You’ve probably seen her either running across campus or at the gym lifting weights, but not everyone has the chance to truly get to know the woman behind the muscles. Her genuinity and dedication to her education are only two of her best qualities. Here is your chance to get to know Mikaela!
Year: Senior
Major: Biology with Biotech Concentration
Minors: Neuroscience
Hometown: North Andover
Involvement: SDA, Cross Country, Treasurer for on-campus Blood Drive group
You are very athletic. What would you say is your favorite athletic pastime?
Lifting. I can lift about 110 (overhead).
Who are your greatest role models?
Since I was little I’ve always loved Mia Hamm, the female professional soccer player. Rosalind Franklin who was the first person to discover the structure of DNA.
What advice would you give to incoming freshmen?
Stay focused on your academics, but also enjoy your social life.
What is your favorite time of day and place to go running?
I like running at night, around sunset in the cemetery. When I run, I like to pick up the flowers when they fall over on the graves so when peoples’ families come to visit they are up.
If you were in a horror movie, do you think you would survive?
Yeah, cause I’m a badass bitch. I’m on cross country and could easily run away and beat them up.
What are you hoping to do after graduation?
I hope to do clinical microbiology in a hospital and on the side also be an EMT.
You are known for taking late night desk hours. Why do you prefer working until 2am or 4am?
To get homework done… And catch up on Grey’s Anatomy.
If you have to listen to one song on repeat for 24 hours straight, which song would it be and why?
Something with bass. That’s all I’ve got.
What is something that most people do not know about you but you would like them to?
That I’m actually a pretty sensitive person. And I like to make people smile.