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Financial Assistant Dystel & Goderich Literary Management Career Field : Finance Graduation Year : 2015 I think I always knew I was going to be an English major — even though I deviated for a semester into International Relations. Even beyond my love for reading and writing, studying English gave me the chance to explore
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Editorial Assistant Career Field : Publishing Graduation Year : 2014 I started at Geneseo knowing I wanted to study English literature, but with little direction as to what sort of career path I wanted to pursue. Through classes as well as taking advantage of other opportunities – several internships, tutoring at the Writing Learning Center,
4th Grade Teacher Career Field : Education Graduation Year : 2013 As a senior in high school looking for a strong interdisciplinary background in the liberal arts and sciences with a focus on English literature, taught by incredibly diverse faculty, I found Geneseo’s English department a natural fit. Over the course of my time as
Playwright Career Field : Arts Graduation Year : 2013 I entered Geneseo in 2009 with the plan to earn an English Literature degree, go on to get my Masters in teaching, and become a high school English teacher. When I graduated in 2013, I had earned a Theatre/English degree and am heading toward a Masters
Attorney Career Field : Law & Public Policy Graduation Year : 2004 I didn’t start at Geneseo planning to be an English major or a lawyer. In fact, I planned on being an orthodontist. But I liked reading, writing and analyzing. Scratch that, I loved it. So I took English course after English course, did
Assistant Hall Director for Living-Learning Communities University at Buffalo Career Field : Education Graduation Year : 2015 I decided to major in English because I have always had a true love of literature, been an avid reader, and wanted to explore these passions in an academically rigorous setting. Intentionally in my undergraduate career, I believed
Financial Services Assistant Career Field : Finance Graduation Year : 2011 Me? Work in finance? If someone had told me at graduation I would someday work in finance — and like it- — that would have been my response (with some laughter and perturbed facial expressions thrown in). After all, I was a writer! I was
PhD Student University of Missouri Career Field : Education Graduation Year : 2012 After Geneseo, I spent a year back on Long Island working in a small marketing firm, and applying to graduate schools. Marketing was not for me, and I really missed being in a classroom, so despite some gentle advice from some of
Entertainment Copy Editor Huffington Post Career Field : Media & Journalism Graduation Year : 2010 The best thing about Geneseo’s small size was the relative lack of intimidation I felt going to an information session for the Lamron, the student newspaper. I had little journalism experience at the time (definitely did not know what AP style
Executive Assistant/Social Worker Career Field : Social Impact & Community Service Graduation Year : 2008 To be honest, I declared a major in English because I like to read and write, figuring I would probably change majors at some point once I had a more firm career goal. That never happened, in part because I
