News > August 30, 2007

The Old Gold & Black’s news editor Liza Greenspun recently sat down with freshman Tania Cuzmenco from Charlotte, N.C., to see how her transition into life at the university was going.

Why did you choose Wake Forest?

I wanted a small school where I would get a lot of attention from professors and I could really focus on my education. I also wanted to be close to home but not be too close – it’s a good distance.

What is your favorite campus feature and why?

I like how all the freshmen are together because we all hang out together and we all go out together. We can really get to know people and you don’t really get mixed up between all the academic buildings because we are together, we can go visit each other. It’s really cool.

What was your favorite orientation event and why?

I really liked “Wake World” because it was really funny and it really says a lot of the feelings we all have and are afraid to admit. I also think it’s really funny that they went online and got all our pictures off of Facebook. We all freaked out when we saw those pictures.

How do you feel about the Pit?

It’s pretty good. I’m a vegetarian. I had dinner there the other night and they actually cooked me tofu.

I like that you can ask for things, but it’s just going to take awhile to get used to it.

What is your best experience at Wake so far?

I really liked moving in and being with my floormates because we are all substance free. We all have the same opinions and we can just have fun together, doing whatever we want to and definitely just hanging out in that huge basement lounge, playing Guitar Hero 24 hours a day.

How are the dorms? Have they met your expectations?

I’m used to a bigger room and bigger house, with carpet, but I guess we won’t be spending too much time in our dorms, so I guess it’s comfortable the way it is.

What do you miss the most about home right now and why?

I miss the city of Charlotte and all my friends because we would always go out into the city at night and go shopping and stuff. In Winston-Salem it’s a different environment and a different city. I miss my Charlotte skyline.

What is the campus activity you want to participate most in and why?

I think that 24-hour dance marathon, Wake ‘n’ Shake. I love to dance and I think that would be fun, all 24 hours of it.

What is the biggest myth you’ve busted about college?

I think that there is kind of a story about substance free kids and there are some people that fit that stereotype but there’s a lot of us that don’t.

We want to meet people and go out but we might not do the activities that are typical to do off-campus.

What is the scariest rumor you have heard about Wake Forest?

I’ve heard that it’s “Work Forest,” where all you do is work, and I’ve heard that professors give four-page papers twice a week.

To me that’s like, “Oh man, I’m going to be in my dorm all the time.”