Arwyn Sherman
Pebble Beach, California
Do what makes the better story. Respect things. Do things that terrify you.

Gabriela Niejadlik
Sussex, New Jersey
“Eventually you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is.”

Franklin Jacoby
Cherryfield, Maine
“Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.”

Nathan Thanki
Belfast, Northern Ireland
I was a research assistant, looking into finance for adaptation to climate change...

Zuri De Souza
Pune, India
Someone once asked me what I wanted to do after COA and I joked that I wanted to build airports and now I’m pretty sure I actually do want to build something.

Hannah Little
Painted Post / Corning, New York
First it was the wolf, then it was the dolphin, and now I don’t think about it so much. Every creature has its value to me.

Carly Segal
Willits, California
Everyone here truly loves to learn. Not to mention we have a gorgeous National Park to explore in our backyard.

James Crawford
Mystic, Connecticut
I really liked COA’s approach to education and I felt I could get everything and more I hoped to get out of college here.

Moses Bastille
South Sutton, New Hampshire
Working for Buildings and Grounds has given me lots of favorite discussions/lectures.

Khristian Méndez
Guatemala
I want to know how we think as we are looking at something, and how to tap into that process.

Katie O'Brien
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Last year I worked in Admissions working on the COA Newsworthy website and designing admissions material.

Kaitlin Mathews
Belgrade, Maine
A hands-on experience is really important to me so I love going out into the field and collecting my own data.

Katja Flukiger
Switzerland
I would love to own a cinema.

Vivian Lambert
Mariaville, Maine
...I then created clay vessels for my products, as well as basic cook and dish ware.

Shira Catlin
North Hampton, Massachusetts
I really wanted a school where I could follow my own path as learner and not be put into any "track".

Teresa Maradiaga
Honduras & Costa Rica
After COA I will take a gap year working in with an NGO in Latin America and then I plan to go to graduate school.

Laurie Costa
Connecticut
I have really enjoyed every single class I've taken so far. I loved my Human Ecology Core Course with John Anderson.

Jillian Gall
Sewaren, NJ
I’ve enjoyed the hands-on work involved with some of my science classes. Entomology, Bryology, Lichen Biology, and Plant Systematics all involved final, properly curated collections.

Holly Krakowski
Pleasantville, New York
I want to see all of the United States. I have never been to the midwest or the deep south and I would love to experience the cultures there.

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

Megan Trau
LaGrange, Georgia
I’ve never really had heroes. I respect a lot of people, but not in a Bette Midler “did you ever know that you’re my heeerrrooo” kind of way.

Jesse Karpinnen
Finland
I admire people who have somehow helped others in their societies and personal contexts.

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

Julia De Santis
Rye, NY
Nature of Narrative has been my favorite class. Although it was by far the most challenging class I have ever taken...

Gloria Kahamba
Tanzania
I chose to go into the MDI Hospital's Emergency Room and observe what usually goes on/shadow nurses as they attended to patients.

Marianna Calderon
Sacramento, CA
I can't fathom what made a sunshine loving California city girl come to Maine. Except the wonderful people.

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...

Neil Oculi
St. Lucia
I have enjoyed all my classes. The Human Ecology Core course was one of my favorites.

Eliza Ruel
Kennebunk, Maine
My favorite class was Femininity and Masculinity go to School: Gender, Power & Education with Bonnie Tai...

Sonic Dlamini
Swaziland
I have practical experience, as the class is based on doing a project, rather than memorizing theories.

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...

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

Rain Perez
Lubec, Maine
My favorite projects have been the nonacademic student theatrical productions I have been involved in.

Eli Mellen
Arlington, VA
I love to eat pancakes. I also like to cook them. Making bagels is lots of fun.

Rachel Briggs
Honolulu, Hawaii
My favorite class has been Introduction to the Legal Process. It was exciting to delve into the details of our legal system...

Louise Kirven-Dows
Santa Cruz, CA
After my internship this past summer, where I was researching ecological pest management techniques, I realized that doing research is something I really enjoy.

Lisa Bjerke
Sweden
I chose to do my undergraduate degree in Human Ecology at College of the Atlantic because of the freedom with responsibility...

Kayla Pecor
Erving, Massachusetts
My favorite project was our personal case analysis for Adolescent Psychology.

Rebecca Hamilton
Whitefield, Maine
“Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be. Become one yourself!”

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

Margaret Stern
Houston, TX
My favorite class at COA has definitely been Gardens and Greenhouses.

Caro Salazar
Ibarra, Ecuador
Latin America is the region that I am more interested in.

Carly Segal
Willits, Northern California
I will most likely do multiple internships while I am at COA.

Alice Anderson
Corvallis, OR
I like that COA understands that 'disciplines' aren't reflective of how the world works, and that everything in life cannot be viewed individually...

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

Ginny Brooks
Western Mass & Kalamazoo, MI
I grew up going to small schools in small towns and I loved (and still love) the sense of community.