Hello, my name is Jess Bollinger and I am from Bedford, Virginia. I am double majoring in History and Political Science and have three minors: Psychology, Sociology and International Studies, with an emphasis in human rights.
On campus, I am a member of the Women’s Basketball Team, an Ambassador for the Admissions Office, and I work for the school’s groundskeeping crew. Next summer prior to my senior year, I plan on studying abroad in both Poland and Croatia to further my knowledge of the world, learn from a different perspective of the events of WWII, and to gain some Polish language skills.
I am still rather undecided on what I want to do after college, but for now, I would like to use my education to help better the world. I hope to go into the United Nations and work in the Humanitarian Aid department. I also plan on joining the Peace Corp once I graduate for a two-year term at the least.
In my free time I enjoy traveling, working out, learning new languages and cultures, advocating, exploring nature, watching Harry Potter, hanging out with friends, family, and of course the pets, and as weird as it sounds to some, I enjoy learning.
