My advice to prospective students is...

don't get too caught up in trying to craft the perfect applicant that you forget who your true self is - YOU are the perfect applicant just the way you are! You'll end up where you're meant to be.

I chose Mount Holyoke College because...

the community is extremely supportive, and everyone is rooting for your success. It's lovely to be in a place where people are genuinely friendly and kind.

My favorite MHC tradition is...

Pangy Day! That's when we celebrate the end of the school year with beautiful Spring activities such as the Maypole!

My favorite class is...

any Neuroscience class! I love learning about how our bodies work and the neural correlation behind everything we do.

I'm passionate about...

Reading/Writing Studying Learning New Things Extrovert Brazil Latino Culture Western Massachusetts Campus Culture Games Student Life Residential Life Staying on campus Balancing STEM and Humanities Liberal Arts Studies Historically Women's College Travel Medicine Pre-med Portuguese Live music Neuroscience Nature

I'm involved with...

La Unidad First Generation Low Income Partnership Catholic Community Student Employment On-campus research Posse Scholar Student Life Residential Life Student Senate Local area Neuroscience Department Balancing STEM and Humanities Liberal Arts Historically Women's College environment Pre-med HerCampus Western Massachusetts Off-Campus