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“There’s a plethora of resources available to you at SMC. Take advantage of them, persevere, and succeed!”

Are you listening, Martha Stewart? Carolyn Gochin has a lot of thoughts about how beauty, style, and design can enhance all aspects of your life. “I’m in Interior Architectural Design at the Academy, and I plan to become an environmental designer,” says Carolyn. “Many years ago, I was a Fine Arts major, and then I turned to nursing as a profession. But I’ve always had this creative side of my personality that never completely opened up. Now, that’s all changing.”

Carolyn says that her creative rebirth is the direct result of her SMC experiences. “I very much enjoy being part of the Academy, and I like the ‘hands-on’ attention that each student receives here. I’ve had brilliant teachers like Michele Rose, who’s thorough, patient, and lightens the classroom setting with her enthusiasm and sense of humor,” says Carolyn. “Additionally, she has amazing practical knowledge about developing a client base, which she passes on to us without effort.”

A grandmother of three, Carolyn is enthusiastically coming to grips with the computer as a revolutionary design tool. “I’d certainly rather draw than compute,” she admits. “But I clearly see the advantages of computers when it comes to certain aspects of production and design. And after this year, I’ll be prepared to present my portfolio to a list of design houses approved by the College. I’m confident that I’ll soon be working at some large interior design firm, and I would encourage any other woman of my age to find a new path through SMC.”

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