Hi! My name is Lottie. I graduated from Léman Prep in Manhattan and am originally from England. I’m hoping to major in either course 2 or course 9, and maybe do a minor in course 18. My dorm assignment is Baker, third floor, and I’m super excited to meet everyone!!
Contact info: MIT Address: Baker House, Amherst Alley, Cambridge, MA, 02139 (this is my dorm address), US Address: 21 Vineyard Ln, Greenwich, CT, 06831, Phone: 203-363-4547, Snapchat: lottielottie99, MIT Kerberos: asbq@mit.edu
FAQ: (Props to whoever came up with these questions!!)
Name: Lottie
Location: MIT
Eye colour: Brown
Lefty or Righty: Righty
Birthplace: England
Hometown: London/NYC
Favorite Relatives: I’m not going to risk exile
What do you remember most about this year: This morning.
Memory you miss the most: Where I left my phone
What do you think of Ouija boards?: I try not to, but they make great coasters
Favorite TV shows?: Friends or I Love Lucy
Favorite subject?: Physics
What is on your mouse pad?: My mouse
In the car, AC or open windows?: What a strange question
Do you believe in yourself?: Only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The others are a free-for-all
Favorite drink: Anything that wards off sleep (but I don’t like coffee)
Favorite sounds: Coldplay, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones and… classical music
Favorite smell: BREAD
Worst feeling in the world: When you stub your toe and can’t get mad about it
Drinks, with or without ice cubes?: Whatever, as long as they’re cold
Best feeling in the world: Having no homework for the weekend
Favorite thing to do on the weekend: All the things I was too busy to do during the week
Favorite soundtrack: The Parent Trap!!
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?: In the mirror, like always
What’s the first thing you did when you woke up this morning?: Go back to sleep
Do you have a nickname?: Lotts, Lottie Lot, Lottie Lou, LotLot, “Hey you!” Actually Lottie is my nickname because my real name is Alexandra. But my family often call me by my middle name, so, I suppose all my names are nicknames…? 
Do you get motion sickness?: Nope.
Rollercoasters: Some are great, some aren’t great. (Unless you’re talking about the ones at Harry Potter World at Universal. Those ones are awesome.)
Instruments? Flute! I love music and would love to learn the piano and harp one day. Maybe the guitar too. Also maybe the drums? I see a one-man-band in my future 😉 (just kidding… I think?)
Pen or pencil: Fountain pen! (I’m a big fan)
How many rings before you answer the phone: Sometimes I just let it ring until the person hangs up. Then I pretend I didn’t see their call. Just kidding, I never do that…
Future sons names: Llanfairpwll-gwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob-wllllantysiliogogogoch. We’ll call him ‘Lan’ for short.
Future daughters names: John.
Are you a good friend?: Yes. I hope so. I try to be.
Chocolate or vanilla cake?: If it’s cake, I don’t care. (Unless it has dried fruit, then its yuck)
Do you like to drive?: I mean, I’d rather fly, but driving is fun too.
Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?: When I was little I slept with a blanket until our nanny cut it up to make bandages for my little sisters stuffed toy…
Thunderstorms, cool or scary?: …Yes?
If you could meet (or could have met) one person in the world, who would it be?: That’s tricky. Alive – Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Dead – Louis Armstrong, George Balanchine.
What is your zodiac sign?: September so Libra, right?
What do you wear to bed?: A NASA suit incase we get evacuated to the moon. I like to be prepared.
Coffee drinker?: not unless chai lattes count as coffee?
Do you eat the stems of broccoli?: I looovvveee broccoli ❤
If you could streak in front of one persons house, who would it be?: Wow. I don’t even want to think about that.
Girls, would you ever ask a guy for his shirt?: Seems like you’d probably wanna ask for his jumper first, no?
Guys, if a girl asked for the shirt on your back, would you give it?: …
If you could have any occupation when you get older, what would it be?: Chocolate taster or astronaut.
If you could dye your hair one colour, what would it be?: The same colour it is now. I’d do it for the experience.
If you got a tattoo, what would it be and where?: “VOID” (Across my forehead)
What is your favorite brand of gum?: I’ve never thought about it. Anything minty that doesn’t take like toothpaste.
What is your favorite quotation?: ‘It is those who no-one thinks anything of, who do the things that no-one could imagine”
What is your favorite saying?: “What’s meant to be will be” – my Grandmother
Have you ever been in love?: Yep. I fell head-over-heels in love with my hamster in 2nd grade.
What is on your walls in your room?: A lotta paint.
Is the glass half empty or half full?: Neither. I got a smaller glass and filled it to the top.
Pick a song that best describes yourself of that you can relate to: ‘I’m a Little Tea Pot.’
What’s your favorite Snapple?: The new ones that taste good. I know that doesn’t help.
Favorite movie(s)?: Father of the Bride is definitely number one followed by The Parent Trap, Pretty Woman, October Sky, You’ve Got Mail, Sabrina, When Harry Met Sally and Matilda. Also a big (big) Harry Potter fan. I know that doesn’t narrow it down at all…
Coke or Pepsi?: Pineapple juice ftw
If you were to kill someone, which method would you choose?: What a barbaric question?? …I’d tickle them to death.
What is your favorite Adam Sandler movie?: None of them.
Have you ever been afraid of an animal?: I’m terrified of snakes. Not a big fan of sharks either. I used to be afraid of dogs after one barked in my face when I was little. I got over it pretty quickly after my parents disregarded it and got a puppy anyway.
If you could be one gardening tool, what would you be?: I don’t know. Definitely not a shovel though. Who wants their head banged into the ground? Not me.
If you could do anything to the person you hated most, what would you do?: I don’t know. Maybe I’d peg them to a clothes line and let them chill there for a while. Sounds uncomfortable.
What is under your bed?: The floor. Oh, and a family of monsters.
Hidden talents? Rubik’s cubes but I have a feeling that’s not even considered a talent here so I think I need to find a new one
Cool fact about yourself? I used to dance with the Royal Ballet School 🩰 and was a tennis player 🎾
What is your dream car: One that I built myself!
If you had all the resources in the world, what would you build?: A rocket. Just like the kid in October Sky.
What is your best skill: Outside-the-box creativity. And problem solving. Also maybe maths? Maybe not at MIT though lol
What are you most looking forward to at MIT: Regular access to chick-fil-a.
What’s on your bucket list? Share something realistic and something unrealistic: Hmm. Something realistic – getting my helicopter license. Something unrealistic – flying to the moon 🙂
Welcome MIT Class of 2021! 