Like many arriving on a college campus, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I chose my classes with the finesse of paint splatter. Art history here, biology there, and of course, Econ 101. When I first left home, my father told me that college was for learning how to learn, and that I could do anything I set my mind to.
Luckily, I was quickly disabused of that nonsense.
Duke is known for its competitive environment, academic and pre-professional. From Perkins to B.C. Plaza, you’ll find drones in suits, laptops opened to LinkedUp and whispers of first-round interview invites. It’s truly hard to escape. The campus consensus is clear: Join an illustrious firm or get your master’s degree trying. Before I knew it, I too joined in the corporate hustle…