From Kazakhstan to MoHome: Finding my place at Mount Holyoke
An international firstie at Mount Holyoke College shares what it was like coming to MoHome from more than 6000 miles away from campus.
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An international firstie at Mount Holyoke College shares what it was like coming to MoHome from more than 6000 miles away from campus.
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“When I got my acceptance letter from Mount Holyoke, it felt like I was being introduced to a community that genuinely wanted me to be part of it,” said Mount Holyoke College senior Emmanuella Umoye ’25.
Mount Holyoke College senior Yunwei Ni ’25 said, “Mount Holyoke gave me the sense that everyone has the opportunity to go anywhere they want to go.”
“This place gives you exposure to different people, perspectives and even parts of yourself,” said Mount Holyoke College senior Sarah Bell ’25.
Senior Cynthia Obianuju Akanaga ’25 said, “Mount Holyoke changed my life. I’ve always been afraid of making the wrong choice, but being here helped me put that fear into a positive light.”
Mount Holyoke College student Alexandra Mihailopol ’26 has been selected by Middlebury College as a recipient of a Projects for Peace grant. She will offer financial literacy education to women in rural Romania via her EmpowHER project.