12/27/2022 0 Comments Layouteditor intlst![]() ![]() My love of both political science and business left me torn between two disciplines, but my decision to double major has allowed me to thoroughly understand both areas and to develop my own connections between the two. ![]() I took Financial Accounting that summer and fell in love with accounting. The course helped me to realize that someone with my background in political science had the capacity to excel in business and could oversee activities and understand regulations in a way that many cannot. My passion for political philosophy and ethics led me to take Business Ethics. I realized that I shouldn’t force a career and went back to my political science track. I took Chemistry 111 and had an incredibly difficult time in it despite my professor’s outstanding help. I became worried that I wouldn’t be able to find a career in those areas and thought that my passion for helping my patients at the clinic meant that a career as a doctor would be suitable for me. At first, I was incredibly interested in international studies and political science. I’ve gone through a few phases during my time at Rhodes. Choosing a liberal arts school was one of the best decisions I’ve made. With renowned newspapers going bankrupt in record numbers, I realized that I needed to explore other areas of study to both develop a specialty area for journalism and to find an alternate career path that I was passionate about in case journalism didn’t work out. How have you changed since beginning your studies at Rhodes College?Īlthough I had a strong passion for journalism in high school, I knew early on that I needed the liberal arts environment that Rhodes provided in order to thrive. I attended that summer and took poetry classes (although I can say with confidence that I have only written two halfway-decent poems in my life), and fell in love with the breathtaking campus. My mother, a former teacher, always encouraged academic activities and was thrilled at my interest in the program. When I was a sophomore in high school, I heard about a summer writing program at Rhodes simply by chance. Tell the story of how you got to Rhodes College. Academic interests/passions: Political Philosophy, Accounting, Law, and SpanishĮxtracurricular activities: Editor-in-Chief of the Sou’Wester, Medical Interpreter volunteer (for Spanish) at Compassion Neighborhood Clinic, Memphis Consulting Group intern, and waitress at Bangkok Alley ![]()
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