Hello everyone! My name is Sean Boyden, and I’m one of the Career Center Social
Media Interns for the 2014-2015 academic year. I’m a sophomore in the College
of Arts and Sciences, and according to Nicole, our supervisor, this makes me
the youngest Career Center blogger ever.
I’m excited to be back on campus again (although moving into
my 4th floor West triple was not fun, no matter how nice the
architecture is). I spent the summer in my hometown of Leominster,
Massachusetts, which was recently called the "Most Boring Place in Massachusetts".
Hometown pride, right? For the first 2 months of the summer, I interned at a
small animal hospital in a neighboring town, where I gained valuable experience
and learned a lot about veterinary medicine. I spent the rest of the summer
working full-time on a local farm, which, despite my small frame and noodly
arms, was a lot of fun.
This year, I hope to be sharing with you my personal
experiences as a young college student attempting to find a career and prepare
myself for life after graduation. So, I think it’s best to start with a little
background on myself. For most of my life, I was certain that I wanted to be a veterinarian,
and pursued it avidly through internships (like the one I mentioned above) and
extra-curricular activities dating back to middle school. However, since coming
to Tufts, my mind has exploded with possibilities. Like many of you, I have
dozens of ideas about the perfect career for me. Part of me earnestly wants to
pursue veterinary medicine, but some days I wake up wanting to go to (human) medical
school. Other days I think I’d make a fantastic history teacher, and sometimes
I just want to run back home and work on a farm for the rest of my life.
My aim for my blog posts is to reach out and connect with younger students who, like me, may not have a set idea for their career. Sophomore year is a crucial time to get oneself on a track for the rest of their life—we must choose a major, identify an academic adviser, and seriously search for internships, research opportunities, and other items to add to our resume. No pressure for a 19-year-old, right?
My aim for my blog posts is to reach out and connect with younger students who, like me, may not have a set idea for their career. Sophomore year is a crucial time to get oneself on a track for the rest of their life—we must choose a major, identify an academic adviser, and seriously search for internships, research opportunities, and other items to add to our resume. No pressure for a 19-year-old, right?
Hopefully I’ll be able to shed some light on the dark and
scary world of adulthood, or at the very least, ensure my classmates that
they’re not alone in utter confusion. So, here we go! I’m excited to get back to school, work
hard, try to overcome my social awkwardness, and maybe even find myself along
the way!
Stay tuned for my weekly blog posts, and good luck to everyone else on the start of another school year!
Stay tuned for my weekly blog posts, and good luck to everyone else on the start of another school year!
Class of 2017
