Chloe Chaudhury, senior in honors science and math, said she was surprised when she was told she was a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, the world's oldest fellowship program.
She was also nominated for the Marshall and Mitchell scholarships, but didn't receive either of them.
"When I opened the email it said 'Congratulations, you're a finalist,'" Chaudhury said. "I was super shocked."
Approximately 1,000 students are endorsed annually for the scholarship, according to a University press release. Two hundred are named finalists.
Chaudhury is Auburn's 10th Rhodes Scholar finalist since 2009.
If Chaudhury is awarded the scholarship, she will be among 32 U.S. students to receive an opportunity to study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
Chaudhury will participate in a 2-day interview in Birmingham on Nov. 20-21.
"I'm very excited, but it's also nerve-racking," Chaudhury said.
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