-: So my experiences at UT were fantastic.
I loved every second of being here on this campus.
I got heavily involved my very first year on campus
in student organizations,
and I think school was always important to me,
and I was never putting that on the back burner in any way.
That was definitely important,
but I wasn't 100% always focused
on the education and studying nonstop.
I was focused on also getting,
making sure that I was doing the social things,
making sure that I was enjoying the experience
and being able to build a well-rounded individual,
instead of somebody who just knows,
word for word, every line out of their textbook,
and I got involved with, like I said,
multiple organizations.
I was in Greek life.
I took a job at the student rec center,
and I got promoted there a couple times,
and was assisting with day-to-day operations there,
and overseeing a bunch of staff there.
So I think that that definitely helped prepare me
for the role that I'm in today
and gave me a lot of opportunity,
and that's kind of what I was talking about
with the willing to take a lower paycheck.
I didn't make the best money while I was there,
but that gave me experiences
that I would've never been able to get anywhere else.