Araceli Munoz ’25

I’ve always been shy in academic spaces, hesitant to speak up, and afraid of saying the wrong thing. In my early classes, I kept to myself, focusing on the material rather than the people around me. But as I moved into upper-level neuroscience courses, something changed... not in the environment, but in me.

The same peers I had seen semester after semester became more than just familiar faces, they became collaborators, supporters, and friends. I found myself speaking up more, not just with answers but with questions, mistakes, and ideas. I learned that success wasn’t just individual, it was built through late-night study sessions, shared struggles over problem sets, and moments of collective discovery.
Wellesley gave me more than an education. It gave me a space where I could grow, where I could fail and succeed alongside people who genuinely wanted each other to thrive.