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Advice for the Class of 2029 from our newest alums.

The Class of 2025

鈥淕o to office hours. I鈥檝e grown in such a serious way because of my relationships with my professors, which only exist because I went to office hours.鈥

SABRINA GRAY 鈥25 

 

鈥淏ranch out! You鈥檒l find a lot of diversity within our campus, and you鈥檒l find your group of people that will last through all four years here, or perhaps even a lifetime.鈥

IVY TANG 鈥25 

 

鈥淭ake advantage of every opportunity that you are given. There is so much that you can use to really grow and develop as a person. My advice would be just to do everything you can!鈥

KATIE DUROW 鈥25 

 

鈥淓xplore the area 鈥 specifically, go into Philadelphia! There are so many cool things there.鈥

KATARINA HIRSCHBERG 鈥25 

 

鈥淭ake classes you don鈥檛 think you鈥檙e necessarily interested in and try new fields of study because you never know what will stick.鈥

GABRIELLE BARKER 鈥25 

 

鈥淪ay yes to everything because your time here is going to fly by, and you鈥檙e going to wish you鈥檇 done more because there鈥檚 so much to do!鈥

SADIE DAVIDSON 鈥25 

 

鈥淏uy more socks than you think you need!鈥

ISABELLA MASSARELLI 鈥25 

 

鈥淒o a 360, or do Tri-Co Philly, or ideally both!鈥

LINDSAY DAMON 鈥25 

 

鈥淕et out of your comfort zone 鈥 everyone is looking for friends, so even if you鈥檙e nervous, just go ask someone to get a meal or to hang out. I promise you won鈥檛 regret it!鈥

EMMA GROSS 鈥25 

Published on: 10/25/2025