Following my surgery, I advised the company I was supposed to intern with that I would not be able to participate due to a summer full of physical therapy and the commute to downtown Atlanta. This was hard because I knew that I had to come up with a new plan. A few days later, an insurance company spoke gave a presentation to my sales class about potential career opportunities. Luckily, I had a copy of my resume in my bag and gave it to the associate after the presentation. Three weeks later, I accepted a job with them as a summer intern handling car insurance claims. I was able to manage hours that would keep me full time, and still be able to complete my physical therapy. This was a significant moment that ties everything together in my college experience. A few days after the presentation from the insurance company looking for claims adjusters, another insurance company spoke to my class. This time, the presentation revolved around business to business sales, as well as informatio...
Losing the national championship game was hard for me. As an extremely competitive person, I was very disappointed. But like everything else that has happened to me, I used this as a learning experience. After going through a great deal of adversity I began to realize that the importance of tough situations is about how one responds to them. A few weeks after losing the championship game, we were back into off-season training. I was determined to be the best version of myself physically and mentally for the second semester of my junior year, which would allow me to head into my summer internship with momentum. I was once again feeling on top of the world, until something stripped it away in seconds. One cold February morning at a 5:30am team run I tore my ACL and meniscus for the second time in my life. This was a tough time for me because I knew I was going to have to miss my senior season, and not be able to spend my summer in Atlanta working due to physical therapy. I was o...