Year: 2018
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Major/Minor: Double Major in Physics and Computer Science
Her Campus: What attracted you to Brandeis?
Lizzie Koshelev: It was between Oberlin and Brandeis, and ultimately I chose Brandeis because of Boston, and the fact that my sister lives in Cambridge.
HC: What activities are you involved in on campus?
LK: I’m in the A capella group “Rather Be Giraffes,” I’m in Pottery Club, and I play co-ed volleyball.
HC: What are your goals for the new school year?
LK: I really want to figure out if I want to do robotics and try to get an internship in the field over the summer.
HC: What’s your advice for incoming freshmen?
LK: Don’t be scared to make mistakes. If you live too safely you’ll always wonder what could have been if you’d gone out and done more.
HC: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
LK: I see myself travelling the world and writing music with a stable job in robotics.
Quick Facts:
Single or Taken: Single.
Something Most People Don’t Know: I have a song on Spotify.
Favorite Spot on Campus: The top of the rock by the castle.
Favorite Artist: Hard to say. I really like Beethoven, Young the Giant, and Muse.
Favorite Boston Attraction: The aquarium, because they have cuttlefish, which are pretty much the coolest animals on the planet.
Prized Possession: My prized possession is my piano keyboard that I got as a graduation present.
Guilty Pleasure: I had a Justin Bieber phase.