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“I really do think that any people skills I have, I owe to this job. I feel like it also gave me confidence that I did not have before.”
“College taught me how to ask for help in a respectful but confident way, and now I know it’s not something to feel guilty about doing. It also helps that people at Mount Holyoke want to help and want to see you succeed.”
“I got to sit in on a rehearsal in Rooke Theatre, and that’s what drew me to Mount Holyoke. I thought, ‘This is amazing. I’ll get to work with real professionals and very talented, smart, knowledgeable people.”
“The mentorship is one of the biggest reasons I’m glad I went to Mount Holyoke. When I talk to my peers who didn’t go to a small liberal arts college, it’s so different.”
“Pre-Mount Holyoke Nina versus the postgrad version has grown so much because of this College’s supportive community where people truly want you to thrive.”
“Being part of the dance team, I get so immersed that I just let all of my stress and anxiety go away because you have to move and jump so much from one part of the room to another, and you work with amazing dancers that go along with it.”
“Active learning is specifically learning which is more hands-on, you could say, and which involves more student participation. The student takes an active position in their own learning.”
“Being immersed in the language helped me to develop my skills. I felt much more confident not only in my Spanish speaking, but in my self-confidence as well.”
“Mount Holyoke has challenged me to think about leadership and this all-encompassing thought of how to be a leader with others from so many different backgrounds and levels of leadership knowledge.”
“I cannot imagine what my life could have been like without Mount Holyoke,” she said. “Be it academics, internships, extracurricular activities, community, friendships and interests, Mount Holyoke beautifully helped me tie a lot of these things together and become a better and more confident person.”
