Meet the Orientation Leaders | Amanda D’Agostino Explored Athens, Made New Friends

Amanda D’Agostino

Bobcat Student Orientation Leader Amanda D’Agostino ’17 got to know Athens—and a lot of Bobcats—in her first-year learning community.

“My favorite memory from my first year was all of the activities I did with my learning community,” she says. “We went all around Athens—ziplining, art museum, gardens, etc. It really helped me make my first friends here on campus.”

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Her advice to the Class of 2020: “Try new things. Don’t be scared to try something that you have never done before because you may love it! And if you don’t, that’s OK.

“Also, never be afraid to ask for help. We truly are all in this together. Everyone is always willing to help.”

A Psychology–Pre-Physical Therapy major, D’Agostino says she loves “staying active—running and working out—and being outdoors.”

Her Favorites

Best place to study: First floor of Alden Library, or the room in Baker pas West 82

Best pizza: GoodFella’s or Avalanche

Best coffee: Donkey Coffee’s upstairs balcony

Best place to get help on campus: Teacher’s office hours and advisers

Best place to buy books: Chegg

Best burrito: Burrito Buggy

Best place to relax: Walk on bike path or hike into the Ridges

Best shopping: bookstores

Favorite class: SOC 2610 Deviant Behavior

Essential school supply: notecards and umbrella!!!

Athen’s best kept secret: O’Betty’s Red Hot cheese fries