>> One of the things I did not do
that I probably should've done was do an internship here over the summer.
I think, at least at Pomona, I know they try and really advocate for that
and provide opportunities for students to do it,
and I know there are various summer programs and study abroad programs in DC.
So I would take advantage of those.
I think it's really, it's just a great time,
because you're around so many other people that are doing the same thing.
You meet great people.
You make great contacts.
You get a lot of exposure to how government works, and it really gives you a leg
up when you want to go do that after you graduate school,
and I think the other thing is just to be really, really willing to start
from the bottom up, because there's a lot of opportunity there to show the quality
of your work, the quality of your character, and also to learn a lot
because you'd be surprised how much you learn when you're just making a binder for someone.
There's a lot you can learn just from doing that and seeing how they like their thing
and how they're organized and how they get prepared for a meeting and then how
that meeting goes, and then how you read about that meeting in the news the next day.
So it's interesting.
You know, it might be frustrating to a certain degree, but at the same time,
you get such exposure to some really crucial parts that you're reading about in the news.
It's kind of a cool thing and just being willing to take the chance and start at the bottom
and just work really hard, I think is the best advice I can give on that.