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“My friends and my advisor helped me navigate one of the hardest periods, not just my education but of my life.”

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“I thought it was great to learn more about political actors. It was really interesting to learn more about how political actors have this power. How they’re able to change policy and, by doing so, change so many people’s lives.”

“The supportive environment and focus on people and humanity at ������Ƶprepared me for the next steps of my career, which will also focus on the well-being of humanity.”

“Peacebuilding refers to the field I want to work in. It addresses systems and the policies that are producing cycles of violence within communities.”

“I wanted the possibility to pursue interests in a lot of different areas without feeling like I needed to choose one track. ������Ƶhas given me the opportunities to do that. I’ve always felt like a whole student at Mount Holyoke.”

“The team culture has challenged a lot of how I view sport and community. Win or lose, the team had a really positive impact on my growth as a person: I learned how to do things at my own pace and tried new things that might have sounded scary.”

“I feel like economics developed my technical and analytical skills. Economics is a helpful tool for my future career.”

“My politics professors were huge points of support for me and helped me determine what I wanted to do in the space policy field. Being able to present my work to people working in the industry as an underclassman was awesome.”

“The ������Ƶriding team has completely changed my life. My time with the program gave me what I needed to melt into the rest of the campus culture and confirmed that I had made the right decision to come to Mount Holyoke.”