Xianxiao Liu
Regional Consultant
Why MHC: "Mount Holyoke faculty members are very supportive: you can always bring your questions to your professor's office hours, or you can just come to their offices and talk. This is a place where people do not say no to you. The rationale is that you can always do what you are interested in academically and your professor will support you as much as they can. Mount Holyoke really values diversity and inclusion. Thanks to that, I learn about different ideas and cultures without judging. I get to look at things different ways and never before did I realize how biased some of my opinions used to be. As an international student, I rarely have the guest-like feeling at Mount Holyoke. Everyone treats you just as everyone else."
Class year: 2012
Majors: Economics/Mathematics; Asian Studies
Hometown: Beijing, China
Current Residence Hall: Brigham
Postgraduate Plans: Work for a couple years and then go to graduate school
Favorite Professors: The Asian Studies!
Favorite Class: Money and banking (though the class is not exactly about what the name indicates)
Favorite Extracurricular Activity: Nice Shoes A Capella
Favorite Place on Campus: The greens when there is sunshine; My room
Favorite Tradition: M&C's
Favorite Dining Hall Food: Salmon, catfish, fish, fish, fish
Favorite Local Restaurant: Food 101
What did you do last weekend? I honestly do not remember. Maybe relaxed, worked a little bit, and oh, right, I went to Northampton to meet with a couple friends at Smith, had frozen yogurt and Korean food. But this weekend is definitely better last week-I am going to Boston for a career fair.