First-Year Spartan Laura Mummey

Hello everyone! My name is Laura Mummey and I have officially survived my first month at Case! I’m from Hudson, OH, which is about 45 minutes south of Cleveland. I may not be too far from home, but living on my own has still taken some getting used to! Sharing a bathroom with twenty other girls, surviving without air conditioning, doing my own laundry, and climbing (literally) into my lofted bed are finally starting to seem normal. I can now comfortably and happily call Case my new home!

Since I’ve been on campus, I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve been asked about my intended major. While it’s tempting to answer with “biomedical engineering” just to avoid any further questions (only at Case is this a typical response), I’m actually planning on majoring in Psychology. Ultimately I want to go into business and use my psychology background to get people’s money rather than to help them (I guess the politically correct term for this would be Marketing). I’m also interested in Spanish and am considering a Spanish minor.

I’ve officially started a mental countdown to October 15th—the first day of basketball practice! I’m so excited for basketball season to start so I can stop playing against my teammates (in open gyms) and start playing with them! Everyone in the Spartan basketball program is so supportive and their enthusiasm for basketball is infectious. They’re the only group of girls I know who would start a 6 AM workout fifteen minutes early! Even though the coaches aren’t allowed to supervise our workouts or open gyms, everyone works hard, stays focused, and supports each other. I’m thrilled to have the honor of playing with such hardworking individuals and such a close-knit team.

My first month on campus has been full of new faces, challenges, and experiences but I’m so excited for what’s to come. I can’t wait for practices to start, for more opportunities to get to know my fellow Spartans, and to experience all that Case has in store for me.
Go Spartans!