My time at Carolina was full of unforgettable memories and impeccable opportunities. Playing flag football with my
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friends was an activity that provided me with some of my favorite times spent on campus. While I played a sport I love during my time here, I will get a chance to work for the sport I love after graduation thanks to the opportunities South Carolina has afforded me. Upon graduation in December, I plan on pursuing a job within the marketing or public relations departments of the
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Colin had many of his best (and most painful!) memories out on the rugby pitch behind the Strom.
Houston Texans NFL franchise. The prospect of working in the
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National Football League has always been a goal of mine, and I
Kyle sports his Texans T-shirt to represent his time working for the franchise.
have Carolina to thank for allowing this to happen. On one of the final days of the past spring semester, a large tour group was passing me by on the Horseshoe. I originally laughed to myself, remembering the days I spent here as a high school student
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touring the campus for the first time. But then I wished for every touring student’s sake that they would choose to attend South Carolina, because I knew if they did so that it would be the best Finally in my last weeks of my undergraduate career, I find myself often looking back on the past four years here. I’ve had so many great experiences and I’ve learned so much — but not too much. From goofing off with the rest of Maxcy College freshman year to burying myself in the library alongside my or-
four years of their lives. Kyle plans to pursue a career in an NFL public relations department, preferably with the Texans.
ganic chemistry class, I grew to embrace that the defining aspect of my university experience here would be community. I found an amazing outlet for my energy and a way to express my pride in USC in the rugby team. That sport can make real men out of soft freshman boys, and the respect and camaraderie that binds everyone so unfortunate as to have been through a game of rugby is something I truly treasure. With my church family at the Methodist Student Network, I’ve been able to see and do so many amazing things, and the work we do has taken me to places as familiar as the neighborhoods of Columbia to the hurricaneravaged communities around New Orleans and as far as Peru, Guatemala and El Salvador. This is where I really grew to know myself and understand what I wanted to be able to do with my life, motivating me through the rough patches of getting my degree.
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scholars and finalists served as site leaders for this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.
Colin will pursue his medical degree at the Medical University of South Carolina.
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