New School Students Share Excitement for New Academic Year
Now that the 2019-2020 academic year has begun, we asked students from throughout The New School what they are most excited about, and heard a wide variety of answers. From senior capstone projects and making new friends, to the natural excitement and nerves about graduating, it’s clear that New School students are eager to begin a new academic year.
All photos by Louie Landry, Media Studies ’20
Marisa Herman, Literary Studies and Photography ‘22: “I’m most excited about shooting video. Specifically looking at narrative and documentary.” 
Mithul Bajore, Theater and Psychology ‘22: “I’m most excited about my new classes, mainly my IHD Class. It’s a theater class where I work with 1st and 2nd graders in another school.”
Reed Stolzenfels, Theater and Writing ‘22: “I’m really excited to be back in the city. There’s a certain energy here that I don’t get anywhere else. Just to create with my friends is really exciting.”
Valerie Hsieh, Strategic Design and Management ‘20: “I’m really excited to enter my last year of courses. These are the courses I’m interested in most because they are about business. I have both excitement and nerves because it’s my last year.”
Duncan Williams, Communication Design ’22: “I’m excited that I was able to get into my program, and about being in my core classes.” 
Sofia Luetich, Jazz ‘22: “I’m most excited to meet new people because I took a gap year last year, so I’m with a whole new group of people this year.”
(L-R) Jasmine R. Howard, Drama ’20:”I think I’m most excited to be exploring new things and seeing what opportunities I have. Diving into all these new projects that are coming up, including my senior capstone.”
Sophia Rizzuto, Drama ’20: “I’m most excited for my thesis project. It feels like the first time where I’ll have the autonomy to make big picture decisions as well as artistic decisions.”
Koorosh Behrang, Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management ’20: “I’m most excited about my capstone project!” 
Leo Zausen, Culture and Media ‘20: “I’m most excited about finishing my thesis, which is on decadence.”