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Natalia Socha

Hey y'all. It’s Deborah back at it again with another interview! I’m here with Natalia, who is a Freshman at MVA, to help start my interview series called, Following the Freshmen! Today’s questions are going to focus on her academic life because she is very studios, she don't play no games (except for Fortnite and Minecraft), but let’s get started!

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Q: What clubs are you a part of?

Natalia: I’m part of Model UN, MVA Times: Newspaper Club, and Speech and Debate Club.

Yes. We are here with the speech and debate team’s secretary, way to represent!

Q: Do you have any significant roles in those clubs, if so what are your roles and the duties that go along with them?

Natalia: You always have to be reliable and active, so you can be in touch with everyone in the group. As secretary of the debate club, I have to take notes and catch anyone up on what they missed. As the founder of the Newspaper Club, I have to be very on top of things. And in Model UN, I’m just a member, and I just participate in conversations and debates.

Yes! Our freshmen are doing great things at MVA!

Q: I don’t know if you read that MVA Times Article, MVA Clubs Arise, which is about a theory on why a large number of clubs came into existence this remote school year compared to any other year, what is your hot take on all the new clubs in general?

Natalia: They’re really widespread. When I first searched up MVA, they didn’t really have a large variety of clubs. But then once I got here with all the clubs, everyone joined things and took part in the clubs. And I was happy to see the involvement with all the students. I would join more, but I don’t want to overwhelm myself.

Perfect segway into my next question!

Q: How do you think all these new clubs are affecting students?

Natalia: It definitely connects us with a lot of people. And I feel like they arose because of Covid because we’re all at home. And it might not be our favorite to talk to a computer, but it makes it easier because we don’t have to stay after school. And for other students, it could be an escape to do fun activities with other students, especially if they were missing being able to interact with other students.

Q: How has the MVA experience been for you since we are remote?

Natalia: I think it went from 0 to 100 real quick. One moment, I was really nervous and didn’t want to turn on my camera. Now I’m a leader of a club and doing really well academically. Like I’m not shy anymore about turning on my camera and participating. So it escalated really fast.

Q: How do you think the teachers at MVA could make your learning experience better and effective?

Natalia: I don’t think teachers have anything to improve on. Just responding to emails and doing what they already do. I think having Wednesday as a day to go to office hours and allowing teachers to be available to help you is very helpful and beneficial.

Q: If you had to change one thing about your fall/winter semester here at MVA what would it be?

Natalia: I feel like if I was in-person I would socialize more. I wouldn’t really change anything. But, I would probably give myself more time to study for tests and quizzes, because I don’t have much motivation to study.

Q: How has the workload been for you compared to your previous school?

Natalia: I think it’s been pretty even, but I feel like I have good time management skills. Not to brag, but I know how to evenly distribute my work and time so it’s been easy for me.

Q: Has making friends or communicating with your peers been challenging for you and why?

Natalia: I think it was definitely hard to find people. Like when you’re applying to high school there’s a low chance of going to the same high school with people you know. So I didn’t really know anyone, but what really saved me were those town hall meetings. In those town hall meetings, everyone just shared their socials and it made it easier to meet new people.

Q: Anything else you would like to talk about or make aware of the MVA community?

Natalia: I’m glad that everyone is joining clubs, so I encourage everyone to join clubs, communicate, and make friends. That will really improve your experience here.

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Q: What clubs are you a part of?

Natalia: I’m part of Model UN, MVA Times: Newspaper Club, and Speech and Debate Club.

Yes. We are here with the speech and debate team’s secretary, way to represent!

Q: Do you have any significant roles in those clubs, if so what are your roles and the duties that go along with them?

Yes! Our freshmen are doing great things at MVA!

Q: I don’t know if you read that MVA Times Article, MVA Clubs Arise, which is about a theory on why a large number of clubs came into existence this remote school year compared to any other year, what is your hot take on all the new clubs in general?

Perfect segway into my next question!

Q: How do you think all these new clubs are affecting students?

Q: How has the MVA experience been for you since we are remote?

Natalia: I think it went from 0 to 100 real quick. One moment, I was really nervous and didn’t want to turn on my camera. Now I’m a leader of a club and doing really well academically. Like I’m not shy anymore about turning on my camera and participating. So it escalated really fast.

Q: How do you think the teachers at MVA could make your learning experience better and effective?

Natalia: I don’t think teachers have anything to improve on. Just responding to emails and doing what they already do. I think having Wednesday as a day to go to office hours and allowing teachers to be available to help you is very helpful and beneficial.

Q: If you had to change one thing about your fall/winter semester here at MVA what would it be?

Natalia: I feel like if I was in-person I would socialize more. I wouldn’t really change anything. But, I would probably give myself more time to study for tests and quizzes, because I don’t have much motivation to study.

Q: How has the workload been for you compared to your previous school?

Natalia: I think it’s been pretty even, but I feel like I have good time management skills. Not to brag, but I know how to evenly distribute my work and time so it’s been easy for me.

Q: Has making friends or communicating with your peers been challenging for you and why?

Q: Anything else you would like to talk about or make aware of the MVA community?

Natalia: I’m glad that everyone is joining clubs, so I encourage everyone to join clubs, communicate, and make friends. That will really improve your experience here.

Yes, I totally agree! I hope y’all enjoyed this interview with Natalia Socha and be sure to comment and react below. Stay tuned for the next interview on Following the Freshmen!

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