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Sabrina Boisvert

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Bio

Currently an MBA candidate at Old Dominion University (VA) graduating December 2022. I am also an intern for Operation Smile, the President of the MBA association, member of the International Student Advisory Board, and mentor for the Global Monarch Club.

Education

Old Dominion University

Master's degree program
2021 - 2022
  • Majors:
    • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
    • Business Administration, Management and Operations

Ottawa University-Ottawa

Bachelor's degree program
2017 - 2019
  • Majors:
    • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
    • Political Science and Government
    • Economics

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Non-Profit Organization Management

    • Dream career goals:

      Non-profit Leader

    • Financial Service Representative

      National Bank of Canada
      2018 – 20202 years

    Sports

    Volleyball

    Junior Varsity
    2008 – 20124 years

    Football

    Junior Varsity
    2008 – 20113 years

    Awards

    • Captain Leadership Award

    Research

    • Finance and Financial Management Services

      Old Dominion University — Graduate Research Assistant
      2020 – 2021

    Public services

    • Advocacy

      International Student Advisory Board
      2021 – Present
    • Public Service (Politics)

      MBAA — President
      2021 – Present
    • Volunteering

      Norfolk Botanical Garden — Horticulture
      2020 – Present

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Politics

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Entrepreneurship

    I Am Third Scholarship
    Ever since I can remember, I wanted to change the world positively. When I was 5 years old, I try to use my parent's credit cards to adopt a child in Africa. I advocate daily for the environment, for the protection of the people around the world (immigration policies) and for my direct community. I am currently pursuing an MBA with a 3.97 GPA, while also being the President of the MBA Association, a mentor for the Monarch Global Club, and a member of the International Student Advisory Board. Outside of school, I volunteer weekly at the Norfolk Botanical Garden, and I am the campus coordinator for the VegFest 2022. Helping other students in their veganism journey is important to me because it helps protect the planet while also creating social bounds amongst communities. I can speak almost fluently five languages (French, English, Spanish, Italian, German), which I believe is paramount in a global world to better understand each others; not only with words but with cultural referents. At the beginning of last week (August 20), we welcomed about twenty newly arrived international students from around the world. Two of which came from Afghanistan, and one from Palestine. They were telling me what they had just escaped in their home country. To me, those were stories I was taught in my political science classes and news I heard from the television. My new friends really thankful that I spent time with them finding an apartment, driving them to get food and housing necessities, and helping them get situated. I believe every single person should be doing their part to help another citizen in needs. It doesn't matter where the person comes from (in this instance, they were indubitably lost in this new culture and life in America and it made it extra special to be able to give them a hand), we're all humans living on the same planet. Some of us are trying to live a normal life, while others are trying to survive. I believe it's more than crucial to give back, to help forward. I have limited financial resources, but I still paid an entire grocery for them knowing I still had more resources than they did. Even if I will be eating pasta and rice for a few weeks, this gesture made me feel incredibly happy. My goal is to pursue a PhD in international studies after my MBA, in order to work for organizations such as NATO or the UN, and advocate at a higher level for those who's voice isn't heard. I am the first in my extended family to attend school beyond high school. I believe higher education will help foster a better world for all, in our developed countries as much as in developing countries. Higher education has helped me open my mind to a global world; to common problems shared by multiple societies; and it gives me the tools to heal the wrongs that has been caused.