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Dance taught me more than I can express. I learned how to carry myself and read a room. I learned how to express my truth and stand for what I believe in, and how to communicate that to others impactfully. I know these skills will transfer into my professional career for the rest of my life. Neuroscience taught me how to be a critical thinker and showed me that I too can influence the scientific advances of tomorrow which I hope to begin to do through marketing and communications.

I wanted to find a career path that allowed me to apply both of my majors, math, and computer science. I became interested in machine learning/AI because it was a field that included both software development from computer science while also using logic, calculations, and critical thinking skills that I have learned in the math department. Both of these majors challenged me with intense problem-solving tasks time and time again, which will be helpful in the machine learning/AI field.

My coursework in issues related to political polarization and national security first brought me to the study of disinformation and extremism through several internships with the Center on Terrorism Extremism, and Counterterrorism out at MIIS which piqued my interest in these issues. I continued to dive into these issues in various courses across departments (Political Communication, Anthropology of Development, etc.) and ultimately completed a senior thesis studying QAnon, one of the most virulent online extremist movements, and their disinformation campaigns.

My coursework in the International Politics and Economics (IP&E) major, the History minor, and elective classes in American politics taught me both the importance of strong communication skills and furthered my passion for government’s important role in a strong democracy. At Middlebury, I was put into rooms with professors and classmates who shared values and passions for this work and inspired me to pursue roles in this field.

Middlebury’s economics major is well-diversified and this lends far in developing different skill-sets best suited for a range of jobs. My ECON major allowed me critical thinking and analytical skills, and quantitive (yes, Regression helps…) and qualitative skills alike. Outside of obviously relevant learning about the economy, business cycles, and how different central banks and firms react to such situations, it is the overall thinking and skillset that the ECON major that influenced my professional development most.

Quite frankly, most Middlebury majors hone useful ways of problem-solving and nimble skillsets. If anything, my diverse coursework at the College has taught me more than the ECON major alone ever could have; that finance jobs necessitate an economics major is nothing but a myth.

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Where Middlebury Graduates Go

With a solid liberal arts grounding in essential skills like critical thinking, creative problem solving, and self-expression, plus the confidence that comes from internships and other experiences outside the classroom, you’ll graduate from Middlebury prepared for a rewarding future. Data gathered from Class of 2021 surveyed six months after graduation. Download a PDF of this data here.

Top Career Fields

18% financial services
13% consulting
11% science and health care
11% arts, media, and communications
11% education

9% government, law, and policy
8% technology
7% environment, energy, and agriculture
4% social impact

Please note percentages do not reflect industry overlap (e.g., environmental law, social impact investing, etc.)

Jobs and Internships

Together, Middlebury College alumni and friends provide current students and recent graduates with numerous networking opportunities.

110 info sessions with employers

25000 opportunities in our online database

$675000 of summer internship funding

5200 alumni mentoring volunteers on Midd2Midd

75% students have had at least one internship by graduation

Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship now accepting applications

August 17, 2022 | by Timothy Mosehauer

The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program is now accepting applications to the 2023 Fellowship. The application deadline for the 2023 Fellowship is September 29, 2022. Interested in a career serving U.S. interests abroad? If so, the Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship offers a unique opportunity to promote positive change in the world. […]
For Recent Graduates – Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance seeks Research Associate

August 15, 2022 | by Ursula Olender

The Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Law School (the “Program”) seeks to foster research and scholarship about corporate governance and facilitate discourse in this field among academics, practitioners, and policymakers. The Program has an entry-level opportunity for a Research Associate. The position is designed for recent college graduates who consider proceeding subsequently to professional […]
New Political Jobs and Internships Site

August 12, 2022 | by Timothy Mosehauer

PoliCorner is a mission-driven, non-partisan job site striving to make politics more accessible by expanding internship, job, and freelance opportunities for the public. As a one-stop political platform, PoliCorner brings together passionate political job seekers, the industry’s leading employers, and political freelancers all in one place. Check it out today here: https://policorner.org/

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