Alishah Ishfaq
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It wasn't like that. So certainly ever since freshman year, I've been like building up to that level, right? Making sure that I'm part of activities on campus, you know, financial events that happen, you know, going on coffee chats, cold emailing people on LinkedIn. I'm just trying to learn as much as I can from books.
It wasn't like that. So certainly ever since freshman year, I've been like building up to that level, right? Making sure that I'm part of activities on campus, you know, financial events that happen, you know, going on coffee chats, cold emailing people on LinkedIn. I'm just trying to learn as much as I can from books.
It wasn't like that. So certainly ever since freshman year, I've been like building up to that level, right? Making sure that I'm part of activities on campus, you know, financial events that happen, you know, going on coffee chats, cold emailing people on LinkedIn. I'm just trying to learn as much as I can from books.
YouTube is one of the biggest resources I've used, especially because I'm a visual learner. So just watching a lot of these videos, reading books, also doing well in my academics, I think all of that certainly adds up and contributes. you know, help me land those internships.
YouTube is one of the biggest resources I've used, especially because I'm a visual learner. So just watching a lot of these videos, reading books, also doing well in my academics, I think all of that certainly adds up and contributes. you know, help me land those internships.
YouTube is one of the biggest resources I've used, especially because I'm a visual learner. So just watching a lot of these videos, reading books, also doing well in my academics, I think all of that certainly adds up and contributes. you know, help me land those internships.
Yes, so many. I've even got rejected for applications that I've applied to sophomore, freshman, and junior year. So it's just being persistent, not getting discouraged, keeping your eye on the prize, and every day waking up with a goal. you know, it's also important to have short-term and long-term goals, right? What are you doing on a daily basis? What is it that you have to achieve?
Yes, so many. I've even got rejected for applications that I've applied to sophomore, freshman, and junior year. So it's just being persistent, not getting discouraged, keeping your eye on the prize, and every day waking up with a goal. you know, it's also important to have short-term and long-term goals, right? What are you doing on a daily basis? What is it that you have to achieve?
Yes, so many. I've even got rejected for applications that I've applied to sophomore, freshman, and junior year. So it's just being persistent, not getting discouraged, keeping your eye on the prize, and every day waking up with a goal. you know, it's also important to have short-term and long-term goals, right? What are you doing on a daily basis? What is it that you have to achieve?
So I think also just being organized, like I have two, three planners. I have, you know, a Google calendar, a physical planner. So it takes a lot of hard work and, you know, there's days you're not going to feel like getting up, but It's important to, like, you know, have your goal in mind and just putting your emotions aside. And, you know, it's OK. We all have bad days.
So I think also just being organized, like I have two, three planners. I have, you know, a Google calendar, a physical planner. So it takes a lot of hard work and, you know, there's days you're not going to feel like getting up, but It's important to, like, you know, have your goal in mind and just putting your emotions aside. And, you know, it's OK. We all have bad days.
So I think also just being organized, like I have two, three planners. I have, you know, a Google calendar, a physical planner. So it takes a lot of hard work and, you know, there's days you're not going to feel like getting up, but It's important to, like, you know, have your goal in mind and just putting your emotions aside. And, you know, it's OK. We all have bad days.
And it's important to also get help and have people. I call it the board of directors, your board of directors, people that you can reach out to and know that they're going to be there on your side.
And it's important to also get help and have people. I call it the board of directors, your board of directors, people that you can reach out to and know that they're going to be there on your side.
And it's important to also get help and have people. I call it the board of directors, your board of directors, people that you can reach out to and know that they're going to be there on your side.