{"id":24789,"date":"2010-11-19T08:17:59","date_gmt":"2010-11-19T13:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=24789"},"modified":"2011-05-31T12:42:26","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T16:42:26","slug":"business-major-wins-national-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2010\/11\/business-major-wins-national-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Major Wins National Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Amanda Kachinsky. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Amanda Kachinsky was delighted with an invitation to join the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) last spring. After all membership had its rewards, including networking possibilities, career services, and a slew of perks such as discounts on car and health insurance \u2013 as well as looking good on a resume.<\/p>\n

After joining the society, Kachinsky also learned about a significant cash scholarship opportunity for new members. There was no application fee, so she filed her entry.<\/p>\n

She recently heard that she has been selected for a $1,000 NSCS Merit Award. The award is given annually to 52 new members chosen from a pool of hundreds of applicants nationwide. The highly competitive scholarship is awarded to students based on academic achievement and service to the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmanda\u2019s application truly stood out from the hundreds of others that we sifted through,\u201d says Thomas Locke, a member of the NSCS Scholarship Review Committee.<\/p>\n

A junior recently admitted to UConn\u2019s School of Business, Kachinsky wowed judges with her plan of study, her already extensive work experience, and her community service.<\/p>\n

Kachinsky is currently studying business management with a concentration in international business and a minor in psychology. After graduation she plans to earn an MBA.<\/p>\n

This past summer Kachinsky interned as a procurement coordinator in Pfizer\u2019s purchasing department. She was one of 500 interns chosen out of more than 6,000 applicants.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe great thing about the Pfizer internship is that they put you in a real working environment,\u201d says Kachinsky. \u201cYou\u2019re put into a department and you do the same work as everyone else around you. It\u2019s not like I was filing \u2013 I must have gone over at least 1,000 contracts, making sure everything was in order.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite this heavy course- and work-load, Kachinsky also finds time in her schedule to participate in two community service programs: Mansfield Middle School Tutoring, helping tutor seventh-graders in math, science, English, and Latin; and America Reads Preschool, visiting area preschools and reading to children to help them pick up vocabulary, spelling, and reading skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese kids come from underprivileged homes where most of their parents never graduated high school, let alone college,\u201d says Kachinsky about the children she helps to tutor.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s heartbreaking when they sell themselves short. They have the potential to do well and succeed, and it\u2019s important that they know<\/em> they can succeed. I\u2019m hoping to get them in the mindset that makes them excited about graduating [high school] and going on to college.\u201d<\/p>\n

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars is a national honor society recognizing outstanding academic achievement among first- and second-year college students. NSCS aims to honor, inspire, and engage its members, and offers benefits including scholarships, leadership development, travel opportunities, and career resources.<\/p>\n

New members were officially inducted into the society on Nov. 7 at a ceremony held on the Storrs campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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