GRADUATE TRACK: MEDICAL SCHOOL Name: Hannah Conway Age: 23 College/ Major & Minor: Notre Dame College, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology, Biology. How did you choose the college you attended, and what factors influenced that decision? I was actually settled on not going to college until I started to get offers to play college lacrosse. I chose Notre Dame College over another […]
Introducing P+S’s brand new sister site, MajorCrush.Org! A sleek, more streamlined way to view the inspiring women (and more) featured on Role Call and The Graduate. From college majors to career paths, you’ll find your Lady Inspiration for Life.
Browse a growing list of college majors, graduate programs and professional tracks – and keep checking back for more featured areas of focus.
Because every day is #WomanCrushWednesday.
Lauren is Pursuing an MA/PhD in Classics at UC Berkeley.
The Graduate is a new blog feature considering college majors, graduate school, and a look into career options beyond higher ed. To view a more comprehensive list of professional tracks and career paths, check out our sister site MajorCrush.org.
Name: Lauren Miller
College/ Major: Williams College ’15, Classics and Comparative Literature
Graduate School/ Program: UC Berkeley, Classics MA/PhD
June received her MBA from Harvard Business School.
The Graduate is a new blog feature considering college majors, graduate school, and a look into career options beyond higher ed. Are you a college or graduate student who wants to be featured next? Tweet us @PetalAndSass or email petalandsass@gmail.com for more information!
Name: June Odongo
College & Major: University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Computer Science
Graduate School & Program: Harvard University, Harvard Business School
Current Occupation: About to jump into entrepreneurship.
As early decision notices roll in this week for some, while others hit “submit”on their final applications, here is some great advice to incoming freshman from a few current college seniors. You can check out their full interviews via The Graduate. To view even more potential majors and career paths, visit our sister site MajorCrush.org.
Are you a young college or graduate student who wants to be featured next? Tweet us @PetalAndSass or email petalandsass@gmail.com for more information!
“If you get depressed, stressed out, or you’re just having some troubles with your roommate, go see a counselor. Your school likely provides counseling services for free. If you get so depressed you can’t function, it’s okay to take a break from school. Many schools allow you to take a break for personal reasons without having to reapply when you’re ready to go back.
Your college is likely full of specialized equipment and laboratories. After college, you can learn about art, philosophy, etc. in your spare time, but you’ll have a more difficult time teaching yourself chemistry. If you are interested in science, use the resources that you won’t have access to in just a few years and take a technical or scientific class.
Grades are important but not at all critical. Pay attention in class, communicate with your professors, think critically about what you’re being taught, but don’t sacrifice your physical or mental health for a grade.
If you are at a party, and it looks like someone might be trying to take advantage of a drunken person, do something about it. No “it’s not my problem” excuses. Furthermore, don’t take advantage of drunk people. Even Austin Powers knew that was wrong.
If you live in the dorms, leave your door open! Future friends will wander in like lost puppies.”
-Lauren Graham ’16, Speech Pathology at Southern Illinois University
Emily majors in Communications at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY
The Graduate is a new blog feature considering college majors, graduate school, and a look into career options beyond higher ed. Are you a college or graduate student who wants to be featured next? Tweet us @PetalAndSass or email petalandsass@gmail.com for more information!
Name: Emily Morley
College: Ithaca College, ’16
Major: Integrated Marketing and Communications
Sara Rahimi (right) is a PoliSci Major at Kenyon College.
The Graduate is a new blog feature considering college majors, graduate school, and a look into career options beyond higher ed. Are you a young college or graduate student who wants to be featured next? Tweet us @PetalAndSass or email petalandsass@gmail.com for more information!
Name: Sara Rahimi ’16
College: Kenyon College
Major: Political Science /Minors: Studio Art and Arabic
Lauren is a Senior at Southern Illinois University.
The Graduate is a new blog feature considering college majors, graduate school, and a look into career options beyond higher ed. Are you a young college or graduate student who wants to be featured next? Tweet us @PetalAndSass or email petalandsass@gmail.com for more information!
Name: Lauren Graham
College: Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville ’16
Major/Minor: Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
The Graduate is a new blog feature considering college majors, graduate school, and a look into career options beyond higher ed.
For the past decade, teens have consistently rated becoming a lawyer as one of their top career aspirations (following careers in medicine, education, and STEM fields). Careers in law are often depicted as sexy, whirlwind, detective style who-done-it professions- and probably just a bit over glamorized – in popular media today (except for you, Amal Clooney: swoon. Looking at you, SVU and Suits.) but what is a career in law really like, and what does it take to get there?
Should I go to law school? Is pre-law an undergrad requirement to get there? Is being a lawyer actually worth it? We reconnected with corporate lawyer and Role Call interviewee Erika Payne, JD, for some hard nosed advice about a highly sought after field. Here are her points to consider:
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