The Career Explorations program is a class that I will never regret taking. 

For me, the Career Program was a way for me to find myself and explore the different career paths I thought I wanted to go on. 

When I walked into Notre Dame, I had this vision for myself. I was going to go to cosmetology school, then I was going to be an athletic trainer, then I finally settled on the fact that I wanted to do something in business. 

So that takes me to where I am today with the help of Mr. Christian Dory. 

I had talked to him about my interest in real estate, and for the majority of junior year, he looked for an apprenticeship for me. 

By the end of the first semester senior year, I was set to work at Starry Reality in DePere.

Being there and experiencing what it was like to be a realtor on a daily basis and getting an understanding of the duties they perform that are deeper than what I would see on Reality TV shows made me very confident in my choice to pursue real estate upon graduation. 

I had the opportunity to enroll in a Real Estate Licensing course through Shorewest Realtors in January, where I completed the three-week in-person course at Shorewest Realtors. 

I learned so much about the ins and outs of the license and all the laws and rules I will need to follow to be ethical.

Something fascinating I learned that I would’ve never guessed a licensee would have to do, but now that I do it makes sense, is to disclose that they are a licensed realtor when they are in the process of purchasing their own home.

Upon the completion of the course, I took my exam, which was much easier than I thought it would be. I was really close to passing it on my first try, but I didn’t make it. 

I recommend that incoming students and soon-to-be sophomores enroll in the Career Explorations Program if they are unsure about what they want to do with their future. While in the class we don’t just explore different careers, hear from guest speakers, and take field trips, we also dive into our own values and morals, which are important as people enter into the workforce. 

I leave NDA with the thought I never thought was a possibility. As a high school senior I was four points away from obtaining a Wisconsin Realtors License. That was a dream for when I graduated from college, but I made it a reality three months away from graduation.

Being in PPS forced me to dive into the thoughts of what was next and made me make a choice for my own future other than the surface-level question of “What do you want to do in the future?”