Meghan L. Howard ‘08 graduated from Woodbridge High School in June of 2004. It was upon reading The Moon and Sixpence by William Somerset Maugham during her freshman year in high school that she first became interested in the works of Paul Gauguin during his time in Tahiti. The interest began as an extreme distaste for Gauguin and his works and simmered until she rediscovered Gauguin’s Tahitian works while taking “Impressionism and the Making of Modern Art” four years later during her first semester of college, at which time the interest in Gauguin developed into a deep confusion.
Meghan is currently a freshman at Princeton University. She has no real plans regarding a course of studies or future career, having discovered that she does not have what it takes to be a math geek, much to her dismay. In her spare time, Meghan plays on the Princeton Women’s rugby team, trains for rugby, and fundraises for rugby. She is also a member of Agape Christian fellowship. She is presently honing her procrastination skills through large amounts of time spent in the Forbes dining hall, pool room, lobby, and laundry room. She has recently augmented her ability to put off doing real work by going overboard on “About the Author” biographies…
While not at Princeton, Meghan resides in Woodbridge, New Jersey with her parents, younger sister Andi, and dog. Prior to matriculating at Princeton in the fall of 2004 Meghan over-extended herself across a myriad of activities – from captaining her high school tennis team to heading the school newspaper and literary magazine. Her Future Problem Solving team placed 2nd at the International Conference in Kentucky in June of 2004. Throughout high school she was involved in her church’s youth group and drama team. Basically, Meghan was your typical high school over-achiever, but is working on changing her ways.