My name is Meghan Pare, I am a sophomore from Newport, Vermont a small town on the Canadien border.

My mom is a 5th grade teacher and my dad is a heavy equipment operator.

I live in Hennipen.

I am a psychology major, biology minor.

I ski almost every weekend. I am a member of Siena's outing club.

In high school I was a four year varsity soccer player. I also played basketball, track and field, and I was a member of the alpine ski team.

My father plays soccer and hockey. My mother runs an after school math club, and is a member of the church council.
My story of community: I live in a small town in Vermont, where everybody knows everybody and there is a strong sense of community. My family is relatively active in the community, and when my cousin died at a young age the entire community literally shut down and came together. During the funeral the fire department was lined up outside the church to show their respect, the police department escorted the funeral procession to the cemetary, and all the schools got dismissed for half of the day so they could attend the funeral. Businesses donated food and people showed up on our doorstep expressing their remorse and giving us even more food and flowers. It was a nice to see how the entire community came together to help in any way possible during the death of my cousin.
My story of education: My junior year I decided to pursue the opportunity to go on a trip to Italy for 14 days. I went on the trip not knowing a single person ahead of time and convinced that I wasn't going to enjoy myself. I ended up meeting new people and absolutely loving the trip. I discovered how independent I really was. The trip proved that I was ready to go to college away from home and still be able to have a successful academic career without being homesick the entire time.