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Matt McCarthy

School of Science

Class year: Junior

Hometown: Cranford, NJ

Major: Chemistry Secondary Education 

Campus Involvement: Beta Theta Pi, Gamma Sigma Epsilon, STEM Society

What is your favorite TCNJ memory? My favorite TCNJ memory is the night on the lake even during welcome week because I was able to meet and create one of my core friend groups that I still hangout out with to this day.

Where is your favorite place on campus? My favorite place to eat is the the student center because of the variety of food stations. Sometimes I feel all I do is study which is why you will either see me in the library or chemistry building. I always hangout out with my friends in their dorms or we will walk around campus from time to time.

Advice for new students: One piece of advice I would give is it’s okay to not be friends with everyone on your floor during freshmen year. Welcome week is a time for you to meet everyone who lives on or off campus which is why it’s important to go to the events that are offered. I lived in Wolfe my freshmen year and while it is a social building, most of my close friends didn’t live in Wolfe with me.

Name a person or office who has supported you in your time at TCNJ: Dr. Bunangan