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

Graduation Year: 2019

Hometown: Oak Park, IL

Major(s): Psychology and maybe HSSP. I’m also a pre-med student.

Minor(s): None. I don’t have time.

 

Her Campus: Why Brandeis?

Abi Pont: I really liked the community feel that I felt when I was touring. Also, I love the winter and snow!!

HC: What activities are you involved in?

AP: I am the assistant stage manager for Hold Thy Peace’s production of As You Like It. I am also a part of the Ballroom Dance Club and a participant in Hillel events.

HC: What do you like to do in your free time?

AP: I love reading and knitting and crocheting.

HC: What did you do this summer?

AP: I worked as a camp counselor and volunteered at a hospital as their front desk in the lab.

HC: Describe yourself in 3 words.

AP: Bubbly, friendly, winter-lover.

HC: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

AP: I see myself as an overworked resident with eight years worth of student loans riding on my back.

 

Quick Facts:

Single or Taken? Single

Favorite Class: Probably Abnormal Psych

Favorite Movie: The Princess Bride

Favorite Actor: I don’t really have any

Favorite Snack: Goldfish

Favorite Color: Any variant of blue

Favorite Animal: It is a tie between the penguin and the octopus because I am more like a penguin, but the octopus emoji is so cute!!

Self-published author, avid reader, book reviewer, musical theatre enthusiast, Sherlockian, Special Agent (NCIS fandom), amateur singer, and animal lover (especially dogs).
I am a double major in Anthropology and International/Global Studies with a minor in Creativity, the Arts, and Social Transformation at Brandeis University. As a native Southern Californian, I have a born passion for avocados and an innate dread of cold weather. In my free time I love cooking (with avocados of course), drawing and writing.