Network, volunteer, and write as much as you can:

"I would encourage students to network with business professionals if they are interested in a job immediately upon graduation or networking with admission professionals, current graduate students and Millsaps professors for guidance with graduate schools."

"Seek out interesting volunteer experiences. My work at an AIDS hospice in Jackson, at a Domestic Violence Hotline in North Carolina, and volunteering to write social biographies for death row inmates proved to be invaluable interview fodder."

"Write, write, and write more. Write for the Purple and White. Write for journals. Write for department newsletters. Volunteer to write at your church or for a local nonprofit."

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