Magdalena Dimeska

Magdalena Dimeska is from Macedonia and is in her second year at Ramapo College. She is majoring in literature and has earned a 3.28 grade point average. She transferred from Bergen Community College where she earned an associate’s degree. Magdalena came to the United States when she was 16 to pursue studies in mathematics or physics, however her passion was to study literature. “My mother said that a person who goes to the USA carrying 70 pounds of books (including ten copies of Dante’s Inferno) can never be a good math professor,” Magdalena says. In her home country Magdalena earned first place in a literary contest in 2001 and was a delegate to the Model United Nations for three years. “I would like to get my master’s and then Ph.D. in literature,” she says. “I believe the day will come when I can go home to Macedonia to pass on the knowledge I have gained and make a difference.”

Awarded Scholarships

2009

Friends of Ramapo Scholarship

The Friends of Ramapo, founded to expand communications and foster greater understanding between Ramapo College and neighboring communities, supports the College in numerous ways each year. Through the Friends’ Endowed Scholarship Fund, scholarships are awarded to Ramapo students with outstanding academic achievements. The Friends of Ramapo also sponsor cultural events for the community, reflecting the members’ interests in promoting the intellectual, social and cultural activities on the college campus. The organization also provided significant support to the College for the Peter P. Mercer Learning Commons campaign.  Donations for this Friends of Ramapo Scholarship are closed.  If you wish to make a donation to a Friends Scholarship please consider our Scholarship for the Arts or our new Friends@50 Scholarship.