-: I didn't know what I was looking for,
but when I got here, at the end of the day,
I was blown away by the quality
of the education that I received,
and this feel that it was
like a pretty big campus, but it felt small.
And within my majors, I knew the professors,
and I had a great group, like a cohort of students,
and that was really, really wonderful and meaningful.
I never felt lost here, and the rigor
of the academic studies was exceptional.
I double majored, so I was a psych and philosophy major,
and the philosophy department really challenged me.
Like, I feel like that's where I changed as a person,
and that's really where I learned
a lot of the skills that I use now in the workforce.
Critical thinking skills, planning skills,
presentation skills, being able to speak,
and kind of hold a position, and talk about it,
and defend it, and have an opinion,
that really came out of that education
where I was challenged, and I had to really think
about some deep, meaningful questions,
and listen to other people's perspectives.
That was another part of it,
is listening to others, and changing your viewpoint,
and considering lots of different options
and things like that,
and I think that really made a difference in who I am.