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Advice from Terry Alumni

For anyone looking for advice about life, college, career development, or how to better yourself, here are some wonderful pieces of advice from some Terry Foundation Alumni: Be bold Research careers Find mentors Connect personally Find your passion Fighter’s mentality is realizing that someone is training to beat you The path you should be on will become clear Embrace uncertainty Life is a matter of stepping stones, not a ladder Use college to build you tool chest Internship experience is better than classroom experience Set long term, objective goals School teaches you how to accomplish short term goals Always be learning Learn office culture Take people up on their offers Set high, realistic goals for yourself and not for other people – provides for a better perspective on yourself Go to your professors’ office hours Invest in personal relationships Think of educational loans as an investment, weigh the cost and benefits Prestigious univer...