Cassandra Castillo

Pronouns

She/Her/Hers

Major

Psychology

Class Year

Class of 2025

Hometown

White Plains, New York

Favorite Color

Lavender

Best Place l’ve Ever Visited

Moca, Dominican Republic

Languages

Spanish

Why did you want to become a Global Scholar?

For me, college means a chance to broaden your horizons. One of the best parts of college usually involves living in a new setting, and all my friends urged me to get out of Westchester. But, I knew Purchase was the choice for me, despite living only 13 minutes away. I don’t want my world views to simply remain as they have, so I jumped at the opportunity, to make up for the fact that I’m so close to home. I want to feel more connected with things happening not just around the country, but the world. I believe being raised in New York for over the last decade has led to a centralized view, meaning I mainly see the world through a western perspective. I want my mind to understand and feel in other ways than we know. I want to understand how thought processes work in other parts of the world, and how they relate to our education. I’m very excited and honored to be a global scholar because I think it will be the perfect opportunity to do so.