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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Bryn Mawr chapter.

Name: K.C. McConnell

Hometown: Paoli, PA

Relationship Status: Loving Myself

Year: 2016

Major: Religion

Why did you choose Bryn Mawr College? I chose Bryn Mawr after spending the night in one of the dorms during a prospective student’s day. The people in charge of my overnight were so incredibly smart, outgoing, and welcoming. I wanted to be like them. After I came to Bryn Mawr, all of them ended up living in my freshman year dorm.

What’s your favorite thing about Bryn Mawr College? My favorite thing about Bryn Mawr is the supportive community that we provide for one another. Even when I’m at my lowest, I always feel like I can reach out to somebody here. 

What’s your favorite class and/or professor? As a Religion major, I actually take most of my classes at Haverford college. My favorite class was a Religion, Magic, and Orientalism course taught by a Haverford Religion professor. That class altered the way I viewed stereotypical depictions of non-Western cultures. Do you have a funny memory from your time at Bryn Mawr? During my first week of Bryn Mawr, myself and some other freshman decided to go skinny dipping. Along the way, we somehow got covered in orange paint that upperclassmen had left by the fountain. I had orange spots for the rest of the weekend.What’s your favorite thing about winter at Bryn Mawr College? Bryn Mawr looks absolutely magical in the snow. It’s wonderful when classes are cancelled for a snow day because you can take a day to walk around campus and enjoy the beauty.The count down to finals is on! Where’s your favorite place on campus to study? I mostly study in my room, which works pretty well for me. If I need to hunker down and really focus for hours on end, I’ll head to Carpenter, our older library on campus. Do you have any advice for how to best survival finals? Try and start writing or studying as soon as possible–even a few days before finals week begins. When you write a paragraph or study for 30 minutes, reward yourself for meeting these small goals. What are you most looking forward to during Winter Break? I am most looking forward to sleeping until well into the afternoon and eating homecooked food. I also can’t wait to see my dogs!

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Sierra Norman

Bryn Mawr

Sierra is a sophomore at Bryn Mawr College where she is studying Pre-Medical / Psychology, with plans to become a pediatric psychiatrist. She is the Campus Correspondent (President) of Her Campus Bryn Mawr. Sierra is an active member of the Bryn Mawr College's Belmont Mentoring Club and visits Belmont Charter School once a week to mentor young students. She has always been passionate about helping others and has worked on state and national levels regarding issues from childhood hunger to educational rights. In the 5th grade, she created the PB&J Week food drive to collect peanut butter and jelly for hungry children and has since collected over 16,500 jars, all of which has been donated to local food banks. PB&J Week has been awarded a Sodexo Foundation Grant and Disney Friends For Change Grant. Sierra also created Snotty is Naughty, a workshop used to educate girls on the negative effects of girl-to-girl meanness. Because of her work with Snotty is Naughty, she was selected by Youth Service America and the Festival of Children’s Foundation to represent Idaho as our National Child Awareness Month Ambassador and received a grant to create a documentary. Sierra was 1st runner up and the scholastic award recipient at Miss Idaho Teen USA 2015 and 1st runner up and the overall talent and scholastic award recipient at Miss Idaho’s Outstanding Teen 2014, and recently placed 4th runner up at Miss Idaho USA 2017. She also enjoys modeling, acting, music, and traveling. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram!