Class of 2021: Sterling Clay Has Learned to ‘Compete With Yourself, and Not Others’

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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