The Difference of a "Public Ivy"
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The Difference of a "Public Ivy"
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I'm Susie Hawes, and I'm a student in the online master's program in counseling here at William & Mary.
I wanted to pursue school counseling. As a teacher, the part of that job that was so important to me was really influencing my students or really being involved in their social-emotional development. I knew that I wanted to translate that into my future career. William & Mary really called out to me because I respect the credibility of the William & Mary name. And knowing that it's a public ivy, it's really an honor to be able to attend William & Mary.
I'm not sure I expected to learn as much from my classmates as I have. On the discussion boards, so many of us have said it's a way that we get to know one another. So that's been one of the more surprising factors about what this online program would provide is just how enriching the discussions and how deep they can go.
I chose this particular program at William & Mary because it was the right time in my life where I wanted to get back to school and start working towards a career. I've been a stay-at-home mom now for eight years, and it was really important to me to continue in my role as a stay-at-home mom and be there for my kids still. Because it was accessible to my life, I was gonna be able to maintain my role as a mom, and it would work for my geographic transient state, and as part of an institution that I respect so much.
School counselors are uniquely placed in the lives of students to reach every kid and to help them grow in their academic wellness as well as their social-emotional wellness.
We're uniquely positioned as well to be agents of change towards greater equity. And I think that's what the social justice component that really needs to be an inherent focus in the world of education. And this program has done an exceptional job of instilling within us a real sincere desire to go out into the world of education and be agents of that change.
I wanted to pursue school counseling. As a teacher, the part of that job that was so important to me was really influencing my students or really being involved in their social-emotional development. I knew that I wanted to translate that into my future career. William & Mary really called out to me because I respect the credibility of the William & Mary name. And knowing that it's a public ivy, it's really an honor to be able to attend William & Mary.
I'm not sure I expected to learn as much from my classmates as I have. On the discussion boards, so many of us have said it's a way that we get to know one another. So that's been one of the more surprising factors about what this online program would provide is just how enriching the discussions and how deep they can go.
I chose this particular program at William & Mary because it was the right time in my life where I wanted to get back to school and start working towards a career. I've been a stay-at-home mom now for eight years, and it was really important to me to continue in my role as a stay-at-home mom and be there for my kids still. Because it was accessible to my life, I was gonna be able to maintain my role as a mom, and it would work for my geographic transient state, and as part of an institution that I respect so much.
School counselors are uniquely placed in the lives of students to reach every kid and to help them grow in their academic wellness as well as their social-emotional wellness.
We're uniquely positioned as well to be agents of change towards greater equity. And I think that's what the social justice component that really needs to be an inherent focus in the world of education. And this program has done an exceptional job of instilling within us a real sincere desire to go out into the world of education and be agents of that change.