<p>I'll admit it: I don't get this fascination with the Romanovs. But, there are TONS of people I'd want to meet--Alice Paul the most, maybe, but just 'cause I love her. :]</p>
<p>Wow, this is a Romanov-loving place... But I'm not really a Romanov-lover, so think I'd rather meet Virginia Woolf. I mean, I think I have an idea of what she'd be like personality-wise, but I think she'd be super interesting to talk to.</p>
<p>Napoleon Bonaparte, hands down.</p>
<p>Joseph Conrad - only to tell him that I flunked my "Heart of Darkness" test. :p</p>
<p>I was actually going to say that I'd like to meet Virginia Woolf too, but I don't know what kind of conversation I'd have had with her. She was a very sad woman during the last few years of her life. Her husband, however, was notorious for being a regular client at the brothels in my country. Ha.</p>
<p>FDR, Golda Meir, Thomas Jefferson or Emma Goldman. \m/</p>
<p>People I forgot: Sylvia Plath and Virgina Woolf--who I thought of before reading everyone else's responses. The overlap in people's interests is very cool...I wonder what it says about us? :]</p>
<p>Oh i also forgot to mention Queen Elizabeth I and Harriet Tubman
On a more modern note, Is anyone else totally impressed with Michelle Obama? I would love to meet her! (and her husband too lol)</p>
<p>Oh, right, Queen Elizabeht I! And Emily Bronte, too.</p>
<p>Haha, I have some additions to mine, too: Thoreau, Susan B. Anthony, Jane Austen...hooray! </p>
<p>sonjanicky, yeah, Michelle Obama is definitely more than I expected, especially since she got all that bad press in the beginning about not wanting to be First Lady and not being proud of America. I guess I'm kind of waiting for confirmation in the form of more time and more stuff, but her poise and her intelligence is definitely making an impression on me. :) Not to mention her husband. Haha, I'm a liberal at heart.</p>
<p>Yeah^ I am a still on the fence too but i just love how she presents herself. Very articulate and poised.</p>
<p>I'm not a HUGE Michelle Obama fan, although I made peace with her husband after the bloody primaries (<em>~</em>unity<em>~</em>, and all). I'll wait to judge her in a few years, though; I hope she'll become more impressive as time goes on. </p>
<p>...however, Hillary, Edith, Abigail and Eleanor are all my homegirls. ;)</p>
<p>I would want to meet Jane Austen to ask did her Mr. Lefroy look like James mcAvoy. If so, lucky lucky woman. <em>whistles</em></p>
<ol>
<li><p>Dream career, if money were irrelevant?
Children's book editor</p></li>
<li><p>Intended major/academic interests?
Architecture/English/Physics</p></li>
<li><p>Favorite book/author(s)/movies?
Jane Austen, Tamora Pierce, JRR Tolkien, Isaac Asimov, Meg Cabot, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
I could go on</p></li>
<li><p>Nerdiness on a scale of 1-10?
Probably 8 or 9 mostly b/c I go to a magnet school and I live in a nerdy bubble</p></li>
<li><p>Guilty pleasure?
Fashion shows/blogs</p></li>
<li><p>Favorite music genre?
Rock/Alternative</p></li>
<li><p>Greatest accomplishment?
IDK</p></li>
<li><p>Greatest failure?
Chronic laziness/procrastination</p></li>
<li><p>Favorite nonacademic past time?
Rowing/knitting</p></li>
<li><p>How high is Wellesley ranked on your list? Be honest.
Definitely top choice</p></li>
</ol>
<p>I wanted to become a children's books illustrator for some time, but then gave up the idea.Though I'm still a Korky Paul fan:)</p>
<p>Tamora Pierce! YES!</p>
<ol>
<li>Dream career, if money were irrelevant?
Sec. of State. I guess Wellesley's the best choice for any woman that wants that job :]</li>
<li>Intended major/academic interests? Political Science/ International relations. I'm basically a huge geek when it comes to that sort of stuff.</li>
<li>Favorite book/author(s)/movies? book- the great gatsby. author- faulkner or mccullers movie- donnie darko/ goodfellas :]</li>
<li>Nerdiness on a scale of 1-10? one of my close friend's has classified my nerdiness as a secret nerd. He says I'm not geeky at all until you get to know me. Then I'm a full on 10</li>
<li>Guilty pleasure?my secret nerdiness :]</li>
<li>Favorite music genre? indie/ folk</li>
<li>Greatest accomplishment? becoming my school's model un senior delegate :]</li>
<li>Greatest failure? i don't think anything should really be classified as a failure... I guess the fact that I've started 3 books in the past month but haven't finished one?</li>
<li>Favorite nonacademic past time? sleeping/ going to my town's greenway</li>
<li>How high is Wellesley ranked on your list? Be honest. I'd say first. I applied to yale too, which was my first choice for a while, but now I really want to be close to boston.</li>
</ol>
<p>In regards to famous person from history I'd want to meet, it'd have to be Thomas Jefferson.</p>
<p>Secretary of State!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I like how you roll, vcm91. :)</p>
<p>one can always dream, square girl :]
i think that's about as high up as I can get within american politics considering i'm not naturally born. maybe i should start a campaign to amend that portion of the constitution....</p>