Sarah S.
Class of 2013
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Hometown: Gwynedd Valley, PA
Majors: Molecular and Cellular Biology, Spanish
Current residence: Fall semester abroad in Madrid, Spain; Spring semester off-campus
Past residence: Charles Commons, AMR I—Check out my Cribs video
Campus involvement: Research at Carnegie Institution, Phi Mu Sorority, Adult Literacy Tutoring at Greater Homewood Community Corporation
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: Hopkins has a beautiful campus, amazing research opportunities, and has minimal course requirements. It's also nice being only two hours away from home.
Favorite professor: I've met a lot of great professors here but the one that comes to mind first is Professor Sieber. Back before taking his Don Quijote course last spring, I didn't think Spanish literature would interest me that much, but I ended up liking it so much that I decided to take Professor Sieber's Spanish Theater in the Golden Age course this fall. These classes have really influenced my decision to study abroad in Spain sometime next year.
Why I'm glad I chose Johns Hopkins: I would not be the same person if I went to any other school. I wouldn't have met the same great group of friends, I probably wouldn't have gotten the chance to work on my own research project in an embryology lab, and I doubt that I would have had this much of an interest in Spanish literature. All of these things are going to have a huge impact on my life throughout the next three years and probably even after college.
My favorite character from a movie/book/television series: Denny Crane from Boston Legal is probably my favorite. Alan Shore would be a close second.
Favorite place on the Homewood campus: Gilman Hall! This building houses several humanities departments, and it's newly renovated. The three-story glass atrium is so cool and is my new favorite place to study.
Favorite Johns Hopkins memory: During February of my freshman year, classes were cancelled for a whole week because of the massive snowstorm. I slept in pretty much every day, went sledding on the hill behind the Bloomberg Building, and got to know a lot of my new Phi Mu sisters.
Three unusual things about myself:
- During two summers in high school, I worked for a construction company and a soft pretzel factory.
- I really like to color. My roommate got me a coloring book and crayons for my birthday.
- I can't wink.
