Laura Cecere is a second-year student from Long Island, New York studying political science here at the Ohio State University. After graduation, Laura is hopping that she will have the opportunity to attend a law school closer to home where she will be able to achieve her goal of becoming a lawyer.
Throughout her first two years at Ohio State, Laura has been involved in the Politics, Society, and Law Scholars group. She says that her favorite memory from PSL is the prison field trip. Although she thought it was a little intimidating to be surrounded by prisoners, she said it was an overall really cool and unique experience. Aside from her involvement in the Politics, Society, and Law Scholars group, Laura is involved in her sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta, which she joined during the spring semester of her freshman year. Moreover, Laura is in the process of trying out for Best Buddies which is a nonprofit organization that is aimed at creating one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
When Laura is not busy with PSL, her sorority, or Best Buddies, she can be found hanging out with her friends, reading, taking workout classes at the RPAC, or working on her homework. Additionally, Laura likes to frequent Sloopy’s Diner, her favorite place to eat on campus, as well as BIBIBOP which is her favorite place to eat off campus. She described BIBIBOP as being equivalent to an Asian Chipotle.
Furthermore, when asked about her favorite classes and memories here at Ohio State, Laura had a hard time choosing. After thinking about all of the classes she has had the opportunity to take, Laura decided that the Italian Literature class she is taking this semester has been her favorite. Laura has Italian ancestry, so she likes that the class allows her to connect to her routes while also being an all-around interesting class. In addition to this, Laura’s favorite memory here at Ohio State was simply meeting all of her friends at the beginning of her freshman year. The most important piece of advice she would give to current freshman is, “Put yourself out there.” She said there are so many people and friends on campus that she never would’ve met or connected with if she hadn’t been willing to put herself out there and gotten involved with different organizations on campus.