>> So I chose to go to Penn State.
It was actually the only school I applied to.
I grew up in State College, Pennsylvania.
Throughout college I, right away from my freshman year,
got involved in different activities.
And like I said, that is really what shaped my time at Penn State, between what I was learning
in these different organizations and activities, and also the friends I made.
And one thing that I did, the summer between my junior and senior year of college,
was get involved with the Penn State Washington Program.
It's a program through the College of Communications where basically you apply
and interview just this one time, and then they take your resume and disperse it
to different organizations and businesses throughout Washington D.C.,
to hook you up with an internship.
And through that, I was paired with the Starlight Children's Foundation.
And so I interned with them.
Absolutely loved my summer in D.C. and working with them.
A lot of days they would come at 5 o'clock and be like, "The interns need to go at 5.
You need to leave now Kaitlyn."
But when just are loving what you do, it doesn't feel like work.
So then through that was offered a full time position
when I would graduate the following May.
And I decided to stay involved.
To me it seemed silly to be there every day for a summer,
disappear for 6 to 9 months, and then come back on full time.
So I worked part time remotely from State College throughout my senior year.
And I'm fortunate that the organization was open and flexible to that.
And I think that really helps, staying connected and staying involved.