The Michael Polanyi College at Universidad Francisco Marroquin is a 4 year liberal arts program which allows students to design their education and explore their interests. The first year is known as bookcamp and consists of Socratic dialogues around the great texts. The second through fourth years are known as the fellowship, and this is where students design their courses and work with mentors to develop the skillsets needed for their area of interest. The program culminates in what is known as the Great Work, which is a project in which the student defends their concentration and proves everything they learned in the four years.

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I knew I wanted to steer the direction of my degree towards sailing since before I applied to the program, but it took many designs and re-designs before getting to its final form. The experiences I went through while studying helped shape what I wanted to do and in turn that helped shape the way my degree was constructed. It is a program that allowed me to sail and work while studying full time, in which all areas complemented each other and aligned themselves with my statement of purpose.