Jeanette Dias
Institutional Research
When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? A teacher
What songs are included on the soundtrack to your life?- ”1999” by Prince, “All
Apologies” by Nirvana, “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison
If you won a million dollars, what would you do with the money?- Retire early
If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?- Write a novel
What is your all-time favorite movie?- When Harry Met Sally
What was your favorite childhood cereal?- Captain Crunch
Oliver Borden
Admissions
When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up?- I originally
wanted to be an entomologist. These are scientists who study insects, but I fell
in love with history and maps and haven’t looked back!
What songs are included on the soundtrack to your life?- The soundtrack for
my life is probably filled with stuff by Fleet Foxes, Iron and Wine, and various
other hipster bands.
If you won a million dollars, what would you do with the money?- I would pay
off my student loans, then buy a house. I would probably then stash the rest
of the money for grad school and an eventual Ph.D. If there is any money left
after that, and I suppose that’s a big if, I’d probably just throw it on the stock
market investing in 3D printing and other various medical technologies.
If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?- I would probably ask to
learn something really important for mankind. Something like how to break the
light barrier or how to contact other life out in the universe. I think these are
the greatest questions of our current age.
What is your all-time favorite movie?- The Shawshank Redemption. It’s good
every time I watch it.
What was your favorite childhood cereal?- I never ate cereal as a kid; my
family never bought it. Captain Crunch is pretty awesome though, and I ate a
bunch of that when I was coming to ODU as a student!
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