Today I met with Dr. Thuesen from Guilford college to discuss her life as a historian. Dr. Thuesen emphasized from the beginning that all historians jobs are different especially professors. She wanted me to understand that different schools will have different goals and requirements for their teachers. Guilford college, for example, focuses more on teaching and mentoring students, whereas UNC, a research institution, wants teachers to be able to put out material and books more. When she first went to college she wanted to go into Biology but she realized that she enjoyed researching through books and not in the laboratory. Dr. Thuesen gave me a lot of insight about keeping my mind open in college and taking unique courses in order to get a wider range of experience not just in history. When she was in college she made sure to use her connections with professors to help take advantage of her time there to help her once she got out of her PhD. I will make sure to keep these notes I took with me so can look back on all of the advice and recommendations from the historians I met with.