College Credits: Buffalo Grove Residents Begin Classes At Iowa

BUFFALO GROVE, IL — We're keeping track of all the major higher education accomplishments of area students. Send your submissions to eric.degrechie@patch.com.

Class of 2026 At University Of Iowa Represented By Buffalo Grove Students

The University of Iowa continues to attract high-achieving students. This fall's incoming first-year class has topped previous records with an average high school grade-point average (GPA) of 3.82. The average high school GPA for the classes of 2025 and 2024 were 3.81 and 3.78, respectively. It is also the third-largest incoming first-year class on record at 5,178 students, after 5,643 in the fall of 2016 and 5,241 in the fall of 2015. Local students include:

• Grace Kuhr, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Elementary Education]
• Thiago Sampaio, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Mechanical Engineering]
• Jillian Arnold, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Pre-Physical Therapy]
• Isabel Bridgeman, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Psychology]
• Joshua Cohen, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Pre-Business]
• Zachary George, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Sport and Recreation Management]
• Jordan Giddens, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Open Major]
• Nadav Graupe, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Political Science]
• Katherina Iliescu, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Mathematics]
• Mackenzie Karabetsos, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Communication Studies]
• Aiza Khan, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Biology]
• Zachary Lapeire, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Sport and Recreation Management]
• Zoey Silver, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Communication Studies]
• Mark Wolpoff, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Pre-Business]
• Kasey Woods, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Health and Human Physiology]
• Jake Jacoby, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Business Direct Admission]
• Isaac Meadow, of Buffalo Grove [Major: Business Direct Admission]

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