Hilltop Hopes: Students’ New Year’s Resolutions

With 2025 quickly approaching, students are setting goals to work toward in the new year. While some, like Logan Matthews ’25, view them as an opportunity for “self improvement [and] embracing the finite nature

of life,” others are more cynical about making resolu- tions. According to Henry Weinstein ’26, New Years’ resolutions are “an arbitrary idea that humans created that the turn of the year should be the time to actually get your act together.” On the other hand, Olive Snow ’30 believes, “Every year is another chance to try again.” Here are a few Hopkins students’ resolutions:

“I want to get good grades.”
— Julius Cafiso ’27
Reason: “The midterm grades and comments.”

“Run a marathon.”
— Logan Matthews ’25
Reason: “I should’ve done it by now. I will likely never be in the shape I am in right now again, and I want to make the most of it while it lasts.”

“Stop swearing and start eating healthy.”
— Sophia Contreras ’28
Reason: “Religious and health reasons.”

“Don’t fail out of Hopkins.”
— Roya Gendron ’29

“I want to be more productive.”
— Ella Rinaldi ’26
Reason: “I want to feel like I’m caught up in class. I think that will help me be less stressed.”

“To not puke in track practice.”
— Henry Weinstein ’26
Reason: “Puking too many times in track practice.”

“To not procrastinate doing work.”
— Kenley Cox ’28
Reason: “Procrastinating is an issue I need to fix, and it would also help with homework.”

“To work out 4x a week (one of those days being a run day), end with all A’s, spend less time procrastinating, spend that ‘procrastinating time’ doing my hobbies or working out or studying.”
— Caryn Kim ’26

“To get straight A’s.”
— Teyanna Williams ’27
Reason: “Having two B+’s.”