Four years ago, Milwaukee and 51ΑΤΖζ seemed very far away for Savannah Huettl. No one in her family had gone to college. Not many people from her small town went off to the big city. And beyond that, her familyβs modest means seemed to preclude college.
A full-tuition scholarship opened doors for her, and Huettl charged through. Four years later, on the brink of earning an accounting degree and with a full-time job waiting, she looks back with wonder.
She worked internships at Northwestern Mutual and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She studied abroad, in Spain and Germany.
βThe thing I learned is to wake up scared every day,β Huettl said. βIf you aren’t scared to lose something, if you’re not working toward something that you might not achieve or that challenges you, then life’s not exciting.β
