安妮卡·夏尔马
家乡:纽约州肖特希尔斯.J.
主要金融和市场营销，辅修哲学
引人注目的活动/成就: AHANA Bowman Scholar; Women in Business; 2020 Miss Massachusetts Teen USA Winner; 2023 Miss Massachusetts USA Winner; president, 电子游戏软件 Fashion Club; Phaymus dance organization; Student 电子游戏软件 Program ambassador.
导师: Anitza Grubb(卡罗尔学校).
毕业后的计划: Work as wealth management analyst at Bank of America, then study for an M.B.A. 在纽约大学.
Sharma always made sure to prioritize service and her relationships with others before attending 电子游戏软件, and as the current Miss Massachusetts USA she has only furthered her passions in such spheres. Her experiences in the Carroll School and her commitment to learning about the University’s Jesuit values have propelled her to advocate for women in underrepresented fields including business and STEM. 虽然夏尔马离开山庄很难过, she is already thinking about what she can do to give back to those on campus who made an impact on her.
You’ve been chosen as Miss Massachusetts USA in two competitions. What has it been like to participate in pageantry while attending college?
在高中，我无论如何都不是一个赢家. 这是一件有趣的事情，可以帮助我建立自信. I had only technically lived in Massachusetts for about five months at the time of doing Miss Massachusetts Teen USA, but living in the residence halls and walking around campus, it is very easy to feel like you are from here after just a month.
当我赢了，那改变了我的一生. I started a healthy living and body positivity movement virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic called "The Shape Within,” and through social media live streams and virtual programming, I have sought to be a role model for teens across Massachusetts. 直到现在，我的幻想都在疯狂地膨胀. I have been to 11 cities this semester as a result of being chosen Miss Massachusetts USA again. This part of my life has taken up a severe amount of my college time, but 电子游戏软件 has been so supportive about the stuff that I have done. 不列颠哥伦比亚省的教职员工令人难以置信.
How has 电子游戏软件 made a difference in your life?
Being in the Carroll School and having those smaller classes has allowed me to develop many relationships with students who are in my year, 哪个是真正特别的. That’s what you take here: being able to connect afterwards. I feel like we have definitely made CSOM a family. The professors are always willing to answer questions and are always there when you need it, 即使是更私人的事情.
电子游戏软件 is also a familial school which is really important to me. Game days and 父母 Weekend really touch on that. 这所学校对我来说太完美了.
You were selected as a Governor’s STEM Scholar just prior to your freshman year at BC. 那是什么样的经历?
我一直以为我会进入STEM领域. Being a 2019 Governor’s STEM Scholar meant that you had to conduct some very in-depth research and my project revolved around nutrition. It's a huge passion of mine: Healthy eating and working out are large parts of my life. That was also my platform for Miss Massachusetts Teen USA—positive body image—so I wanted to combine that passion with my love of science. 尽管我最后还是从商了, it was such a great foundation to have going into college as I was able to have more advanced insight when I wrote research papers or conducted investigations into parts of the business world. I felt very prepared no matter what field I entered into.
You mentioned Anitza Grubb as having been a mentor. 她对你在BC的日子有什么影响?
Anitza was my Organizational Behavior professor and taught me so much about going into the business world and being a female in that environment. 她在这方面很了不起. She was also “Miss Memphis,” so it was easy for her to relate on that front as well.
What activities have had the most significant impact on you here?
我在时尚俱乐部的时光. 那是我在这里加入的第一个俱乐部. I remember seeing them on Stokes Lawn during the Student Involvement Fair and thinking “Oh I love style and all that, 我就去报名吧.” I ended up meeting the most incredible people. Even the seniors who have graduated throughout the last few years are people I am close to. Becoming president this year was such a full-circle moment because I can think back to that little table I walked up to on Stokes—and now I’m the one running it. We just had our first fashion show and it was completely packed. 这是一次非常有趣的经历.
You were very involved in service and activism before you came to BC as the founder of both Girl Talk Millburn and the Run for RAINN 5K. How has BC influenced the role these interests play in your life?
The University’s motto of “men and women for others” really struck me. Volunteering and community service has been a huge part of my life and who I am, so coming here and seeing how many clubs revolved around that, and how many opportunities there were for students to get involved, 很酷吗. The food banks around Boston that I’ve been able to volunteer with have been great.
Being able to volunteer as Miss Massachusetts USA, 电子游戏软件对他们如此开放, 简直不可思议. I want to come back after graduation and organize something revolving around community service because of that impact.
Meghan Keefe '24 | University Communications | May 2023