Last week, we had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with Julie Nickerson, a Junior at Simmons College. Nickerson is currently pursuing a double major in Business Management as well as Public Relations, Marketing & Communications and a minor in health care management at Simmons. Nickerson has built her career over a variety of roles ranging from interning at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts last summer, to currently working for Simmons College as a Student Worker in the Academic Programs Office. We wanted to get to know Nickerson more, so we asked her a couple of questions regarding her college decision and life post-graduation: Where did you grow up?
Answer: I grew up in Hingham Massachusetts, where I have lived for
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I applied to Bentley, University of New Hampshire, and some schools in California. However, applying to California schools, I knew in the back of my mind that I would never travel that far away from home. Boston was where I knew I wanted to be,
4. Where do you see yourself after graduation? In Boston?
Answer: Yes, I defiantly see myself post graduation in Boston. That being said, I love to travel. I think that there is something to be said for learning about the places you’re from and the places you can see and visit. I have been to 19 countries in the past 21 years and would love to continue exploring.
5. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Answer: In 10 years I want to be settled down with a family of my own. I want to find the balance between being a mom and a career woman. Now, I realize that there is a way that I can have both and that I can have it all. Essentially, I believe that it’s (life’s) an outlook, you have to have a particular one to get where you want to be in life. I want to be the kind of mother that can provide for my children, family, and career.
We thanked Nickerson for her time and wished her the best of luck in entering her final year at Simmons College. We know she will do amazing things in whatever career she