Amazing distro for linux beginners and students!

Used it when I first began my linux journey and in my opinion looks more modern / better than default cinnamon.

Unfortunately I grew out of it and moved to fedora because I like their twice a year update model.

I forgot all about Zorin. They’re doing well it seems.

Ah, I remember Zorin. It was my first distro. I eventually moved on to Debian and Trisquel, though.

This is an excellent starting point for new converts, but if you want a more "Windows-esque" experience, I'd recommend Kubuntu or KDE Neon (Plasma is the most Windows-like DE in my opinion).