Sterling Clay landed his dream job. Thanks to his diligence studying in the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce, he’ll start his professional life as a technology consulting analyst with Accenture Federal Services, come graduation this spring. Yet it wasn’t all that long ago when he was struggling to find his way – a difficult period during which Clay says UVA wasn’t on his radar.
“Even as a transfer student, I’ve had ample opportunities to get involved,” he said. In his two years at UVA, he served as a student ambassador, a transfer mentor and a research and teaching assistant under professor Paul Seaborn, whom Clay acknowledged for helping him navigate the challenges of being a transfer student and pursuing his future in consulting.
Additionally, the IT & Management student served as program director for Madison House’s Creating Assets, Savings & Hope program, which trains undergrads to become volunteer income tax assistants.
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