About Me

Hello beautiful!

My name is Heather Wilson and I’m an overwhelmed-underpaid college student. This being said, I’ll explain in a bit more in detail to help you understand me more completely.

I’m an undergraduate student at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash., studying communication. My specific interest is in public relations, which is my emphasis. Originally I came to study drama. That fell flat when the department was cut from the university, that’s when I became a communication major, with a minor in drama.

Now, you might be asking yourself, “How does she pay for this wonderful education?” Well, that’s a good question. With three sisters at home I didn’t expect my single father to contribute too much to my education. I paved my own way. The second semester of my freshman year I became a resident assistant (RA). This occupation paid room and board, and with the help of student loans I was doing alright. But by my sophomore year I was shopping around for other ways to finance my life choice to go to college. I applied for an interdepartmental promotion and became, drum roll please, an assistant hall director (AHD) at WSU. I received a stipend and was lessening my student loan debt.

As we all know this couldn’t pay for it all, so in the summers I worked where I could. One year as a summer RA, another I spent working back at my old high school gig, as a car hop for Sonic Drive-In. This last summer I landed the most fruitful job yet being an orientation counselor for the university. I welcomed new students and was able to stay in Pullman for the whole summer.

But experience trumps money, or at least that’s what everyone says about the job market these days. I thought it due time to search for an internship. For my senior year I was hired as a marketing intern for the marketing department for University Recreation at WSU! I receive credit and am paid for my work.

My senior year of college proves to be a crazy ride, but it’s nothing a spunky women like me can’t handle! There’s just one thing I’m worried about, LIFE AFTER GRADUATION!