Student Stories

Today we’ll check in with Sapna, finishing up her time at Fletcher. As you’ll see, she picked the perfect time of year to visit Washington, DC.

It’s time for me to live vicariously through our students as we learn what they got up to over spring break. Setting a high bar for my jealousy is Emma, enjoying some well-deserved rest and sunshine amid a busy semester.

I didn’t expect to almost cry when I walked in the Hall of Flags during our first week of classes this semester. I have a lot of mixed emotions knowing this is my last semester at Fletcher. There’s sadness because I won’t have another academic year with such amazing individuals, having important discussions with professors, and working along with staff. I do feel happy to know I will join the Fletcher network and I will have the privilege of working in the international field. Even though this is one of my last blogs, these next three more months will be one for the books.

After a rather tumultuous yet rewarding trip back home to India, I am excited about the spring 2022 semester and all the impending changes including internship applications, conferences, and the opportunity to conduct research. Fall 2021 was an intense semester and juggling multiple roles was a task, as any Fletcher classmate can attest.

A busy Fall semester and a couple of snowstorms later, I am back! Although blue from the January weather, and dreaming of June already, this semester is bittersweet – it is my last one at Fletcher!

I am so happy to be at this point in my journey at the Fletcher school. Although my Fall semester this academic year was my busiest semester at Fletcher so far, it was extremely fulfilling.

Hello all! It is hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that I am already a fourth of the way through graduate school. My first semester at Fletcher was full of long nights studying, exploring a new city, making incredible friends and asking myself the dreaded “what am I going to do after graduation?” question. After one semester I can say that the fuzzy picture of what I want to do is getting clearer, but isn’t in full focus yet. I am excited to see how another semester sharpens that picture for me. As I head into my second semester, I wanted to take a moment and share with you some of my favorite memories from last semester.

It’s time to check in with our student bloggers as they begin their spring semester. We’ll start with Emma, who covered a lot of academic, professional, and geographic ground during the fall