About Alicia Draper
Posts by Alicia Draper
Acquiring Technical Skills
On April 18, 2019
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On March 30th, I had the opportunity to participate in the Women’s Stock Pitch & Leadership Summit at William & Mary’s Mason School of
My Scholarship Story
On January 30, 2019
![President Rowe poses with two scholarship recipients](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rowe-photo-280x190.jpeg)
I was asked to speak at a Scholarship Luncheon during Homecoming Weekend where both donors and scholarship recipients would hear my unique story. Why
An Ode to Finals Season
On December 14, 2018
![Drawing of a horse with labels of start of semester, end of semester and finals, where the quality of the drawing decreases as you move from start to finals](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_1482-280x190.jpg)
Tis’ the season, finals season. Inside Swemromas, awaiting my vanilla chai tea latte, I overheard a party of two catching up. One shared how
Camp Kesem at William & Mary!
On November 19, 2018
![cartoon caterpillar with text of "camp kesem at William & Mary"](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/campkesem-225x190.png)
It’s easy to find overachieving students at William & Mary. Literally point in any direction and you’re bound to locate a few. Overachieving college
William & Mary’s Global Film Festival
On November 19, 2018
![Students pose for a picture during William and Mary's Global Film Festival](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_2675-280x190.jpg)
Last year, I interned for William & Mary’s own Global Film Festival. No, I’m not a film & media studies major, and ironically, I
A Look Inside: International Freshman Advantage Program
On August 23, 2018
![Students pose for a selfie](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/526eb0ff-b412-4ee1-9f28-dffef7050588-280x190.jpg)
The first two weeks of my summer vacation consisted of business professional outfit shopping to prepare for my internship, and countless dinner dates with
How To Land A Summer Internship
On August 7, 2018
![Alicia and fellow interns at Oppenheimer &Co. Inc.](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_5617-280x190.jpg)
Sorry that this title is a little (edit: extremely) misleading. If you’re here to get a summer internship, I can tell you now you’re
Commencement from the Eyes of a Volunteer
On May 14, 2018
![Women smiles posing for picture in the front seat of a white golf cart](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6A6DF375-A132-4DA0-B843-670E4411B347-280x190.jpeg)
For the past year and a half, I have whipped in a golf cart across campus as an employee for Student Accessibility Services to
Students ‘Branch Out’ to Baltimore
On March 12, 2018
![10 W&M students on a "Branch Out Alternative Breaks" trip pose in front of Paul's Place in Baltimore, MD](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_2886-e1520699904446-280x190.jpg)
How did you spend Spring Break 2018? Although, a getaway is not a mandatory component of this week-long holiday, it appears that many take