Yes. I lived in Belgium for three years, from kindergarten to second grade. I don't really remember that much about it. All I remember was the large amount of dog poo on the streets, and their supermarket system wasn't as good as ours. And their milk sucks. It's a big thing. Don't drink milk in Europe. It's bad. It's not pasteurized, I think.

Any siblings?

Yes, I have three sisters. One's my twin.

Really, a twin? Any freaky twin stories?

No, not really. Although one time, I happened to mention that I was thinking about her in class, and Margaret, my twin, was like, "Really? I was thinking about you at that exact same moment!" And it was weird. But that's the only thing that's ever really happened.

Come on. That's pathetic. I've had freakier things happen with my brother.

Yeah, yeah, you're right. It's pathetic.

What's your favorite way to relax?

Well, it used to be to take a bath, but that's not happening here. So sleeping is always good. And reading.

Are you surprised at the amount of talk there was about plagiarism during orientation?

Kind of. I don't think the talks about plagiarism are going to stop anyone who came to Amherst saying, "I'm going to plagiarize." But the good thing about it was that it taught you the rules, because most plagiarism is inadvertent, I would say. It's a very scary thought, cheating on something when you don't know you're cheating.

You grew up in Washington, DC. What's one of the truest stereotypes about the city?

A lot of yuppies.

There's talk of eliminating the SAT from college admissions decisions. What are your feelings on that?

Well, the point of the SAT is to have a common ground from which you can judge all the students, and you need that, but this SAT is also very, very flawed. I would think that trying to make it better is a better solution than trying to get rid of it altogether.

What was your favorite movie as a kid?

Must be "Ace Ventura."

The first or the second?

The first. Are you kidding?

Did you sing, act or play an instrument in high school?

I was in the chorus, and I acted in all the plays.

What was your favorite role?

My favorite role was probably in 11th grade in a play called "Little Me," where I got to play eight different characters, run on stage and run off stage and change costume and run back on. It was a lot of fun. Martin Short played it on Broadway. Very challenging.

Is there a high school paper or project that you were really proud of?

I'm very proud of my [International Baccalaureate] Extended Essay. I wrote it in history, comparing Henry Kissinger to Bismarck. I also wrote a play in high school. I didn't finish it, but I wrote drafts of it.

Are you going to finish it?

Yeah, definitely.

Is there a role in it for you?

No. I don't think so. That'd be weird.