"CSA was the right fit for me because I had a style of learning that I don't think would have fit in with a "traditional" environment. Project-based learning and the CSA culture in general not only helped me to prepare for projects and group work in college/graduate school, but it helped bring me out of my shell, and connected me with friends and teachers I still keep in touch with to this day. The hands-on, practical applications combined with a smaller environment where teachers could dedicate more individualized, intentional time to us as students was exactly what I was looking for."