 The most important thing that I have gained from the JSI at Michigan was turning one of my weaknesses into my strength. Coming into the program, I didn't think I was the most confident in my quantitative abilities, but being at the Ford School and during the JSI program, I was around individuals who came from different areas academically in their backgrounds as well as being surrounded by the five professionals who had not only the patience but the knowledge to instill upon me a sense of confidence for me to turn my weakness into a strength. PPIA has benefited me in a lot of ways. It's allowed me to meet a lot of people from different walks of life, consider careers and trainings that I wouldn't have gone to otherwise. So for example, in the past few years, I've attended a lot of political campaign trainings and whether or not I actually run for office is another issue, but at least now I know that I have the skills to do that if I choose to. PPIA is exclusive but in a very good way. The people who are in PPIA who have done PPIA historically want to be of service and want to help the folks who are coming down the line. Being a member has its perks, has its benefits and I would definitely encourage anybody to apply to this program. The PPIA program changed my life, it changed what I was, you know, what I intended to do after school. I was thinking to be a lawyer and a policy just made a lot more sense. You can do a lot more outside the courtroom in terms of crafting policy and thinking about how people can be included in the decision making process throughout government and have sort of like a more transparent policy making process. From my time at Michigan I gained a friend group that remained with me to this day, friends that I will have for the rest of my life. I gained a professional network that has helped carry me through my undergraduate career into my early professional career and now grad school. And I've gained a new understanding of public policy and what it means to work in this field. The following grad school I'm weighing a number of options. I'm thinking about pursuing more education specifically in education policy. I'm also thinking about consultancy, getting a job. So being a PPIA, kind of, aside from the academics, gives you a greater context as to what's out there for you and the educational component, you can kind of specialise whatever you want to be a member of the PPIA program. So after graduation I would love to work at a university because my past so far has been diversity in higher education. I would love to work in the admissions office or diversity equity and inclusion office at a university. So after grad school I'd like to pursue a career in looking at transportation policy. Specifically thinking about how public transportation is something that many communities around the country don't have access to. And I think I'm really interested also in public and private partnerships and how we can leverage assets that already exist to be able basically to proliferate access for the communities that are depending on transportation. I know that I might either work domestically or internationally. So right now I'm trying to balance it to and find where I fit in best because I've learned a lot about myself through PPIA and also through my time at the Ford School. Now now what I look for in a career and I know that it's going to take a while to find the best fit but I know that I'm well prepared for it.