Brianna Funchion is a senior born in 2005. During high school, she has participated in the Key Club and the Newspaper Club. Her passions include skiing and dancing, and in her future, she plans to pursue Homeland Security as a career.

1- What is your biggest fear about life after high school?

Being away from my family, having to pay my own bills, having my own apartment, and adult things in general.

2- Do you have any expectations for college life? Where did those expectations come from?

I expect to learn a lot of independence, and be more mature. Not living with my parents will help me to develop those skills. Those expectations came from all my experiences and of who I want to be as an adult.

3- How do you feel knowing that you have only around a hundred days left in school?

I’m kind of excited and sad at the same time because this has been my whole life for years.
I going to miss my friends so much but all the pressure will dissipate.

4- Where are you applying to and how did you discover those places?

I’m applying to the University of New Hampshire, Penn State, James Madison, and the University of Maryland. A lot of my family attended Penn State and I lived in New Hampshire so it would be nice to be able to go back to live there.

5-What do you plan on majoring in and why?
It depends on the college I get in. Homeland security at UNH or criminology at Penn State.

6-Do you plan on joining any clubs or organizations in college? If yes, which ones and why? If not, why not?

I might enjoy being in a dance club, but I don’t know. The reason is that I used to be a dancer.

7- Do you feel prepared academically to start college? And what did you do to prepare yourself for it?
I do think I’m prepared because I know I can do it. It will be scary, but everyone needs to go through this. To get myself prepared, I got my GPA higher, improved my grades, did a lot of clubs, and worked on sports.

8- Are you commuting or living on campus? Why?

I’m going to live on the campus mostly because I want to meet new people inside the university, and also because of money.

9- How do you feel about having a roommate?

I hope I can find a good one. I want someone who I can connect with and become friends. I don’t feel nervous but also, I don’t want to get frustrated if I don’t get a good one.

10- Tell me something that you think you are going to miss when you go to college.
I will definitely miss being able to go over to my friend’s house because we will be separated.

11 (Bonus!) – Are you planning a senior trip?
Yes, I’m not sure yet, but I am planning to go to Ocean City or somewhere in Florida with my friends.