I came to the U.S. from Dubai UAE to
pursue my undergrad here at Eller. I
think the biggest challenge was moving
over 8,000 miles, halfway across the
world, to come to a place where I didn't
know anybody. I didn't have any friends
and I didn't really have anyone to talk
to. And I think that's where the Eller
community really stepped in to provide
me with that emotional, academic and
personal support. As I grew within Eller
I got more comfortable. So I wanted to
have a greater impact and I started GCC at Eller, which is the Gulf Cooperation
Council at Eller that supports GCC and Arab
nationals, who are currently studying
here at Eller, in their personal and
professional careers. After graduation,
I'm really excited to be starting at
Goldman Sachs as an Operations Analyst
in Salt Lake City. My interest in finance
started after taking an entrepreneurship
class which focused on finance for new
ventures. That class showed me how
detailed and complex finance was and I
thought it was just an incredible
challenge for me to take. I think there
was just a moment where I wanted to be
something bigger and have a greater
impact on the community.
And I think that really kick-started my
journey to becoming a lifelong learner,
being involved wherever I was, and
eventually launching my career. I would
say Eller just gave me the confidence to
make big decisions and it showed me that
I could have a place in this world if I
worked hard enough for it.
I'm Asma Anoohi. I'm graduating in May 2020
with a bachelor's and MIS, Marketing, and
Entrepreneurship.
