Informational Interview with Professor Wilconsin (Political Science)

With any decision we make in our lives we always look for help, for guidance whether it is personal or professional. No matter how old you get and no matter how much you think you know everything you don’t.

Making a choice that stays with you for the rest of your life is not an easy one especially when you know that you have an endless number of options. I am at the point where even the smallest bit of advice is like gold.

It’s always good to seek advice from others especially people who share a common interest with you. I interviewed professor Wilconsin and after talking to her I have a whole new view on what it’s like to change your career.

Professor Wilconsin is a professor here at Kingsborough. She teaches American Politics, Government, Constitutional Law, Political Science and many other subjects. But the best part is that’s not what she originally had in mind when she started. She originally wanted to become a nurse and it was a rising career at that time. She worked in hospitals and clinic as a nurse. She went up to her masters in that field. But eventually as time went by many people came into the field and there was a lot of competition. So she shifted into another field without losing interest in the field she originally worked for. She shifted from being a student at med student to becoming a law student. She focuses on cases that are related to medical issues.

The best advice she had for me was that to know what you want to do if ever anything happens just be prepared and never lose hope.

- Sarah

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