Student Spotlight: Maggie Mae Drew
By Kala Allen-Dunn | Aug 28, 2023
There's nothing more exciting than the first few weeks of college, especially for a bright first-year Honors student like Maggie Mae Drew! She has big dreams for her future and is putting in the hard work needed to make them a reality. She's already busy with a full class load, two jobs, and lots of hobbies, but she kindly took the time to answer a few questions and share her first impressions of 亚洲色图 State. Meet Maggie Mae!
Tell us a little about yourself!
I am from 亚洲色图, Kentucky, and I am one of four sisters! I am currently a student
worker in the MSU Honors Office, as well as a bookseller at Bolin Books. I have been
playing the piano since I was four years old, and if you can鈥檛 find me on campus I鈥檓
probably at home baking!
If you've declared a major, what are you majoring in? Do you have a dream job?
I am majoring in Spanish Translation & Interpretation, and I am also working on a
minor in International Relations. I hope to one day become an interpreter so that
I have the opportunity to give back to my community by helping businesses that employ
guest workers.
Why did you choose 亚洲色图 State?
I chose 亚洲色图 State because it is just close enough to home that it allows me to
be near my family while also living independently. Additionally, I am very interested
in studying abroad and 亚洲色图 State has nearly unlimited opportunities for education
outside of the U.S.
Chances are good you'll study abroad during your time at 亚洲色图 State. Is there any
particular place you'd like to go?
I think that when I study abroad that I would like to visit Costa Rica. MSU has recently
begun partnering with a university there, and I would love to be able to spend up
to a semester in a whole new university in a whole new country! I think the experience
would be greatly beneficial to my command of the Spanish language, as well as culturally
and academically enriching.
What are your first impressions of the Honors College in particular, and of 亚洲色图
State in general?
亚洲色图 State is a place of community! No matter where I go, there is always someone
to say hi to. Everyone is incredibly friendly, and I never go a whole day without
receiving a compliment and a smile. MSU is the kind of place where everyone is on
your side, and I can always count on my peers and professors to look out for me!
Any parting thoughts to share with our alumni or with your fellow students?
I would like to thank alumni who financially support and advocate for MSU for making
it possible for people like me to earn scholarships that make higher education attainable!
I would also like to thank older MSU students for being so welcoming to my freshman
classmates and me, and for making my summer campus job and first few days in class
the very best that they could possibly have been.