Name: Melissa Wendorf
Major: Child and Family Development
Class standing: Senior
Campus affiliations/extracurriculars: SDSU Track and Field and Cross Country
What is your favorite thing about San Diego State?
- My favorite thing about going to San Diego State is being able to go here with my best friend. I have gone to elementary, middle, high school, and now college. We are roommates and in the same major. SDSU would not be the same without her.
What is your favorite general education class you’ve taken at SDSU?
- My favorite general education class I have taken at SDSU was actually taken all the way in China. I studied abroad over the summer to Beijing and Shanghai and took General Studies 450, which was learning about popular culture in China and comparing it to the United States. It was such a fun and interesting experience and most importantly, amazing food!
What are your future goals?
- My future goals are to attend a credentialing, and master’s program to teach regular or special education at the elementary school level. If I ever got the opportunity, I would love to be a cross-country coach in my spare time.
What inspired you to choose your major?
- In third grade, I had the most amazing teacher, Mrs. Felix who gave me a strong passion for school and teaching. She is the epitome of what the “World’s Best Teacher” is. I hope as a teacher I can inspire my children as Mrs. Felix did for me. Not to mention, her daughter is Allyson Felix, who is an Olympic gold 100m and 200m runner who also hopes to be a teacher.
What is your favorite place on campus?
- My favorite place on campus is the training room in the Athletics Center. I love to go and foam roll, stretch, and take ice baths after my workouts with my teammates. It is relaxing after a hard workout and helps to prevent future injuries I could have.
What is something interesting or surprising about you?
- Something interesting about me is that I had five wisdom teeth rather than the usual four. Not only is this interesting, but my older brother was born missing one adult tooth. The joke of the family is that his missing tooth popped up in my mouth.
Bonus Questions
What is your favorite series or movie to watch on Netflix right now?
- Currently finishing How I Met Your Mother. I have been waiting a year for it to finally come out.
What is your dream vacation?
- My dream vacation is to travel to Sweden. This seems like a rather odd place to “dream” to visit, but one of my good friends on my team who has graduated, moved back home to Sweden. I hope in the near future to visit her since I haven’t seen her since she graduated a year and a half ago.
What food best describes you?
- M&M’s are the food that best describes me. I cannot go a day with out them! Just like M&M’s I am hard and tough on the outside, but on the inside I am warm and sweet.
