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Show AMP continued Continued from page 1 the trust and intimacy brought to the group meetings, which limits the amount of participants that are accepted. Any more than 12 in the group would change the dynamic and be difficult to facilitate, Payne said. This past fall, interested students were asked to submit a resume and cover letter to the Career Resource Center, and Payne and Steggell began their interview process shortly after. We tried to focus mainly on juniors and seniors because they are closer to finishing their degree, Payne said. We narrowed the initial pool into about half and then began meeting the stu- dents. Senior Justin said being accepted to the program has been positive to his college career. I saw the program as a networking opportunity, he said. A philosophy major, Justin was also looking for guidance to help with he also my confusion of occupation options. What found is how fulfilling it was to share his experiences with the rest of the group. As the oldest person in the AMP, he said he finds comfort in the fact that people that the struggles from my life can learn from me can be beneficial to someone else. Justin also relates to the career struggles the guest speakers often discuss in their Saturday sessions. No one has a perfect blueprint, and life is not a report card, he said. One door closing is another opening. |