“Coming to Meredith has shown me that I have strengths and skills that I wasn’t even aware of. And I can use them to make the world a better place.

At first, I was really apprehensive about being a Wings student. I didn’t know if I had anything to add or if I would stand out. But it turns out that being a Wings student is really useful because you can use life experiences and you can enrich the discussion in class.

I chose Meredith because I wanted to go to a school that had so many strong women who could inspire me when I didn’t necessarily feel I could do it. I could look around at all of the women on campus and just say, if they can do it, I can do it, and it’s been wonderful.

If I had not come to Meredith to get my undergraduate degree it would not have happened. I can say that definitively. The staff and faculty have been wonderful. They’ve been so understanding and patient. I chose psychology because I really felt it would help me interact with students more often. I like to work with adolescents, and I’ve been a mentor for adolescent females for about six years. So I figured going and getting a psychology degree would be the most natural way to counsel and guide them better.

When my advisor first told me about research, it was something I did not want to do. I didn’t think that I was strong enough to do it. I thought that was for smart students. But I gave it a shot, and she said, Veronica, you can do it. And having her believe in me helped me believe in myself.

My research was on the best ways to pair mentors and proteges for optimal outcomes. So, under what criteria do we make that pairing so that it is the most successful it can be? I was able to present my research during CSA Day and talk about mentorship, which is something I’m really passionate about.

And I got to learn more about it, and that’s something I will take with me when I mentor. I feel like being in class with these students helped me become a better mentor and helped me support and guide them through their journey just as I’ve been supported and guided through mine.” 

Wings – Adult Education at Meredith College is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.