Senior Salute - Cassie Frangella

Our "Senior Salute" series continues with Cassie Frangella, a cognitive behavioral neuroscience major from Plainfield, Illinois. Frangella is a member of the softball team.

Q: Why did you choose to attend The College of Wooster?
A: I chose Wooster for the campus itself and the small class sizes. I also loved the idea of getting to senior year here.

Q: What does being a Fighting Scot student-athlete mean to you?
A: It means supporting each other through the thick and thin while playing for the person next to you. Not everyone gets this opportunity, so enjoy stepping on the field every chance you have and get better every time.

Q: What are some of your favorite memories as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: My favorite memories at the College were building connections with professors. I think that is the most rewarding thing when they are cheering for you for your wins.

Q: What is the best part about being a student-athlete at The College of Wooster?
A: The best part about being a student-athlete is what it teaches you and seeing the growth from when we came in to now in all my teammates. They are the best.

Q: What else were you involved with on campus besides your sport?
A: I am a resident assistant. It is a good balance of being involved at Wooster while involving others as well.

Q: Which College of Wooster faculty or staff member has made the greatest impact on you and why?
A: Dr. Grit Herzmann because I have taken so many classes with her and each course I took with her is so unique. I feel she guided my neuroscience education and made me a better researcher.

Q: What other people or resources impacted your Wooster experience in a positive way and how did these people and resources set you up to be successful at Wooster?
A: APEX (Wooster's center for advising, planning, and experiential learning) impacted my Wooster experience and my graduate application experience. APEX helped combine softball, being a resident assistant, and neuroscience to put my best foot forward on applications.

Q: Tell us a bit about your Independent Study project?
A: My I.S. is a  literature review on specific neurodegenerative disorders and the impact of occupational therapy on quality of life.

Q: Reflecting back on your time at Wooster, what advice would you give your first-year self?
A: I would tell myself this experience is what you make it and to squeeze every opportunity out of it.

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