Under 30: Lauren Gist

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Age: 25  //
Occupation: Account Executive, iHeart Media  //
Major at GC: Marketing Minor: Management

Tell me a little bit about why you came to Georgia College.
It’s kind of funny, I had already picked another school and I thought I was going somewhere else. When I got my acceptance letter from Georgia College I hadn’t even been to visit yet, but after I got the letter, I came down and visited and fell in love with the campus. I loved the small town feel of it, how intimate it was—everything about the atmosphere was really appealing to me and not as overwhelming as some of the bigger schools. The smaller class sizes were a selling point. Being able to have those relationships with your professors where you’re not in class in an auditorium was great. 

Do you have a favorite memory from your time at GC?
The year that my Kappa Delta pledge sister and good friend won Homecoming queen – that was pretty awesome.
The other is actually graduation, which a lot of people might tell you is their worst memory from that year because it was practically monsooning outside. It was the worst weather ever, but I was really happy because my family and my friends stuck it out. People were sitting through pouring down rain for that, so I was pretty proud. That’s something that is going to stay in my mind forever.

What was your journey like post-grad?
Right after college I did a 6-month internship at Northside Hospital in Atlanta and I was in their marketing department doing copywriting and things more on the creative side. I was itching to get out of Atlanta and try something new, change the scenery, get out on my own, so I starting applying to jobs in some places that aren’t too far away, but just ...

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