Silia DeFilippis
Silia DeFilippis
Year: Junior
Hometown: Short Hills, NJ
High School: Millburn High School

Prior to Yale- As captain her senior year, she led her team to a record of 31-0 and a state championship...Received All-Conference honors all four years at Millburn High School...Named First Team All-State as well as First Team All-Group senior year...Received NJSIAA Scholar-Athlete award and represented high school at a statewide banquet...Valedictorian of her graduating class... Personal:
Nickname: Silia
Residential College: Calhoun
Major: possibly Women's Studies and/or Biology
Future Plans: medical school
Why She Chose Yale: "When I stepped onto the campus for the first time, I couldn't imagine myself anywhere else. The combination of superior academics and incredible people is irresistible. I'm continually astounded by the feats of my peers; each day is full of surprises."
Other schools officially visited: none
Favorite place at Yale: Sterling Law Building, Sterling Memorial Library
Favorite class at Yale: Chemistry, European Literary Tradition
Favorite Band: Goo Goo Dolls, The Fray
Favorite Song: Ants Marching by Dave Matthews Band
Favorite Food: anything Italian
Favorite Book: Pride and Prejudice
Favorite Place She's played tennis: Dominican Republic
Place She'd love to visit: Italy
Team Superlatives
Most likely to make you laugh: D
Most likely to be caught daydreaming: Janet
Most likely to eat 4 plates of food at dinner: Lilian
Best Grunt: D
Best Pre-Serve/Pre-Return Routine: Lindsay C.
Best Cheerer: Sarah

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