Megan Pope

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Los Altos, Calif.
High School:
Castilleja School

Why Brown Statement: "Brown is a place where I can work hard, explore, and take risks in both the academic and athletic settings. In addition, I've never been around so many talented individuals who genuinely care and look out for one another. The Brown community is definitely one of a kind, and I'm so thankful for the opportunity to learn and grow in this environment."

Concentration: Double Concentration in English and Modern Culture & Media

Profile Questions:
Finals march-out song: Countdown, Beyoncé
Favorite food:  Cinnamon Roll
Favorite dessert:  Also a Cinnamon Roll
Favorite city: San Francisco
Favorite athlete:  Simone Biles
Favorite pro team: Boston Red Sox
Favorite movie or TV show:  Broad City
Current favorite music artist: Lawrence
Last book you read:  The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
Favorite restaurant in Providence:  The Grange
Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving
Favorite activity outside the pool:  Performing Arts
Who would star as you in a movie about your life: Kristen Stewart
Person you’d like to have dinner with: Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider
Travel destination: Hawaii
Other sport you enjoy: Golf
Role model / someone you look up to: My Parents
Something you cannot live without: Music
Favorite Brown building:  Granoff
Enjoyed this professor’s class: The Public Intellectual with Catherine Imbriglio
Most memorable meet as a Brown Bear:  Ivy Championships 2017
Favorite quote:  "Don't ever diminish the power of words. Words move hearts and hearts move limbs." - Hamza Yusuf

2017-18: Competed in four meets on the season.

2016-17: Competed in the 1M and 3M at the Ivy League Championships ... Recorded her top finish of the year at Columbia, placing fifth in both the 1M and 3M.

2015-16: Posted a personal best in the 1M at Yale and in the 3M versus Columbia, finishing second in 3M and seventh in 1M … Placed fourth in both diving events at Cornell … Appeared in all six meets on the season.

2014-15: Achieved season-high score on 1-meter (227.47) in dual meet at Columbia ... Achieved season-high score on 3-meter (239.10) in dual meet at Yale.

Before Brown: Before Brown Megan dove with Stanford Diving Club and competed for her high school in the California Central Coast Section.