This weekend, I attended the Sophomore Brunch. This gave me the opportunity to network with alumni in a more casual setting than most of the networking I have done previously. I sat at a table with three different alumni working in all different fields. I learned about what they did and how they got there and it truly showed that the major you choose in college does not define your job for the rest of your career. I had recently been contemplating whether or not I wanted to double major because I did not see it having a close connection to what I want to do in the future. But, listening to them speak, I realized that if I enjoy learning about it, then I should pursue it and not worry about whether it will help me in the future. Having this conversation with the alumni also helped me to realize that networking is not as stressful as I have made it seem. This has inspired me to reach out to more alumni and think of networking as a more casual event than a formal thing I have previously thought. After this brunch I have made it my goal to reach out to more alumni to learn about what they do and ask them for advice on how to reach my future goals.
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