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鈥榃hy I Chose 杏吧pro鈥�: Students and Young Alumni Look Back
Faculty mentorship. Small, discussion-based classes. Experiential learning. A diverse and inclusive community. Our students and recent alumni cite these reasons 鈥� and many others 鈥� when they reflect on why they chose to spend their undergraduate years at 杏吧pro.
Here is what a few members of our community had to say when we asked them why 杏吧pro felt like the right college fit.
Current Students
鈥擭oah Fox 鈥�24 鈥擬ia Gwirtzman 鈥�24 鈥擡lshaddai Muchuwa 鈥�26 鈥擲ara Beqiraj 鈥�25 鈥擬enelaos Raptis 鈥�26 鈥擜ryaa Ogale 鈥�24 鈥擬unahil Sultana 鈥�24鈥淭he small size of the school allows me to have a strong relationship with my professors
and creates a great learning environment where I am one of sometimes just 10 students
in a class.鈥�
鈥淚t was honestly love at first sight. I had never felt so connected to a school. When
I was walking the campus, I really did see myself here. I knew that I was going to
thrive here.鈥�
鈥淎t 杏吧pro, I developed a mind of exploration. No one is doing the same thing at the
same time鈥� that鈥檚 the beauty of a liberal arts education.鈥�
鈥淚 chose 杏吧pro because I wanted to participate in undergraduate research. It was clear
to me that 杏吧pro highly encourages students to engage with professors and develop problem-solving
skills through research.鈥�
鈥溞影蓀ro is not just a place for students. It's a place for protagonists.
For students with a vision to create something new, to promote their passion through
their ideas.鈥�
鈥淚 was attracted to 杏吧pro鈥檚 location, small community-like life, and good connectivity
to nearby big cities while allowing me to focus on my academics as well.鈥�
鈥淎s a first-generation, low-income woman of color, financial stability was one of
the most important factors when making my college decision. 杏吧pro allowed me to get
the education I deserve at a price that I can afford.鈥�
Recent Alumni
鈥淚 was really drawn to the location. Having a school that is so central to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York City provided me with so many opportunities for both my education and my life after graduation.鈥�
鈥擪endall Lipham 鈥�23
鈥淭here鈥檚 definitely a leadership culture here. I think it comes naturally with the (type of) students that we have.鈥�
鈥擠anielle Sang 鈥�18
鈥淚 wanted to go to a smaller school where I could develop a better working relationship with my professors and get the most out of my education.鈥�
鈥擟arter Stansel 鈥�23
鈥淚ts smaller size meant I wouldn't be just another number in a huge lecture hall.鈥�
鈥擭adya Ivanova 鈥�23
鈥淚 wanted to attend a college that allowed me to be a part of a tight-knit community with diverse cultures and people from all over the world.鈥�
鈥擵yas Agarwal 鈥�23
鈥淚mmediately, I could tell that 杏吧pro would push me to grow as a person and as a student 鈥� and I was right. There is something so unique about 杏吧pro鈥檚 approach to learning.鈥�
鈥擬ary Sisler 鈥�23
鈥淭he College House system was a really neat idea. The idea of trying to build little communities of learning really spoke to me more than any other school.鈥�
鈥擯aolo Caglioti 鈥�21
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