BASICS
Name: Carla van der Sluijs
Year: 3rd
Degree: Russian and Comparative Literature
Hometown: London
FAVORITES
Book: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Movie: The Great Gatsby (the Leo Di Caprio version)
Song: Stereo Hearts by Gym Class Heroes
Animal: Pandas
Place in St Andrews: Aikmans bar (a pub that also serves homemade cake!!)
Sports Team: Washington Caps
Midnight Snack: Hula Hoops
Quote: ‘Learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist’
CAMPUS LIFE
Campus Activities: Theatre and dance.
Plans for the Future: A flat in London, a job in journalism, and a pet guinea pig in a hutch
Study ‘Ritual’: Going to the library at 10pm because during revision week it feels like the only time you’re guaranteed a seat!
Something on your St Andrews Bucket List: I’ve never done a Pier Walk because it looks kind of scary
LOVE LIFE
Relationship Status: Taken!
Deal Breaker: If they can’t cope with my feminist rants.
Deal Maker: If they can cope with my feminist rants.
OTHER TIDBITS
Dream Job: Theatre critic
Dream Vacation: A city break somewhere
Celebrity Crush: Benedict Cumberbatch
Secret Talent: I know all the words to the Sugababes’ first 5 albums thanks to an obsession when I was ten years old
Three Things You Can’t Live Without: Dance, drama and my diary to schedule all that!
Guilty Pleasure: Made In Chelsea (I even go back and watch the early seasons!)
Dream Dinner Guests (5, dead or alive): Michelle Obama, JK Rowling, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, Jennifer Lawrence (I’d never get a word in edgeways but we’d have a great evening)