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Name:Â Riley Covaleski
Year of Graduation:Â 2016
Hometown:Â Peckville, Pennsylvania
Major:Â English with a minor in History and Writing
Her Campus Marywood (HC):Â Who is your favorite celebrity?
Riley Covaleski (RC): “John Green. I also like JK Rowling. I’m a huge Harry Potter fan. I started liking Harry Potter in the third grade when most other kids already started liking it. By fifth grade, I had was actively reading.”
HC:Â Why did you choose to study English at Marywood?
RC:Â “I found Marywood because my mom went there for three degrees, so I’d always been around it. I also took classes there while in high school so I had a pretty good idea of how things worked. I liked the small campus, the close-knit community, and the fact that I could stay home while going to college. I chose the English major mainly because I loved reading and English in high school, so I picked in on a whim. I actually made the right choice; I love my major and Marywood!”
HC:Â What do you see yourself doing after graduation?
RC:Â “When adulting hits the road, I want to be a novelist. I mainly want to be involved with editing and publishing companies.”
HC: What is a random fact your fans don’t know about you?
RC:Â “I could do a decent Mickey Mouse impression if that counts!”