Katy, Business Fellow
Marketing at Brooklyn College, Class of 2023
I am a first-generation college student. My parents came to the United States from China.
They have both sacrificed a lot and work hard every day to support our family. They raised me to be who I am, and
I couldn’t be more thankful and proud of that. My parents are my biggest motivation. I want to make them proud by
working towards a stable career, so they can take a step back to relax. I am driven to succeed and accomplish my goals
through challenges that I will face throughout my journey, because at the end of the day it will be worth it.
To do that, I always think positive and believe in myself – to trust the process. This is the reason why I
wanted to join Diverse Influencers as a Business Fellow. Learning through workshops, completing projects, enhancing skills,
and having a mentor and other people that I will meet here to support and guide me is what attracted me to the organization.
I am currently a sophomore at Brooklyn College planning to major in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing.
When I first entered college, I thought of majoring in Education because I enjoy working with kids. Previously, I was a counselor
for students at a public-school during afterschool and summer for 3 years. As much as I loved working with kids, I realized that
being a teacher is not what I wanted to pursue. That is when I decided that a job in the business field is what I wanted to go for.
I love interacting and working together with people, thinking creatively, solving problems, and analyzing data. I took a couple of
business courses to see which one interested me the most. The moment I took marketing class, it intrigued me enough to fully pursue it.
However, I am open to other opportunities because this I always seek to learn new skills. Aside from school and work, I like to hang out
with my friends and family, travel, do outdoor activities, play volleyball, and watch Netflix.
