Great schools and training programs offer learning opportunities that go far beyond the syllabus. We asked some amazing folks from the community to share stories from their educational journey with us.

Courtney Leak

I didn’t know I wanted to be a social worker until my final year of undergraduate degree in Business Management. I knew I could not afford to start over and so my only option to become a social worker would be to attend grad school. However, it’s hard to get into MSW programs with a social work degree. I knew I had to be strategic. Read more>>

Rachel Bradley

During my esthetics training, I feel that I had a very unique experience. I enrolled in January of 2020, but soon after the pandemic occurred. This presented huge challenges in my ability to obtain my education and licensing, but I endured. I made sure that I worked even harder to learn what I could and to practice what I learned as much as I could. One important anecdote I picked up was to never stop learning. Instructors made it clear to us that we should always seek to continue our education in the field, and stay up to date on techniques, products and methods. Read more>>

Brenna Guinan

My school/training experience was truly fantastic. In 2018 I was working as a waitress figuring out what I wanted to do career wise when a fellow employee mentioned she just completed a dual program at Hofstra University for Rehabilitation Counseling & Mental Health Counseling. After speaking to her for a few minutes I felt called to get more information on the program. Before applying to Hofstra I met with the head of the Rehabilitation Department, Dr. Andrea Nerlich, to learn more about the requirements and what I could do with this degree. Read more>>