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The Brooks Brothers ’15

Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Bridget Hearst
Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Jackie Manzer
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Yale chapter.


Name(s): Connor and Tim Brooks
College: Pierson
Year: 2015
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
 
As I made my way to the Berkeley Common Room to interview Connor and Tim, I see a two blonde athletic looking boys sitting on a couch with impeccable posture, hands folded in their laps, wearing suits.  Only one thought came to mind…. Brooks Brothers.
 
HC: Now I’ve got to ask, are you twins?

 TB:  No, Connor is a year and a half older.

 CB: I took a gap year.
 
HC: What did you do during your gap year?
 
CB: I traveled and worked.  The program was through the organization Thinking Beyond Borders.  I did projects on international development. 
 
HC: Where did you go?
 
CB: I was in Ecuador, China, India, and South Africa
 
HC: Do you guys like being in the same year?
 
TB: It’s convenient.  No complaints. 
 
HC: What were you for Halloween?
 
TB: Tweedle Dee.
 
CB: Tweedle Dumb.
 
The Brooks Brothers did not request to be put in the same college, but both got Pierson because their parents were in it.  Much to my surprise other that the fact that they both play Rugby and are pledging SAE (hence their attire), the Brooks Brothers are very different.
 
HC: What do you want to major in?
 
TB: I’m pre-med.
 
CB: Econ and International Studies.
 
HC: What’s your dream job?
 
CB: I want to travel a lot, go around the world.  I want to do something I love not something that is boring or monotonous.  I want to do something that the work is constantly changing.
 
TB: Ideally I would love to be completely on my own time.  I would live comfortably and quiet early.  I am thinking about being an orthopedist or an ER doctor, something with lots of procedures.
 
HC: What’s your favorite part about Yale so far?
 
TB:  All the different kinds of people. 
 
CB: I agree with that.  Also, the amount of material available and the variety of classes.  You can do anything you want here essentially. 
 
HC: Please finish the statement Yale girls are the best because…
 
TB: Because they are great in all categories and they don’t go to Harvard.
 
CB: Because they always exceed expectations.
 
Great answer.
 
 

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Jackie is a junior Sociology major at Yale University with a concentration in Gender studies. As a southern California native, she loves the sun, Mexican food, frozen yogurt, freeways and friendly strangers. Jackie plans to test out the rest of her early 20's on the east coast, but knows she will ultimately find herself back in the Los Angeles area. She spent the first half of last summer as a fashion intern near her home north of Los Angeles and the second half studying abroad in Prague. While interning, Jackie renewed her love of the fashion industry culture and affirmed her interest in pursuing fashion publications as a career. She had the time of her life in Prague and traveling throughout Europe where she was referred to as everything from "gypsy woman" to "Pocahontas" for her bohemian tribal style. Her fashion icons are Kate Hudson and Jessica Szohr. At Yale, Jackie pitched for the varsity women's softball team before suffering an elbow injury this year. In her spare time, Jackie enjoys thrift store shopping, running, and gossiping with her mom. Some of her obsessions include Starbucks cinnamon dolce lattes, Free People, Guide Dogs of America, baseball (Go Dodgers!), John Mayer and family.