Higher Education Interview

When deciding whom to interview for this paper I first thought about what area of higher education I wanted to learn more about. After thinking of a few different individuals I decided to interview Sabrina Tapps-Fee, a Senior Admission Counselor and Coordinator of the Tour Guide program for the University of Iowa. I decided to interview Sabrina, because admissions is an area of higher education that really interests me. I knew Sabrina had a long history working in admissions and I was interested in learning more about her experiences. To begin Sabrina provided me with background information on what led her to being an admission counselor. Similar to myself, she never really thought about a career in higher education. Sabrina explained to me that as a Student at Buena Vista University she was always focused on health sciences. In 2000 Sabrina graduated from Buena Vista University with a BA in exercise …show more content…
So I asked Sabrina what she has learned about herself along the way. She explained, that over the past fifteen years she has learned that she really enjoys helping people and that there are many different ways one person can help multiple people. She never expected to be a mentor, but she really enjoys knowing something she has said or completed goes onto impacting someone’s decision on where to attend college. She later went on to to say how the families and students she works with ultimately impact her as well. I relate to this statement because I think having a job where everything comes full circle is important. When I first became a tour guide I wanted to show students why the University of Iowa is an incredible place to attend college. After working as a tour guide for almost a year, I can confidently say that working with these families and answering their questions has reminded me why I decided to attend