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“Through the classes I’ve taken, I have a much better sense of what I’m interested in and what I want to do with the future. The professors ... are really there to make sure that you understand all of this material.”

“It was both the school’s physical environment and beautiful campus and the community environment [that attracted me to Mount Holyoke].”

“I really appreciate that [the MHC Semester in D.C] program provided a new way for me to view international relations and public policy.”

“International relations is a subset of political science. I’ve had professors introduce me to things I didn’t even know existed. I was able to learn about all different aspects of politics, and that was incredibly helpful.”

“I thankfully got to tour, and I instantly felt connected. I could see just how genuine students felt about their education here.”

“I definitely want to stay connected with art, and that’s ultimately where I would love my career to go — working with a museum or within the art field.”

“I was a shy, sort of unaware person from a very conservative town. I was sort of the odd one out there, and then I came here and fell into my people and the things that I want to be doing.”

“Immediately, I realized [Kenneth Colodner’s] lab researched exactly what I was interested in, and it was one of these weird meant-to-be moments.”

“I struggled, and sometimes I still do, with comparing myself to others and feeling like I wasn’t accomplishing enough. … ������Ƶgave me the confidence to focus on myself and strive to reach my personal goals.”

“Now that I have the confidence to speak up, I have to speak up for people who can’t speak for themselves.”