Dara Weingarten
Dara Weingarten
Year: So.
Hometown: Niskayuna, N.Y.
High School: Niskayuna
Major: Architecture

Before Mount Holyoke: Graduated from Niskayuna High School in Niskayuna, N.Y. in May 2020 ... Member of the rowing team for three years ... Two-time runner up at the New York State Championship ... Two-time qualifier for the SRAA National Championships Regatta ... Competed at the Head of Charles Regatta ... Member of the swimming team for one year.

Personal: Majoring in Architecture with a Nexus in Engineering at Mount Holyoke College.

Favorite MHC Tradition: I haven't really experienced any of them yet, but I am really really excited to participate in them! 

Why Mount Holyoke?: I got a really good vibe from being on the campus, and the people are amazing. 

Favorite Quote: "If I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you. But if I am I because you are you and you are you because I am I, then I am not I and you are not you!" -Rabbi Menachem Mendl of Kotzk 

Favorite Pre-Competition Snack or Meal: A banana bread Larabar and some carrots and my dad's homemade guacamole. 

Favorite Childhood Athlete: Dara Torres

What is one of your favorite books/movies/tv shows? My favorite TV shows are New Girl, Gilmore Girls, and Once Upon a Time.