This week’s profile is on one of the smartest and most genuine ladies out there. She is a senior on her path to graduate school and start a career in psychology. She is, from personal experience, the best RA a college freshman could ask for! Her time at Marymount seems to have flown by, but she has filled the time with meaningful experiences in the city and abroad.
Name: Amanda Anzovino
Hometown: Barnegat, NJ
Year: Junior – Class of 2019
Major: Psychology
Minor: Forensic Psychology, Social Work, International Studies, and Sociology
What’s your favorite spot on campus?
The Psych Office
Who is your celebrity crush?
Darren Criss
If you could spend one day with your crush, what would you do?
Have him play music for me and maybe laser tag because why not
What is something most people don’t know about you?
I played sports throughout my whole childhood – mainly basketball and mixed martial arts
How many cups of coffee do you drink a day?
Zero – I don’t drink coffee
If you had an endless budget, where would you go to get your clothes?
Probably still Old Navy (I like comfort)
Best memory at MMC?
Moments with friends at 55th street and in the psych office
Where do you see yourself in five years? Ten?
Graduating from a doctorate program in Psychology and working in the field of Forensic Psychology
What advice do you have for an incoming college student?
Take advantage of every opportunity whether it be internships, fellowships, joining a club, anything. Just be open to trying new things.
Favorites!
Class you’ve taken: Intro to Forensic Psychology with Professor Paradis and currently Women and Terrorism with Professor Szitanyi
Restaurant in NYC: Two Boots or Blossom Du Jour
Park in NYC: Central Park
Movie: Mamma Mia! and 80s John Hughes’ movies (The Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, Sixteen Candles, etc.)
Book: The Harry Potter series
Pick one!
Stay up late or wake up early?
Stay up late
Walk or subway?
Walk
Concerts or Broadway Shows?
Broadway shows
Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt?
As long as it’s dairy free I will take either
Anything else you want to add?
Favorite TV show is The Office