Today is Tuesday. I have three days left at my internship at Dion Money Management. When this week is out I will be headed back to SMC for the start of my *gulp* senior year. Working at Dion has been a fulfilling and insightful experience that actually started last winter. Being my first experience in a professional position, I had to go through a lot of firsts in my time up until now. My first resume (thanks to Joel), my first cover letter (thanks to mom/dad) first denials (thanks to come companies I won't mention today), and most importantly, first interaction with the wonderful people at the Institutional Advancement Office. My summer would have never gotten off the ground if it weren't for that office on campus, in particular, Rit DiVenere. He provided me with contact information, access to fax machines and other materials, and some amazing conversation concerning my future. The best part about it; all for free.
Saint Mike's is not a four year college where, after getting a degree, you're on your own. There are TONS of opportunities provided to you for free to help you shape your future. It's merely a matter of contacting them. Before last February, I could never see myself going ALL THE WAY across Rt 15 to see people like Rit. Now, however, I realize that I should have been doing this sort of thing since my freshman year.
College may be a place to get an education, but it's what you do with that education that really matters. A degree is only a piece of paper if you're stuck unemployed. Places like the Institutional Advancement Office and people like Rit DiVenere are on campus to make sure that, when you graduate, you have something with some pay to go to. Hang that degree up with pride. Don't make it a $159,600 paper airplane.
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