@EconPop During my time at NSU(the initial school I was at) I had been majoring in chemistry. I chose this major since the school had the most resources in STEM. Throughout my first year however, I realized that STEM was not for me and was confident in this when I was a part of the service trip. The trip to Quetzaltenango was during spring break(right before COVID-19). I actually stayed with local host families so I was fully immersed in Guatemalan culture. Regardless, the trip was focused on building stoves, chicken coops and educating children on how to maintain hygiene. If anything I believe every student should try and gain international exposure because this experience was enlightening. I knew that Guatemala was a third world country, but I didn’t truly understand how different their lifestyle would be compared to an average American.
Coming back to the States I knew that I wanted to enter public service. Fortunately when I was a senior in high school I actually applied to GW so that’s how I knew of the school. But before I don’t think I was mature enough yet to have been accepted. GW was the only school that I wanted to transfer to for numerous reasons: Elliott is ranked #7 in the country for international affairs, the unparalleled resources and networking, and location.