Blog: O’Brien ’16 Looks Forward to Everything Holy Cross Has to Offer

October 17th, 2012 Nikolas Markantonatos

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NAME Connor O’Brien ’16

HOMETOWN Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.

STUDIES HE’S CONSIDERING Psychology with a premed concentration

WHY HE CHOSE HOLY CROSS “I attended a Jesuit high school in New Jersey and had a great four years there. My guidance counselor, a Holy Cross alum, recommended the school to me and I absolutely loved it after my first visit to campus.”

ACTIVITIES SPUD (Student Programs for Urban Development) and intramurals

WHAT HE’S MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO “Challenging myself at this school while being able to really immerse myself in all that it has to offer, both in and out of the classroom.”

WHY HE’S BLOGGING “When I was looking at colleges, the student blogs on the Holy Cross website really helped me realize what this place was all about. I want to be able to help prospective students see Holy Cross through the eyes of a student.”

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