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nuevayor

Wow, sounds like you have so much figured out already (way more than I did at that point)! I think the best advice would be not to pigeon-hole yourself into anything. My first two years of college were spent at University of California, Santa Cruz as the ever-dreaded “Undecided” major (yes, a capital U). I honestly didn’t know what I wanted to be, and that’s not a bad thing! Turns out the reason I didn’t know is because what I was passionate about wasn’t offered at that school. While home for the summer between my sophomore and junior year I took an internship at a jewelry company. I had to do everything from help assemble parts to email potential stores to see if they were interested in the line or even get in touch with PR departments at magazines. It was the first time I felt so engaged and excited about what I was doing. That was the first time I realized I could do for a living something I was actually passionate about and loved. By the end of the summer, I decided to take the plunge and leave California for my new home in New York studying fashion merchandising and haven’t looked back since.

-Samantha, ModCloth Buyer