{"id":6205,"date":"2026-04-07T12:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/blog\/?p=6205"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:53:40","slug":"rafael-cuevas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/blog\/2026\/04\/07\/rafael-cuevas\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Cuevas &#8217;29 knows his professors support him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Admitted to Pacific? 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Drop them below or explore your next steps on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pacific\u2019s Admitted Student page<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Cuevas &#8217;29Major: Mechanical EngineeringHometown: Stockton, California From making friends to speaking with advisers, the people&nbsp;at&nbsp;Pacific make it easy for students like&nbsp;Rafael Cuevas \u201929&nbsp;to get&nbsp;more&nbsp;involved on campus&nbsp;and feel invested in their engineering program. Admitted to&nbsp;Pacific? What questions do you still have before deciding? 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