.听

鈥淚t was really a chance to learn a lot of valuable information鈥攏ot just business topics, but how to put myself out there on interviews, job applications, r茅sum茅s and so on,鈥� he said.听

The Lamar resident had plenty of options for studying finance. He ultimately chose Leeds because of the Boettcher Scholarship he received鈥攁s well as his business Buff brother, Max (Fin鈥�22), also a Boettcher scholar.听

鈥淚ronically, he studied finance, as well,鈥� Carere said. 鈥淚 was looking at some different routes, but I was able to visit Max quite a few times when he was at Leeds, and I loved the school, the campus, the program.听

鈥淚 really felt I was truly wanted at Leeds,鈥� said Carere, a member of the Leeds Scholars Program. 鈥淎 lot of schools I visited, I got the impression I鈥檇 be just another student. Leeds was where I felt at home.鈥�

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