Finding a balance between two cultures
“The American culture encouraged me to explore outside of my comfort zone, while the Chinese culture was a mystery inside of me.”
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Poh Choo Sim ’11
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“The American culture encouraged me to explore outside of my comfort zone, while the Chinese culture was a mystery inside of me.”
My experiences at Mount Holyoke helped me grow into the sort of woman confident in her ability to do whatever she wants.
After my lab experience at MHC, I completed a Ph.D. in Theoretical Computational Chemistry and work at ACS Nano and Nano Letters.
"Every night I sketched comet Arend-Roland and took pictures in the observatory dome and was hooked!"
Whether it is difficult weather conditions, working among thorny invasive species, or walking knee deep in a mucky marsh.
"My classes and professors at Mount Holyoke certainly inspired my interest in art and helped me gain the necessary internship experience."
“The friendships and bonds I made this summer exposed me to an entirely new culture, which accepted me despite all our differences.”
As a clinical research associate at a pharmaceutical company (Eisai, Inc.), I am an active member of the product creation unit in my company’s oncology department.
"I wanted to study Asian Art, Comparative Religions, languages and Cultures and chose South Asian Studies as a major."