I am Smith

Daisy Vargas
Phoenix, Arizona
“My dad always told me that my ticket out of Phoenix was through my education and my research. He was right.”

Hilda Nalwanga
Kampala, Uganda
“What has surprised me most here is the relationship between students and professors.”

Lisa Utzig
Princeton, Massachusetts
“What struck me right away about Smith is that people are here from all parts of the globe.”

Hannah Simmons
Memphis, Tennessee
“I love being a Gold Key tour guide here and explaining to people how great a school Smith is.”

Kara VanAllen
Kalamazoo, Michigan
“I didn’t think I would be involved in so many things while I was at Smith, but here I am, and it’s all worth it.”

Suroor Gandhi
Allahabad, India
“As a South Asian woman, I have not felt out of place at Smith; it is open and welcoming.”

Mandy Castro
San Diego, California
“At Smith, I’ve discovered I’m more capable than I thought. I've become self-assured and ready to take charge.”

Abby Bergman
Culver City, California
“Coach Bierwert and another coach were the first to get me to believe that I could swim the English Channel.”

Faith Kim
Davie, Florida
“Smith is a very good place to grow. You will find out that the answer here is always ‘yes’! Always!”

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