Sophia Gadsden on the importance of community

Having graduated from Lasell University with a degree in creative advertising, Sophia is now studying for her M.A. at Lasell in integrated marketing communications. She has also accepted a full-time offer as a wholesale marketing coordinator at Clarks’ Boston offices.

“Being at a boarding school helped me navigate so much and learn about living away from home—skills I didn’t think I was going to take on at high school,” Sophia says. “The teachers and faculty take you on as family. I was never seen as another number. Everyone knew who I was.”

Sophia knew she wanted to replicate that tight-knit community in college, and worked closely with us to apply for the right ones.

“I felt like I had an extra set of hands with me throughout the whole process,” she says. “At college, I knew for me to stay organized, I had to stay busy, so outlining a schedule right off the bat of my freshman year helped so much.”

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