Senior Salute - Abbey Quick
Neuroscience and psychology major is a member of swimming and diving team
Our "Senior Salute" series continues with Abbey Quick a neuroscience and psychology major from Concord Twp., Ohio. Quick is a member of the swimming and diving team.
Q: Why did you choose to attend The College of Wooster?
A: I chose to attend The College of Wooster for the small classroom sizes that allow you to build relationships with professors. I also really liked the idea of Independent Study.
Q: What does being a Fighting Scot student-athlete mean to you?
A: Being a Fighting Scot student-athlete means putting your best effort forward, not just in the pool, but in your academics as well. It means being a student first and an athlete second while also having fun.
Q: What are some of your favorite memories as a student at The College of Wooster? A: One of my favorite memories is when I accidentally started a fire in the hotel room during the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships as a first-year. It was not funny then, but it is really funny now. I like to look back on that moment and see the progress I have made these last few years.
Q: What is the best part about being a student-athlete at The College of Wooster?
A: You can be a student first and an athlete second. Both professors and coaches are flexible and willing to work with and help you out.
Q: What else were you involved with on campus besides your sport?
A: I am a member of Delta Theta Psi sorority. I am also a member of Wooster's chapter of Nu Rho Psi, a neuroscience national honor society.
Q: Which College of Wooster faculty or staff member has made the greatest impact on you and why?
A: Dr. Grit Herzmann has made the greatest impact on me because I get stressed a lot about my Independent Study and she is always so calm about anything that might not be working well. She is able to calm me down and has made the Independent Study a more positive experience for me.
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: My coaches have positively impacted my time at Wooster. They work with me as a student and give me some slack if I have had a rough day or could not make it to a meet or practice because of an academic conflict.
Q: Tell us a bit about your Independent Study project?
A: My Independent Study is on sex differences in decision making following a concussion in college athletes. I am using College of Wooster student-athletes in my research. Each participant is asked to complete a computerized decision-making task and concussion questionnaire form.
Q: Tell us a bit about something cool you did as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: The swimming and diving team's yearly trip to Florida for winter training is cool. It is kind of an exhausting trip with a lot of swimming, but it can be fun sometimes.
Q: Reflecting back on your time at Wooster, what advice would you give your first-year self?
A: I would tell my first-year self that it is okay to be by yourself and to go out and do different things. It can be scary, but you might end up liking it.
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