Contributing as a first-year student
“I’m a lot more comfortable with questioning, with actually understanding who I am as a person.”
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“I’m a lot more comfortable with questioning, with actually understanding who I am as a person.”
Emma Wolff ’21 shares the story of how she came to the decision to double major in international relations and computer science.
“I've thoroughly enjoyed teaching these students. It's really just a tremendous experience.”
“I’m grateful for the support alums have given me. A lot of what I’m able to do is thanks to them.”
“I’m so grateful to the alum who funded Kendade, which has enabled my research program to grow and thrive. I wish she could come spend a day in the lab.”
Members of the class of 2020, who are finishing their last semester at Mount Holyoke, share their four years of experience with incoming first-year students.
“I had a lot of ideas but I didn’t know how to make space for them. I do here. I have become a more genuine version of myself.”
“At Mount Holyoke, people really want to see you succeed, just like you want to see them succeed.”
First-year students, still in the thick of their college transitions, reflect on what advice they’d give incoming firsties.
We celebrate Mount Holyoke women who have made their mark since the College’s founding — by a woman! — in 1837.