Martha Guy Summer Institute is a program established for high school seniors interested in developing their passion for business. Participants spend two weeks on campus at App learning multiple facets of business, meeting peers with similar interests and mindsets, meeting App alumni who have succeeded immensely in the business arena, and experiencing the overall thrill of life at Appalachian. The last week of the program is spent in Washington, DC and New York City visiting prominent places such as the US Capitol, memorials around DC, the Stock Exchange, and more.
If i were to fill this post with even half the experiences this program entails, your eyes would be drooping from the overwhelming breadth of it all and you might be discouraged to ever read my blog again. Additionally, I doubt I could even fit all of those joyous experiences into one single post. However, I don't want you out of the loop, so please ask me to share my MGSI scrapbook/journal with you that I will be making within the next few weeks! I will be more than eager to share with you everything that meant so much to me.
As I told my MGSI family on our last night together, I came to the program expecting an escape from the difficulties going on at home, a summer institute where I would be in a classroom most of the time memorizing heaps of information and being as routinely dull as possible. Well, I had absolutely no idea what I was in for. The days were filled to the brim with unexpected joy around every corner, and gleeful anticipation of what was to happen next. I met so many people with whom I hope to sustain meaningful relationships for a long time to come. I left with a confident mindset of the potential I have yet to unfurl, and the skills I can utilize to succeed not only in the corporate world, but in the people's world, a world needing leaders who will seek to improve it for the benefit of all mankind.
