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

“I want to take all of the ideas I have learned at Mount Holyoke and instill them into my own classroom someday, to help the next generation understand the intersectionality of the world long before I did.”

“I feel like I have sisters all over the place. There are strong connections at Mount Holyoke. … I was impressed with how helpful people are here.”

Mount Holyoke sophomore Gracie Wilkinson, a chemistry major and environmental studies minor from Amherst, Massachusetts, has been named the recipient of this year’s Western Massachusetts Scholarship Fund.

“I realized that a weight had been lifted from my shoulders the moment I stepped on campus. That was the moment I decided to attend MHC.”

Get a glimpse of Iyana’s MoHome experience, and listen as she shares why the volleyball court is her second home on campus.

“[Mount Holyoke has] pushed me to demand justice for others, and they’ve shown me what true advocacy for other communities looks like.”

“It was the enthusiasm of my professors that really captured my interest.”

“It was amazing coming to campus and having an immediate group of people that you could be friends with and people to show you around.”

“Playing squash challenged me to push myself beyond what I thought I could achieve as an athlete. The whole student-athlete experience has been amazing.”