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Undergraduate research, USC’s radio station and the Top Scholars Program!
Hi, my name is Hannah! I am currently involved in environmental chemistry research, and after I graduate I want to get my Ph.D. in environmental chemistry, possibly looking at contaminants in our environment and how they can affect our health. I’m not totally sure what I want to do after that, but I’m thinking about becoming a professor!
- Pronouns: She/Her
- Hometown: Spartanburg, SC
- Major/Minor: Chemistry | Neuroscience
- Year: Class of 2027
Why I chose the South Carolina Honors College
I chose the South Carolina Honors College because during my college application process, I was very unsure of what I wanted. But, when I attended an Honors College Info Session, I could see that the students and staff at USC would support me and help me figure out what I wanted. I realized that at the Honors College I could do almost anything with the resources that they and USC have to offer.
My advice for prospective students: Consider what’s important to you. Is it research? Diversity? Prestige? Narrowing down the size, location, opportunities, culture etc. of the school you want will help you make your decision. And no matter where you end up, you can make the most of your four years!
Something I’m proud of that’s not on my resume: My dedication to learning about and sharing the story of Jews during the Holocaust. Ever since reading Anne Frank’s diary as a young Jewish girl myself, I have taken multiple tours at our Anne Frank Center at USC, visited the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam and am now taking the Honors course Engaging in the Legacies of Anne Frank (in which I will become a tour guide at the center) in my commitment to learning and teaching about her story.
Favorite question during an information session: Do you recommend living in the Honors Residence Hall?
YES, and for many reasons. For one, you get amazing perks such as a dining hall, cafe, gaming room and classrooms all just on the first floor of the residence hall. You also are about a five minute walk to most places on campus. But most importantly, the Honors dorm provides a community that is incredibly important for first-years. Living in a residence hall with residents that shares similar academic, social and professional interests as you is an invaluable experience.
Quick Facts
| My clubs and organizations: | Outside of Honors Ambassadors, I am part of USC’s student-led radio station WUSC as a DJ and treasurer, the astronomy club as the outreach officer, an advocacy group called No Periods Left Behind and the Stamps/Top Scholars communities. |
| Favorite place for lunch on or near campus: | Cool Beans Coffee Company. While I don't like coffee, their hot chocolate and croissants are amazing. |
| Theme song of my life: | Metamorphosis by Infinity Song. I think this song is a perfect example of the continuous personal growth and change you have to go through in life. |
| Skill I’d like to master: | I definitely would love to master nail art. I got started during Covid and while I have a lot of fun with it, I’m not very good… |
| Favorite Honors bucket list item or experience: | My favorite Honors experience was going to the Baruch Institute, a marine science research laboratory on an estuary in Georgetown, with my Honors University 101 class. My class got to wander around the wooded property and stargaze, tour the facilities, take a boat ride and hold fish and have a low country boil. |