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2018 Blavin Scholars Graduate: Samantha

May 8, 2018

Samantha Newton
University of Michigan

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BlavinScholars.org: What degree(s) will you be receiving this spring?

Samantha: BA in Women’s Studies

BlavinScholars.org: What is your major and what inspired you to pursue that particular major?

Samantha: Womens Studies. Realizing how the knowledge learned in my classes is relevant and applicable to the world.

BlavinScholars.org: What are your short-term goals for after graduation?

Samantha: Attend doula classes and find a job or volunteer program at a doula clinic or with nurse-midwives.

BlavinScholars.org: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Samantha: Hopefully in a certified nurse-midwife program.

BlavinScholars.org: How have you grown as a person since first entering college?

Samantha: I’m more confident in figuring out the next steps towards a goal.

BlavinScholars.org: What excites you most about your future?

Samantha: Not having to write essays. The possibility of changing lives.

BlavinScholars.org: What advice about higher education and life, in general, would you give to high school students who have experienced foster care?

Samantha: Everything seems harder when you don’t have people to support you. Definitely try to find places where you can be yourself and receive emotional and educational support.

BlavinScholars.org: What advice would you offer to incoming Blavin Scholars?

Samantha: Use the resources offered. Email financial aid about everything.

BlavinScholars.org: What’s your biggest takeaway from your experience as a Blavin Scholar?

Samantha: This university is a huge place, the program helped it seem a little smaller.

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