Eastern Connecticut State University

High School- Four sport athlete who was a four-year starter of the basketball team, ran track all four years, started one of two years for soccer, and started her only year of volleyball…reached 1,225 career points- leading the league in scoring for basketball…led team to first league title in 13 years and the state semi-finals as a junior and senior captain…earned multiple awards in basketball including: being named team captain junior and senior years, all-scholastic, three-time patriot leader all-scholastic and conference all-star, two-time conference MVP…three-time conference all-star for track…four-year honors student…
Other: Played for the Rhode island Breakers as a shooting guard

PERSONAL: born Emma R. Simmons May 1, 2002…Parents: Kerry and George…Sibling: Abby…Major: Criminology and Sociology…Career plans: Sleuth…Residence: Carver, MA...

EMMA... REVEALED

What's something you're really good at? Baking
What are you watching on Netflix these days?  Squid Games
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?  Greece
Is there any food you don’t eat? Lasagna
What makes you laugh? My friends
What is something that you’ve always wanted to learn? How to fly a plane
What can you do better than anyone else? Make the best coffee
What are you most passionate about? Basketball
Biggest crisis facing the world: Gender and racial inequalities
Where do you go when you have to ‘get away’? On a drive or to the court by myself
What is something very few people know about you? I am afraid to swim in the ocean because I’m terrified of sharks
Pet peeve: People that smack their lips loudly when they chew
What class did you dread taking but ended up loving?  Ethics
What class did you think you’d love but ended up hating? Math for Liberal Arts
Hardest class ever taken: Psychology
Something that you may never live to see: Flying cars
Something that you tried once but would never do again: Shark Cage Diving
Favorite moment of all time: The game I hit 1,000 points in high school
Most influential person in the world: Oprah
Most embarrassing moment: Slipping down the stairs in front of a bunch of ppl
Amount of weekly allowance you would give to your children: $50
Scariest insect: Wasp
Your most overused phrase: “You’re a brick”
Words to live by: “If you’re afraid to fail then you’re probably going to fail”-Kobe Bryant
Biggest waste of money: Fast food
Best use of money: Education
If I could change one thing in the world, it would be: How expensive everything is
Worst thing about COVID: Not being able to do anything
Best thing about COVID: Nothing