Natalie Ippolito

Natalie Ippolito ’20

业务 Administration

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When I was a kid, my family used to vacation on Hills Beach. I was so young then that I later didn't even remember that t在这里 was a college campus right t在这里. When I was looking around at different colleges, my mom said to me, “What about the one we used to pass by?” I remember looking into UNE then, but I wanted to go to UMass Lowell because that’s w在这里 a lot of my friends were going. Then one day I was hiking with my brother, and he told me that I should challenge myself to go somew在这里 that none of my friends were going. I took that challenge, and it led me 在这里 to UNE.

We have a very different setup than other schools because the 业务 Department is small compared to the health science majors 在这里. It’s close-knit because of that. All of the professors tailor their classes to the students and what the students want to learn. I think that is the coolest part. Rather than just following a set curriculum, they'll see what the students are interested in and try to engage us more.

Welcoming Community

Everyone is very friendly 在这里 at UNE. When you pass by people, you don't even have to know them, they’ll smile and wave. I think that's really cool. It’s a very welcoming environment, and I really appreciate that. It's very much geared toward getting students involved in different things, and I think that allows for a lot of freedom and opportunity.

I learned a lot about myself from being 在这里 at UNE. I remember coming into college…I thought, “Oh, I'm just going to do my classes, 努力学习, and not do anything aside from that.” I got sucked into the culture, though. T在这里 is so much community 在这里. It started with my involvement in [the undergraduate theater club] UNE Players and went from t在这里.

I remember when I first came to UNE, I thought it was pretty, and I liked it 在这里. It was a shallow interpretation of the place. After a few years at UNE, though, I have a much deeper connection. I think that UNE Players helped me feel that way and find my place. I developed friends through participating in the plays.