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Trish Makovsky, assistant director of admissions at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy, never planned to work in admissions. Makovsky began her career in clinical psychology, earning a master’s in the field before realizing, about a year in, that it wasn’t the right fit. In 2012, she moved to Washington, DC, for a second graduate degree in international education at George Washington University (GWU), planning for a career in study abroad and international student exchange. A job in GWU’s School of Engineering and Applied Science redirected her again — this time to the admissions office, where she worked as a graduate program recruiter and discovered a passion for higher education admissions. In 2015, Makovsky joined Georgetown, starting at the Law Center as an admissions coordinator for JD applicants and students before becoming a manager for graduate admissions, where she oversaw the coordinator team. In 2019, she began working at McCourt, where she’s been ever since. Today, Makovsky supports applicants through every stage of the McCourt School’s admissions cycle. From conversations with prospective students in the fall to admitted student events in the spring, Makovsky travels to graduate fairs and university campuses in major U.S. cities across the country and occasionally abroad, meeting interested students where they are. She also leads McCourt’s student ambassador program, giving applicants a look into what it’s like to be a student at McCourt. Learn more about Makovsky, who, outside of work, has visited 54 countries, runs a travel blog, trishwhotravels, focused on cultural storytelling, and reads a book a week. https://bit.ly/443HXzk