Senior IS: Testimonials

A few graduates on what they took from Senior Independent Study

"It was an amazing experience. I grew up as a student. I grew up as a person. I'll be talking about this for the rest of my life."--Alyssa Parchem '03, "Breaking The Code of Secrecy: Authenticity and Distortion in the Historical Memory of A Medical Act of Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Poland"

"I was so worried about I.S. I never thought I could do such a complicated project and write such a long paper. With the encouragement of the history department, the whole thing turned out to be, well, manageable. It has made me stronger. I'm a better writer, I'm more confident, I'm smarter for doing I.S.."-Caroline Eaton '03, "Between History and Memory: The Commemoration of Frederic Chopin in Paris, Warsaw, and Mallorca"