Student Profiles


Gloria Kahamba
Gloria Kahamba
Tanzania
Because I am interested in Medical Sciences, this project was a fit for me as I got a bit of an experience of what physicians/nurses do, how patients are taken care, and overall relationship between physicians, nurses, and patients.

Sonic Dlamini
Sonic Dlamini
Swaziland
I have practical experience, as the class is based on doing a project, rather than memorizing theories. Not only do we gain an experience in using social media tools, but we gain practical skills in project management and team experience, empowering us


Madeleine Cutting
Madeleine Cutting
Guilford, Connecticut
...when I visited COA, it just felt right.

Marissa Altmann
Marissa Altmann
Brookfield, CT
Happiness is self-confidence and the feeling of being supported and enjoyed by those around you.


Stefania Marchese
Stefania Marchese
Monfalcone, Italy
I am in the process of writing a play that will draw mostly from real life examples, condemning discrimination and spotlighting the importance of Human Rights to prevent and fight discriminatory practices.

Renee McManus
Renee McManus
Millinocket, Maine
I love studying agriculture and anthropology...


Juan Soriano
Juan Soriano
Lima, Peru
We had professors visit our class from different resource areas to talk about time and literature, time and biology, time and physics, time and philosophy...

Meg Trau
Meg Trau
LaGrange, Georgia
Walt Whitman is the man. Kurt Vonnegut is too.


Katelyn Costello
Katelyn Costello
Conway, New Hampshire
Next summer, I want to intern with Outward Bound Minnesota...

Amy Wesolowski
Amy Wesolowski
Runnemede, NJ
My dream occupation is to be a professor of Applied Mathematics at a college or university.


Michelle Klein
Michelle Klein
Mertztown, PA
I'm a science geek, but I also love music. I like that I can meld the two at COA.

Hale Morrell
Hale Morrell
New Hampshire
I chose to come to COA because there is a great community here...